Upon checking out from LOHAS, J and I had our breakfast at MOS, we each had a breakfast set (burger of the day and a small carton of milk) for 3000won (S$3.60). After our yummy breakfast, we headed to Choi's House, our accomodation for the next 7 nights. It is located 5mins away from Sungshin Women's University Station Exit 4. Paid S$395 for 7 nights, which was about S$56.50 per night, booked via Agoda.
Since we arrived at 12pm, we weren't able to check in so the receptionist recommended some places for us to kill time. We checked out the local market and boutique shops nearby, like many areas in Seoul, there are also many restaurants and cafes around..
We had a quick lunch at 7-11, purchased a tteokbokki snack and a tuna kimchi kimbap set that comes with a soybean drink. Total cost 2700won (S$3.20). The kimbap was awesome!! During my next 7 days in Seoul, I bought it on 2 other occassions :) It will be so nice if they have it in Singapore too!! :p
We went back to check in at 2pm and the room was sooo cozy, it has an ensuite kitchen and washing machine but you will need to bring your own washing powder. You can sun your clothes in the garden on the top floor. Housekeeping will be conducted once in every 3 days. And since we went during autumn, we truly appreciated the adjustable underfloor heater (i think it is called an ondol). Other than keeping our feet warm, it is perfect to relax your calf muscles after a whole day of walking haha..
Weirdly, for the whole period staying at Choi's, this was the only photo that I took. You can checked out Agoda for the photos, but in my opinion the room looks nicer and cleaner than the photos.
After resting for half an hour, we left for the famous Namsan tower. We took the subway to Chungmuro station, exit from exit 2 and take the yellow bus. The bus frequency is ~15 to 20 mins.
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| Panoramic view from the ground level of namsan tower |
Like many couples that goes to Namsan tower, we too wanted to padlock our locks there. So I asked J to buy the locks from Singapore as we weren't sure if they sell it at the tower so one night before our trip, J took photo of the lock size for me to see but little did I know that he bought only 1 lock which I only found out when we were leaving for Namsan *facepalm* hahaha. How can anybody buy just 1 lock if it's meant for couples to "lock" their love, so silly! Since we didn't want to spend money on another 2 locks (they do sells locks at the souvenirs shops, I think it costs about S$15 for 1 set of locks that comes with a marker. Pretty expensive), we decided to just locked it to some other couple's lock, like as though we are some third party hahaha.
Bottomline: Give very precise instructions to your boyfriend/husband/son or anybody classified as males if you want something done, do not assume that they know what you want or how things work haha.
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| Our lock at the far end! |
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| Heading down the mountain |
After locking our love lock, we had some yummy chocolate ice cream with churros 6500won (S$7.70) before making our way down the mountain to Myeongdong. But after walking 1/3 down some steep (I have short legs so it is steep in my context :p) stairs, I felt too lazy so we took the cable car. The 1 way ticket cost 6000won per pax (S$7.20). The cable car ride took about 5 mins? Really fast, before we can enjoy the city view, the cable car has already arrived at its destination. Sad! Thereafter you will need to take an elevator to the street level.
We randomly chose a restaurant for dinner, ordered a bibimbap, steam egg and Samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup), total bill came up to 20,000won (~S$24). Considered really cheap as compared to Singapore when a Samgyetang is usually charged at S$24 or more. But we were surprised that the it tasted more bland than those sold in Singapore, not much ginseng taste. Not sure if it's the same all over Korea or just this restaurant. If you guys have tried Samgyetang in Korea before do let me know your verdict.
After dinner, we walked around Myeondong and J bought 3 work shirts from SPAO @ 129,700won (S$155), $52 per piece. The shirt is made from really good material and the cutting is perfect! While I bought some facial products for my colleagues and his sister before we wrap up for the day by relaxing in the guesthouse with some snacks from the convenience store :)
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| Night view of namsan tower from myeondong |
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