Day 3 (6 November 2013)
Woke up in the morning and you feel so blessed to have someone preparing breakfast for you.
Especially when breakfast is your most important and indispensable meal of the day!
I don't really know how to cook (haha..) so I helped out on the toast bread instead (of course, capturing the moments too!).
what a hearty breakfast to start off our day :)
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| Thank you Ailee & Karen! |
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| I almost stamp these on my passport haha |
First station of the day and last station before departing to Seoul: Sam Seong Hyeol
(삼성혈), The Origin of Tamna Kingdom.
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| Follow this way |
(raw photos credited to Ailee)
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| Exhibition hall |
Korean
words were derived from hanja/ chinese words! (left)Figurines that
depict Chunchudaeje, one of the sacrificial rites during the Joseon
Dynasty. (right)
(raw photos credited to Ailee)
hmm.. so the guys were holding their hands together? "o.O
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| Samsunjeon |
The shrine of the 3 memorial tablets for 3 Eulnas that was built in 1698.
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| Jeju tangerines?! |
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| Sung Bo Dang |
The academic arena for outstanding scholars was used in the year 1849, the 15th year of King Heonjong's rule.
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| Samsunghyeolunjeon |
The place where the 3 demi-gods emerged from this
site, then hunted and collected for living until they met the 3
princesses from Byeongnangguk of East Sea, according to the legend.
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| the kids are so adorable~ |
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| 2013 New Figure Debut Concert by Jeju Philharmonic Orchestra! |
so this caught our attention when we were about to go to airport...
And and, they are gonna play Dvorak's Cello Concerto, Mendelsohn's Violin Concerto and... Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2.
It's my favourite piece~~~~~
Such heart-throbbing when we have to give it a miss
T_________T
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| in Seoul's subway and look, Choi Ji Woo is everywhere :D |
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| Having Korean food is too mainstream lol |
First meal at Seoul.
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| Feels good walking on the street of Seoul though it was drizzling. |
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| Cameras up! |
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| Guess what's the shop selling? |
Too cool for school: an attractive shop name will definitely pull the passerby to take a few more glimpse.
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| Myeong-dong (명동), one of the primary shopping districts in Seoul. |
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| Seriously, you can find one whole row of skincare and cosmetics shops,
everywhere in fact which you can hardly decide of which to enter. |
(raw photos credited to Ailee)
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| How can one miss the street food? |
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| keep keep keep eating xD |
(raw photos credited to Ailee)
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| massage, is all we need |
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| Schneeballen, German traditional snack where we have to smash with hammer! |
Looks
good and attracted by its appearance at first but honestly, it was not
as crunchy and scrummy as I
expected.
(raw photos credited to Ailee)
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| "Welcome to the hell", our heart uttered. |
It was not that we were so pampered that we hardly
walk on our legs yet the pain after the mountain hiking on the day
before was truly ineffable.
The pain did not end there.
We actually walked to the N Seoul Tower despite of the slope along the way up to the tower.
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| look at the staircase... |
this photo was just showing a small part of it.
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we are STRONG!
as if we were climbing a small Hallasan mount |
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| you'll see a small hut upon climbing up the staircase. |
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| "ah... the bench is mine" |
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| we were desperately in need of rests, for our legs. |
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| with the girls :) |
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| nice shot Ailee! |
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| weeee~ |
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| It was too chilly that we got ourselves some hot chocolate despite of the whopping price just to keep ourselves warm. |
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| Oh how I love this corner. |
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| N Seoul Tower laser show |
N Seoul Tower laser show showcase hourly from 8pm-11pm for a duration of 10 minutes.
We took our own sweet time to rest up there in spite of the strong wind blew and eventually watched the show twice.
I like the fusion of their traditional drum and modern bboy dance!
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| hohoho... X'mas is coming! |
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| thumbs up! |
Barbequed meat as our dinner at some random restaurant near our place.
Should have jotted down the name of the restaurant, uh..
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| she was too tired... |
hmm... so something sprang up in her mind and came up with this idea to kill her boredom:
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| Some entertainment after the dinner, inspired by Ailee. |
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| Almost there... but we were really worn out before getting a successful shot. |
Headed back to our room and sleeeep.
Well, it was really funny when the receptionist noticed our way of walking.
We were walking like a duck, or more like a zombie.
"What happened?" she asked with a shocked expression on her face.
Ah ha, that's the repercussion of not being trained before the mountain hiking followed by real long hours of walking.
Day 4 (7 November 2013)
Okay, so there was no stove for us to cook at this new place.
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| (raw photo credited to Ailee) |
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| cereals, milk, peanut, toast bread and nutella! |
Let's continue our Seoul journey.
(raw photos credited to Ailee)
myriads of ecletic coffee shops.. haven of coffee lovers
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| In the end, we got into a Japanese style restaurant: Kokoro Bento to feed our growling stomach |
(raw photos credited to Ailee)
chefs in action
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| Grilled Beef Bacon 11,000 won |
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| Salmon & Salmon Roe 13,500 won |
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| Takoyaki 4,000 won |
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| Ice-cream challenge during such chilly weather - it was really tall! |
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| karaoke lounge! looks like a beauty mansion af first glance |
Trick Eye Museum.
Let the photos do the talking alright
(raw photos credited to Ailee)
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| HELPPPPP!!!!! |
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| we are boss! |
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| it's smelly Aileeeeeeeee |
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| sexay legss~ |
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| gulp gulp... |
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| oh hey! |
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like a boss
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| Ice Museum |
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| my favourite ❤ |
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| yawn~ time to sleep zzzz |
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| duet with the pro! |
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| COLD |
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| Ice slide - chidlhood favourite |
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| frosted specs - it was too cold! |
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| the far-famed Taco Bells! |
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hmm.. a tad too small?
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| Pepero fight! |
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| street view near Ewha | | | |
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| Ewha University right in front of us! |
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| entrance of Ewha |
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Ewha campus
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| it's not a tunnel or walkway, but library and study rooms on the side |
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| with the ladies |
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| I really like the architectural of this university |
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| oppss.. Ewha students were captured too |
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| red vine |
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| a guy holding a bouquet of flowers was spotted, waiting for his special one I guess. how romantic! |
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| violin and err.. what instrument casing was that?! |
Seriously, I fall in love with the architecture and the environment of Ewha Women's University.
Elicited my urge to study over there.. haha
performing arts guide!
apparently their arts & music culture are prevalent in their society
(raw photos credited to Ailee)
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| omg... where is the theatre... ... ... |
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| phew... we are here finally!! |
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| Nigel why you no smile? |
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| setting up.. and I spot the double bass! woohoo~ |
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| Blue cast on the stage |
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| mobile fashion store! how creative |
Seoul Lantern Festival 서울등축제
Hidden gem under the bridge
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| the wind gets stronger |
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| you know how and where to lodge your complain if you happen to meet illegal taxi driver |
