Friday, May 28, 2010

Trip to Korea - Day 5 (Cherry Blossoms, Breakfast, Sinchon Fashion Street, Local product shop, Incheon Airport)

This is going to be shortest blog entry for our Korea trip. On day 5, basically it was nothing much. We went to see the cherry blossoms but it wasn't at full bloom yet so we were kinda disappointed. I think this place will look really nice if the cherry blossoms bloom...
Some where just starting to bloom .. and these were only half blooming.. arrghh so sad..
After breakfast, we went to Sinchon Fashion Street. This is a shopping street in front of Korea's first women university, Ewha Women University. While loitering around the streets, there were many Korean girls walking to the university. It was still very early, many shops were still closed...
Saw this cute Snoopy cafe
They have coffee bean too
When time's up, we left sinchon fashion street and proceeded to the airport. While on the way, we stopped by the local product shop to buy some local products eg, seaweed, nissin noodles, etc.
At Incheon Airport, Korea
My meal on board ..
And had ice cream for dessert !!!
Some junk food from Korea ..

Missing Korea and thinking when we can go there again? HHHmm...

Trip to Korea - Day 4 (Blue House, Gyeongbokgung Palace, National Folklore of Museum, Ice Gallery, Steamboat, Myeongdong, Seafood Buffet Dinner)

It took me a long long time to blog again. As there is only one reason : LAZY. Let's get back to the Korea trip to finish this whole Korea blog, shall we ?

Again, early morning, we had our breakfast somewhere in Seoul.. It was a buffet style breakfast with lots of tourists there. After that, we proceeded to the Blue House, the Korean President's residence. Notice the hill behind the blue house? The tour guide said that it looks like a dragon.. Look at the two white round eyes there?

We only walked passed by this place, took a few shots and left and continued our journey to the Gyeongbokgung Palace. So, if it happens, that you are walking pass this place, take photos as much as you like.. coz you will not walk back to this place. It is like a route where you walk along following the path to the exit.
I do not know that we will not return to this place again after passing by this beautiful building. Hence, only took limited shots around this area.
Reaching the National Folklore of Museum, here are what you can see..
Outside of National Folklore of Museum
All around the palace..
Helping to promote the tour agency ..
Kesian lah these people standing still for so long.. and many people walk near to them to take photos
Then we went to the Ice Gallery ..
It was very cold inside there so each person was given a towel to cover themselves up
Ice Cup Making Competition. We were all busy carving our own ice cup ..
While on the way to lunch, saw this motorbike with cute gloves !
Our lunch on Day 4
We were brought to some Amethyst Factory to see a wide selection of jewellery. We spent quite long time there as to wait other tour-mates aka auntie to buy jewellery. After that we went to Myeongdong for SHOPPING! Gosh this place is like a shopping heaven. Great for people who wants to buy korean skin care & cosmetics.
The Etude House is so lovely !
More on Myeongdong streets
We found some street food and decided to try
This is super nice !!!
NIce nice nice
Super nice but super expensive for both sticks below !
Ice-cream on a super cold day! Syok Giler !! Our buffet style seafood dinner
Korean beef is super nice ler !!
Loots from Myeongdong !
These are the free gifts from the loots.. how generous they are !!