Showing posts with label Seoul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seoul. Show all posts
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Namsan Tower, Seoul
How to get to Namsan Tower?
* Ride Subway lane 4 to Myeongdong Station. Then go out of Exit 4. From there walk for around 8-10 minutes and find the slanted elevator (Namsan Oreumi). Get to the elevator going to Namsan cable car. Travel time is 15 minutes.The distance from Myeongdong to Namsan is one kilometer.
* The nearest subway station, Hoeyeon, is a 5 minute walk to Namsan Park Baekbeom Square entrance and another 6-8 minutes walk to Seoul Education Research and Information Institute.
* From Myeongdong take bus number 5 going to Namsan Tower.
Namsan Tower is also famous for its love locks. The gift shops at Seoul Tower also sells different kinds, shapes and color of love locks.
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| love locks <3 |
Monday, April 17, 2023
Lotte World, Seoul
Lotte World is a major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. It consists of a large indoor theme park, an outdoor amusement park called Magic Island, an artificial island inside a lake linked by monorail, shopping malls and a luxury hotel, a tower, a Korean folk museum, sports facilities, and movie theathers. It opened on July 12, 1989 and receives 7.3 million visitors each year. Meanwhile, Lotte World's other theme park, Lotte World Adventure Busan recently opened in March 31, 2022.
Lotte World exact location is at 240 Olympic Road, Songpa-gu, Seoul(서울 송파구 올림픽로 240). You can access Lotte world via subway - get off at Jamsil Station (Line 2, Line 8) and head towards exit 3/4 until you see the Lotte World Mall
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Myeongdong, Seoul, South Korea
Your visit to Seoul is not complete without dropping by Myeongdong. It is a bustling neighborhood full of cosmetic stores, korean street food, sport shoe store, fridge magnets and more. There are also lots of restaurants and cafes.
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| making faces while waiting for our order!!! |
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| K-pop merchandise |
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| it's fun to be hungry here in Myeongdong |
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| Christmas eve in Myeongdong |
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| Myeongdong Cathedral on Christmas Eve |
We were able to watch the Nanta Show at Myeongdong Theater. Tickets available online through Klook or KKday.
Watch this 90 minute non-stop cooking fun show with extremely talented casts. Show starts at 8:00 pm during Tuesdays and Thursdays and Saturdays at 2:00 and 5:00 pm respectively.
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| photo from Klook |
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| our princess is feeling so cold |
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| the busy Myeongdong and its neon lights |
If you plan to exchange your dollar or Philippine Peso, Myeongdong has the highest exchange rate. We exchange our Philippine Peso denomination here. The location is just in front of the subway entry, the other money changer exchanging Philippine Peso is located in front of the Chinese embassy.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul
Gyeongbokgung Palace is the grandest and one of the most important palaces during the Joseon Dynasty. It was built in 1395 by King Taejo, the first king and the founder of Joseon dynasty. The palace was expanded by King Taejong and King Sejong the Great over the next 200 years. Gyeongbokgung means "palace greatly blessed by heaven". It is enveloped by Mount Bugaksan and Mount Namsan. The palace is surrounded by lotus ponds, flower gardens, pavilions, and statues.
Entry to the palace costs 3000 Korean Won or 3 US Dollar for adults, children ages 7 to 18 are 1500 Korean Won, six year olds and younger are free. Those also wearing hanboks gets in for free. It opens at 9am everyday and is closed on Tuesdays. It is located in Northern Seoul at 161 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The easiest way to be here is to take the Seoul Subway Line 3 to Gyeongbokgung Station then head to exit 5 that connects to the palace. The other station that will lead you to the palace is the Gwanghwamun station (exit 2).
Within these walls are Korean series shooting location for Kingdom (2019), My Sassy Girl (2017), Chicago Typewriter (2017), Goblin (2017), The Royal Gambler (2016).
You can witness the changing of guards ceremony twice daily. It takes place at 10am and 2pm everyday except Tuesdays.
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| Gyeongbokgung Palace on Christmas day |
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| We visited the palace during winter so it was freezing cold |
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| pondering in front of the palace |
Go over the four other palaces in Seoul namely Changdeokgung Palace, Gyeonghuigung Palace, Deoksugung Palace and Changgyeonggung Place, if you fell in love with Gyeongbokgung.
