Saturday, May 30, 2009

Yeju->Tiger World->Ricecake Museum->Dongdaemun->Coffee Prince Shop


A great breakfast to a fresh start of the day!
We set off for Yeju Premium Outlets after breakfast. A shopping paradise for branded apparels all in one location.Time is short.Explains the "stress" to see if there's any value-for-money stuff available for us..





Lunch comes next...Steamboat...again -_- haha by this time, Im kinda sianz of this liao..Hoping for a more interesting meal during dinner..no doubt so, this meal is quite tasty in its soup base..


I had much trouble using the kind of chopsticks the Koreans use during their meals..maybe is the SKILL problem.. -_-En route to Tiger Indoor Ski Theme Park..well..we are not tat adventurous to do the skiing as it looks pretty dangerous..we tried playing another activity..the one which you sat on a tyre and they pushed you down the icy slope with a huge thump on yr butt...yup..that;s the one..it was thrilling!

A short stay at skiing world keeps us shivering to the toes..Next stop is this Traditional Rice Cake Museum where we get to understand the history of rice cake making, its purpose in each festival, the varieties, the colors..and even have the chance to taste it..well if you wanna buy..they also have them packaged as pretty souvenirs.



For the past few days, we were not in Seoul if you wonder. We were like exploring other parts of Korea which I got lost in..not knowing which part of Korea I was haha..cuz the bus just brought us around and around..but in Seoul..we took charge of where we wanna go during the night..I think I still prefer DIY trips which I can plan haha..and skip those touristy ginseng/purple crystal shops hehe..

Shopping at Dongdaemun was next! We were given very limited time to shop around the numerous shopping malls and markets located around the vicnity. Seems like we have to make a 2nd trip to this place at our own leisure next time..is jus too much to cover..

Dongdaemun GateLady selling cuttlefish which smells so nice!

Dinner was Ginseng Chicken! It was good to have it during such weather..the meat was tasty..had great time eating it..act I ate this before in Singapore..cooked by a Korean..located at the Koufu Food Court at Commonwealth MRT Station..tasted equally nice I feel..


I chanced upon the address of the Coffee Prince shop in the guide book and decided to visit it on the 1st night we were in Seoul.It took us quite long to locate the position of this shop. was about to give up as the weather was very chilly at night and we were super tired liao..it's located ard Hongik University. The area there is full of coffee shops, pubs,and young people partying..also many steamboat shops.


And finally...Coffee Prince Shop..we arrived!


we didnt wanna try the coffee as heard it was kinda overcharged due to the publicity of this shop whcih is the filming location..and so we tried the cakes which were quite tasty!


TV programmes were still mainly in Korean even in Seoul..not many English channels..and so I didnt really enjoy watchhing TV over there haha..sleeping seems more impt!

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