Saturday, 8 September 2012

Day 2 - Seoul (31th Aug, 2012, Friday)

Today we want to cover the tourist attraction below:


Take Metro Line 3 to reach to Anguk Station (328), exit No. 2. Basically the attraction route can be cover by foot as per above. After out from the subway, go straight about 300m, turn in to right junction, this is the place lead you to Chang Deok Gung Palace. Go straight up the hill and down the hill, you will saw Changdeokgung roof, turn right at the T-junction, you will reach to the entrance.


Entrance fee is 3,000 won per person. If you want to visit the secret garden, it cost 8,000 won per person. They say it is quite beautiful inside the secret garden, too bad we didn't visit it.



After this, we heading to Bukchon Hanok Village. As per the map showing above, walk back to the main road, turn right at the T-junction, go straight about 200m, then cross the road and turn left into a small road, which can lead you to the Bukchon Hanok Village.


This is a house for shooting for Korea drama.个人取向



I like the house style here, very traditional, and it is merging very well with the modern style in Korea. Most of the traditional house have the digital lock at the main door.


This is a staircase which is the short cut to Samcheong-dong, and there are many coffee shop along the road.


Our lunch today at Korean restaurant near Bukchon Hanok Village.


After the staircase, turn left at the main road, go straight about 400m, you will see The National Folk Museum of Korea are on your right. Entrance is free.



Next to the Museum is Gyeongbokgung, entrance fee is 3,000 won per person.



A beautiful girl with traditional wear, can take picture with her with no cost, we guess she is working there as ambassador to enhance the attractions of the Palace? Hmmf.. but we didn't ask about it.



Exit at the other entrance of Gyeongbokgung, you will see the Cheongwadae in front of you. You can take the at this spot. Out of this spot is not allow to take picture. You can visit the Cheongwadae if you register 10 days before your arrival on their website, which we didn't register it.

From the exit, we turn right and go straight along the road, we are not allow to take the picture, and there are many polices surrounding. Follow the road about 600m, we return to the Samcheong-dong. Go straight until the main road, cross over the road, which is the office building area, you can see many coffee shops around, and working executives are smoking around there.


Turn left and go up the road, go straight until you see the "pen" below. This is a trade mark for Insa-dong entrance.



Inside ssamjilgil buildings.


Insa-dong streets.


Above Ssamjigil building there is a place where you hang your love note there. Each of this cost 5,000 won and above depends on the quality.



Ssamjigil, also known as 包袱街, very unique building with a totally new shopping experience. Most is designer item, very creative stuffs selling here.


This one taste not bad, 1,000 won per piece. Inside is red bean, but i saw some other stall is different taste inside.


This is Korean rice wine, "Chang Su" (长寿), mean very long life, it taste very nice. It's too bad that i can't bring it back, due to it must be in chill conditions, and the expired duration is about 10 days.


This is a typical Tea Garden (传统茶房) just behind the Ssamjigil. My Ex Korean Manager bring me to this place, its look so nice, and peace when we having tea here. It's just too bad that I didn't realize the place earlier to take more picture of it.


This is the tea I try, sour and sweet taste and 8,000 won for this.


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