anyway, i really hate joining tours when it comes to vacations. if i ever go back to korea again, it would definitely be free and easy on my own now that i got to see how seoul is like.
we went on a 8 day tour to jeju island and seoul. we stayed at jeju island for the first 2 days and thereafter, back to seoul for the rest of our journey.
day 1
took a midnight flight to korea and was so shagged the moment we touched down. our tour guide then brought us to some kimchi making class where we had a hands-on experience on how to make kimchi and got a chance to wear hanboks!
then, we went to this stretch of 'mysterious road' where cars claimed to go upwards instead of downards the road. the wind was really strong and it was so freaking cold!
we had bibimbap 비빔밥 for lunch and it was seriously so sucky that we didnt really touch the food at all. i even doubted that it wasnt bibimbap that we ate but a normal korean style hotpot instead. after lunch, we went to teseum to see tons of teddy bear figurines.
dinner was the traditional 9 dish cuisine that korean families would eat at home. another terrible meal after the horrendous lunch in the afternoon. i swear we were all freaking tired and shagged from the flight and whole day of touring without resting. checked into our hotel for the night and guess what? baby and i went to the nearby convenient store and bought ramyeon to make up for the horrible lunch and dinner. LOL. korean style ramyeon like a shiok! :D
day 2
woke up really early, bathed and felt all refreshed after the horrible first day. we went to songan sunrise peak and the weather that day was insanely beautiful! clear blue skies, white clouds with cool wind blowing across our faces. i miss that feeling! this place was one of the 7 wonders of nature in the world and the scenery there was really magnificent. i do enjoy such sceneries of nature at times cus as city dwellers, we dont usually get to see such landscapes especially in singapore.
after that, we went to some village. this place was said to be one of the filming sites of 大长今.
and its lunch time!
koreans usually prepare lots of side dishes to go with the main dish at the side. they include fish cakes, kimchi, seaweed, ikan billis, etc. the only vegetables they prepare are cabbage and raddish. we see them in every meal and perhaps lettuce to wrap up the meat when we eat grilled korean BBQ.
after lunch, we went to a 3D trick art gallery where we saw lots of paintings painted in 3D.
then, we went to chocolate museum and green tea museum!
then we had seafood steamboat for dinner where we witnessed one or two of our group mates eating raw octopus tentacles. anyway, the seafood steamboat was crap cus both baby and i are not fans of oysters, clams, etc and what they served us were all of these. so guess what? its ramyeon for our supper again! LOL.
day 3
rise and shine! took a flight back to seoul and our first stop was to ice gallery! really nice place with ice carvings and its -18degrees in there!
and we even had a hands-on class on ice carving!
day 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in the next post!
