Saturday, May 30, 2009

Seoul City Tour I

We were arranged to have Chinese breakfast for today. Long time no eat..this restaurant was located in area where most Chinese stay in Seoul..

Doggy spotted along the way

Handsome and Tall Policeman on Rollerblades


Blue House Behind

Traffic LightsAnother suave policeman
We went to learn Kim-chi making first before making our way to the palace..act is very simple..just have to buy the veggies, sauce...and patience!we also got to wear Hanbok costumes for picture-taking..simple to wear but I prefer kimonos haha


The instructor


The mediocre student




The Officer



We went to the National Folk Museum of Korea to appreciate its tradition and culture..from medicine..to warfare..to history..to weddings and customs..it has deep explanations on all of them..A good way to grasp all about Korea in a short time!

Kimchi in-the-house
Gyeongbokgung Palace..the filming location of 宫- 我的野蛮王妃. Very huge palace..and beautiful scenery..huge gardens..I duno what people of the past do? practising swords? flying kites? playing hide-and-seek will be super challenging cuz the compounds are so big!how to find???architecture and design of its roofs were fantastic..jus keep me awed at those sights..and intricate designs..

Me with a korean lady tour guide
Picnicking under a tree..


Afternoon was shopping time @ Face Shop. We first went to a beauty session to understand about how to protect skin and the secrets behind the beauty of Korean ladies face..why so unflawed and pretty? Lots of hard work of cuz and discipline..As they say
"世上没有丑女人,只有懒女人”
Learnt about the 5 essential layers which all Korean women applied before stepping out of their house..and thats not inclusive of cosmetics of cuz..

Korea is definitely a paradise to buy cosmetics, facial and skin products.Prices are much cheaper than in Singapore and you got to see it yourself to believe it!

Next is Insadong Street.a place full of antiques, portraits, art galleries, streetfood, restaurants..quite interesting street..had some very tasty food..there are also live performances..


This is one piece I'll never forget..totally oishii!


Some ET from the outerspace which landed on Planet Earth

Our last dinner was spent at this BBQ restaurant which is totally NOT FANTASTIC! Most of us had complaints over this as this is not the kind of authentic bbq place which we wanna visit..is like..eat for the sake of eating..end up we decide to visit a more authentic BBQ meal the next day..sigh..what a shame..


after returning back to hotel, we decide to maxmise our time in Seoul by revisiting the city by ourselves..we went to Myeongdong Fashion Street for some shopping and exploring..we also went up to Seoul Tower at night..very breathtaking scenery from the tower and along the cable car ride..
Their Subway
Seoul TowerReached our hotel at midnight..Tsukaremashita ne~

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