Last day in Seoul

Osewaninarimashita~ (Thank you for having us for the past few nights~)

We stayed at Hotel BB Hongdae Line. It was a simple hostel that provided towels but not amenities.

The main door and the door to the room all require a password which was provided to us by email as we had a late arrival, past their check-in time. Overall, the place was clean but slightly noisy as other tourists who travelled in group would chit chat in a loud voice as they walk up and down the stairs.

Before taking the train to the airport, we had another Isaac sandwich because it was delicious~!

I wished we have a branch here too in Tokyo.

At the airport, we decided to check in early so that we could walk around freely without our luggages.

We found a restaurant that was shaped like a food court for lunch They have an interesting ceiling, that's covered with mirrors.

We ordered dishes from different stalls........

J had the ox stew which was so delicious that I couldn't stop stealing his soup.

I had the bibimbap which was yummy. I haven't had one in 3 years and it was definitely yummy.

After we have passed the immigration, we went to a search for macarons to snack on in the plane! I'm definitely going to miss how cheap they are.

Osulloc tea house

Osulloc tea house was definitely my favourite cafe in Seoul.

Website: http://www.osulloc.co.kr/

We ordered a hot green tea latte, green tea smoothie and green tea roll.

We found a nice seat on the sofa on the second floor which was a lot quieter compared to the first floor.

This green tea ice cream with the green tea slush at the bottom is the bomb!!! Love it so much that I can't stop digging my spoon into it~

My other favourite was this green tea roll. The cake layer was a rich chocolate layer and the centre is a super rich green tea cream. The combination was amazing.

Highly recommend this cafe~

Hanging out in Myeongdong

After window shopping in some of the shops in Myeongdong, we walked into a shop that serves dal galbi.

I haven't had this in many years and was happy to finally get to try it there. While it was yummy, I was a bit disappointed that we got so full that we couldn't add a ramyun to the end of the meal.

After more walking around, we spotted Gela Rosa, which sells these rose shaped gelato which I've seen on many people's travel pics to Seoul. And next to the gelato shop is a shop that seems to be famous for bread. They sell many loafs of various flavours. Sadly, they do not slice the bread and the place where we stayed did not provide cutleries. If not, I would have bought a loaf to try.

As you would expect, the gelato looks super pretty and comes in 4 different varieties.

We decided to go with C as I do not like plain vanilla/ ice cream that are white in colour.

The green tea was not too sweet and yummy. My favourite is the chocolate as it was rich and goes well with the green tea.

Later in the evening, stall starts setting up along the streets of Myeongdong and we tried some food there too.

The first stall that we tried we this pan fried dumpling stall that was runned by a Chinese lady.

We ordered the normal and the spicy one to try.

They're big and have may fillings. They tasted ok but not very memorable.

We also saw several stalls selling grilled lobster with cheese. Not sure if they're franchise but they're really selling the same thing just a few stalls from one another.

Sadly, these lobster were expensive and not very delicious.

There were also many stalls selling fried fish cakes.

I love fish cakes. So I couldn't resist and ordered a stick with different fillings.

Overall, I like the food stalls as you can easily grab a quick bite while shopping. There are also stalls that sells clothes and bags. I never really looked at them except for a coat stall and it was expensive at about 8,000 yen for one.

Namdaemun market

Early in the morning and off we go to another market!!!

This time we went to Namdaemun market for breakfast.

Website: http://www.namdaemunmarket.co.kr/

Once again, I saw this on Mina Oh's channel and became interested to visit. 

We had some kimbap and oden which were yummy and cheap! 

After that, we walked around the area in search of some cheap jewelery parts but unfortunately I couldn't find any suitable ones.

After more walking around, we stopped by a sikhye stall for some korean sweet rice drink.

It was sweet and refreshing~

After more walking around, we found another stall that I wanted to try.

They're like a fried savoury doughnut with fillings. It's not bad, but as it's quite big, it is better to share.

Dongdaemun design plaza

From Everland, we took the bus service that we had booked back to the city area. As we could stop wherever we wanted, we decided to get off near Dongdaemum design plaza. 

The moment we hopped off the bus, we heard a lady from a nearby stall, shouting at us in mandarin, asking if we'd like to grab some food.We obliged and ordered some stir fried squid and oden, which were ok. The ladies working there both spoke in mandarin so it was easy to order.

After supper, we walked to Dongdaemun design plaza. I've read that there are some 24 hour shopping complexes nearby for clothes but we were more interested in exploring the architecture of the DDP building.

We were surprised by the rows and rows of lighted roses that surrounded the area.

As it was almost near midnight, there were only a few people there so it was great for snapping pictures.

I suppose this s a great area for dates too as there were some benches nearby. There was also a piano at the plaza which seemed to be free for all to use. A young man was playing on the piano when we were there and it added a nice feel to the area.

Everland

We bought an Everland + bus ticket kind of deal from Klook and I highly recommend it as it was super easy to use and very convenient.

Early in the morning, we waited at the designated bus stop near Hongik University station for the bus, hop on, and slept for about an hour on the bus to Everland.

Once there, we only had to show our voucher at the ticket gates to gain entry.

The first thing we did was hop on a cable car to the garden area of the park.

The garden is HUGE!!!

As it was early in the morning, there weren't many people in that area. Either that or it could just be that the park is really big in general and hence, not that crowded.

I really like all the decos in that area.

 

If only the sun wasn't so hot that day as it was hard to keep my eyes open for the pictures.

Lol~ this background with my dress gives the kampong feel.

This garden is great for those who just wanna enjoy time with their family and take nice pictures.

Like Disneyland, they also sell headsets. The only difference is that here, not many people buy or use them. In Disneysea or Disneyland, you will see many people sporting one.

heehee, J is taking Cony out for a date!

Our favourite ride in the entire park has to do with animals.

I love how they have a safari area there.

And that they have a decent amount of animals there too.

It's very rare that we get to see wild animals up close like this, especially when they are not caged.

I guess that since it was mid afternoon when we got on, it's the time when the wild cats weren't very active.

The vehicle that we're on drives past these animals and I guess they're probably used to the vehicles as they didn't even bulge when the vehicles are super close by.

For lunch, we grabbed this fried squid and prawn dish with fries.

Love how they provided us with a pair of scissors to cut the squid into pieces. The squid and prawns were delicious!

Everland also has an area for avians. It's a show where they showcased different species of birds flying in from several locations.

Mid afternoon and it was time for some snacks! We grabbed some kimbap from the convenient store in the morning and was pleasantly surprised with how delicious they were. Cheap, flavourful and filling!

It was super hot that day, so we got a mango smoothie too which was very sweet!

After going on another 2 rides, we went for dinner at KFC.

It's definitely to compare the difference between the KFC menus from Malaysia, Japan and Korea.

Overall, the chicken is good but as I'm not a fan of biscuits, I didn't enjoy it.

Late at night, we caught some parades which were stunning!

As it was near Halloween when we visited, they also had some Halloween events like a Halloween show which we tried to catch. But the crowd was big and the locals are tall. I was standing there but couldn't see anything. 

I noticed that it was very common for bfs to carry or give their gfs a lift by the waist. Hence, it's even harder for those behind to see anything. Also, be prepared to be pushed and have people trying to squeeze to the front in groups! We also met a super rude Korean guy there. Not a good experience. I've watched many parades in Disneyland/ Disneysea and I've never had people squeezing their way to the front in groups by holding each other's hands.

After the show ended, the 'monsters' rushed out to scare people and to take pictures with them. Some people get super creeped out and wouldn't stop screaming, while some rushed into take selfies with the monsters.

Overall, I felt that it's worth going to Everland for it's safari. Their parades or shows are good too. I can't really comment much on the rides as I only went on a few but they do have many 3D/4D rides.