Korea (Thread 13)

[kachich]

Regarding may weather-no need for a trenchcoat. average 18degrees up lang siguro yung temp nun. I was there May 2014 and naka shirt lang ako the whole time

Okay naman yung train if mag everland, at least hindi kayo tied sa oras ng bus/shuttle. We left everland ata mga 7/8pm na, we arrived late na din.

[leilaleigh]

sheena money changer in malate has better rate than naila's.  I was able to exchange there yesterday. close rate to bdo.

[katniss]

^oh better na ang sheena's ngayon? nung nagpapalit ako better ang naila's kasi tinawaran ko sila lols

re BPI withdrawal, yep even with the service fee, better pa rin sya.

[blackgreen]

Tumawag ako sa Sheena 0.045 daw sila, sa bdo website nasa 0.0452 naman sila ngayun. Mag installment ako ng pagpapapalit. Walking distance lang sa office namin ang Sheena's. Dina ako mag-oopen ng BDO.

[babyjham]

Excited na ako! Apr 12-19 kami, sana maabutan ko pa mga petal rain. Nag backread ako and estimated full bloom sa Seoul is Apr 13 tama ba? Naku dapat pala ifocus that day sa mga super pak na pak ang mga pink flowers. Any suggestions po kung san pinaka ok na puntahan for cherry blossoms?

[blackgreen]

^sis based sa research ko eto yun best daw na magview ng cherry blossom
Yeouido (National Assembly station)
Seokchon Lake
Changgeonggung Palace sabi magkatabi lang daw sila ng Changdeokgung Palace

[shygirlme]

Anyone in Korea now? pwede patingin ng Adidas Superstar na pambata kung how much? thanks

[katniss]

niceness better nga sa Sheena. 0.046 sa Naila's eh.

Add to cherry blossom spot sa: Jeongdok Public Library - nasa bandang Bukchon ito. Konti lang tao dito.

[greenarrowbabe]

Hello!

Been searching online for the appropriate clothes to wear on mid April onwards, pero better na magtanong na rin dito. Hehe. Im thinking thick leggings and dress plus jacket oks na kaya? Kakayanin kaya kung mag knee socks ako tapos dress? Sabi 18C high then 5C low.

And does anyone know the nearest lotte mart from hongik university station? Gusto ko sana sa seoul station kaso malayo pala.

[blackgreen]

Nakapagpapalit na ako sa Sheena and Sheeha. Kulang na kasi sa Sheena's. Installment pagpapapalit ko kasi nakakatakot magdala eh mag isa lang ako.

^sis yan din concern ko pano outfit next month. Sana may makasagot ng concerns natin sa OOTD. hehe..

[KrizzyTy]

Sis, add nyo rin ang Seoul Forest for Cherry Blossoms. Nagsearch kasi ako na ok din dun, malaki yong place kaya hindi daw crowded saka may portion dun na pwede magfeed na deers ☺

Next week kami ni hubby pupunta sa Korea ❤ Nasa 11high 5low temp, ask ko din kung dapat ba pa ako mag heattech ng uniqlo? Medyo lamigin kasi ako e..

[luvko23]

sis greenarrowbabe, we were there on those dates last year. Medyo malamig pa can go as low as 10C sa gabi. Kaya na ang scarf, one jacket and two layers of clothing. Pero pagdaytime one layer lang and jacket okay na.

[Eggpudding]

@sis blackgreen haha! kami din eh, 2 weeks nalang. lols! Wala din akong alam sa funko... pero base sa pagresearch ko ng cheapest na with bus shuttle, si Trazy yung pinaka mura nasa $38.5 yung iba nasa $39 pataas. Tapos nag iisip pa kami kung ang kukunin ba namin eh yung package na ang alis ng shuttle eh mas late (usually kasi 630PM yung alis ng bus from Everland to Myeongdong) Eh pag ganon maaabutan mo yung fireworks (15mins before closing yung fireworks, sabi pala ni Trazy, by April 5 daw maglalabas ng sched si Everland kung kelan may mga fireworks sa gabi, pero usually daw since April ay Spring Festival, kaya baka daw araw araw merong fireworks) mas mahal lang ng 375 pesos kung yung mas late na bus shuttle package yung pipiliin. Si Trazy meron ding pick up sa Hongik. Parang kami wala ng balak mag hanap ng won dito, haha! either ATM nalang doon at dala nalang ng PHP at USD.

kakagaling lang nung friend ko sa korea, parang based sa pics nya, parang di na sya balot na balot. haha! Parang 1 layer lang din tapos jacket na. Di na nga din naka scarf or gloves. Pero umaga yun. Ewan ko lang kapag gabi. Mas malamig talaga pag gabi.

[shygirlme]

^pinag iisipan din namin kung kukuha kami ng shuttle baka kasi maaga kami matapos or magsawa uwi nalang kami agad para makapunta pa sa ibang lugar

[blackgreen]

Oo nga sis eggpudding, di rin balot na balot yun friend ko. Tapos tuwing nagccheck akong accuweather painit ng painit yun punta namin. Siguro dala na lang kami 2 sets ng heattech 1 coat 1 light jacket. Ano sa tingin niyo mga sis? SIyempre magbabago pa ulit eto pag malapit na yun trip. Hahaha..

Maganda ba fireworks sa everland? I'm thinking na bus kasi para dun na lang kami the whole day hanggang mag fireworks, pero ngayun ko lang nalaman na mas mahal yun bus pag mas late uuwi.

[katniss]

bring heattech pa rin just to be sure. kesa dun pa kayo bumili kapag biglang lumamig. minsan kahit say 15 deg na lang, yung windchill ang nagpapalamig.

[mariz11]

Sis pwede niyo i-check ang weather forecast sa mga weather app. accurate naman somehow. Alam ko pwede rin i-google yung date of travel niyo. Did that, may 1-2deg diff lang sa temp.

[blackgreen]

^yep sis, sa accuweather ako nagccheck.

Lapit na trip natin sis eggpuddding. Ilang tulog na lang

[greenarrowbabe]

@sis luvko23 thanks! Sige magdadala na rin ako scarf para sure. Excited na ko! sana maganda yung mga tulips sa everland. Sana yung mga pics sa fb almost the same sa actual.

[nageinna]

Hi sissies! Just got back from our 4day trip to seoul. Super lamig parin lalo na pag papagabi na. It can go as low as 2deg. Anyway, sharing with you our itinerary just incase may mapulot kayo lol please note we were traveling with two seniors and two children kaya medyo slow paced lang kami.

Hotel: ky heritage hotel dongdemun
-great location. Walang hirap to travel to/from the airport since the limo bus stops right in front of the hotel. Eto talaga yun isa sa mga musts ko since may kids and seniors kami in tow so hindi ubra samin yun mga 5mins walk pa. Plus luggages. Super convenient din kasi we booked two tours and both ng pickup points ng tour just a short walk lang from our hotel. Super lapit lang din sa shopping district ng dongdaemun. Downside lang is their rooms are very small. Good for 3 yun rooms na kinuha namin pero masikip sya. Walang enough space para rin sa luggages namin. The hotel is rated as 4star pero parang 3star lang siya. Medyo outdated din amenities compared sa ibang 4star hotels. But if location lang naman din, perfect yun place.

Day 1 arrival, 530pm
Had dinner sa area ng dongdaemun

Day 2
Heard mass at myeongdong cathedral 9am

Shopping at myeongdong district

Shopping at dongdaemun

Day 3
Nami island/petite france/ strawberry picking tour
-nag enjoy my kids and seniors dito sa strawberry picking activity. And grabe sarap ng strawberries nila. Organic pa.

Day 4
Everland
-must try yun safari world and lost valley. Nag enjoy kaming lahat. If ever you will try this, buy tickets in advance. Yun q-pass. No need to fall in line. I bought the qpass sa funtastic korea kasi less 50% sya if you buy the qpass together with their everland/shuttle bus package. Worth it yun qpass for me since there was a 40min. Waiting period nung pagdating namin.

Day 5
-departure for manila

Side notes: we took asiana airlines. Super ok their service sa korea. And luwag pa ng leg room. Yun service dito sa manila as expected mabagal. Pero noong pauwi kami super ok. We were given a priority pass since we have two kids and seniors with us. So wala ng pila sa checkpoint, immig, and boarding. Nakaikot pa kami sa airport and did some last minute shopping.

And oh! Nakaka addict yun cherryblossom line ng starbucks nila. Ang daming nagpapabili sana nung limited edition tumblers nila sakin pero sold out na sa lahat. But the drinks were yummy