South Korea 2013 - For The Third Time! (Budget)

Annyeong Haseyo!

Third time to visit The Land of the Morning Calm ^_^
My favorite country in ASIA! "SOUTH KOREA"

Check out my Day 1 to Day 4 escapade!

Loving South Korea

South Korea 2013: Day 1 (Gwanghwamun Square, Cheonggye Stream, Hangang Park and Hello Kitty Cafe)

South Korea 2013: Day 2 - Everland

South Korea 2013: Day 3 - Petite France

South Korea 2013: Day 4 - N Seoul Tower and Myeongdong

Here's my total expenses for "4 Days in South Korea", excluding airfare and shopping :)

*Namsan Guesthouse 3 - stayed for 3 nights, 65,000 KRW per night for 2 pax

*T-Money load good for 4 days

*Expenses for food: Hello Kitty Cafe included

Check out my other post of South Korea Trip 2012 (November and February)

Trip to South Korea 2012 (November) - 1 week trip
Trip to South Korea 2012 (February) - 4 days

See you again Land of the Morning Calm ^_^

South Korea 2013: Day 4 - N Seoul Tower and Myeongdong

September 5, 2013

Annyeong Haseyo Chinggus!

This is our last day in Seoul, so sad that we don't have enough time. Anyways, I'm pretty much sure that I'll be back here :)

Our itinerary for the day: Visit N Seoul Tower for the Love Locks, Myeongdong for cosmetics shopping and Express Bus Terminal Underground Mall for our last minute shopping.



For the THIRD time, I'm here again at N SEOUL TOWER!

Looks like every time I visit Seoul, N Seoul Tower is always on my list. It's nearby to Namsan Guesthouse 3, you just have to walk to reach the cable car that would bring you to the tower.

The cable car opens at 10 'o clock in the morning

Ticket to cable car: 8000 KRW (round trip)

The weather is so good to enjoy the beauty of Seoul from N Tower! 

Seoul is L-O-V-E! <3 <3 <3

N Seoul Tower is one of the popular tourist spots in South Korea and very popular filming location from Korean Dramas as well as Variety Shows.

 If you failed to register for free Hanbok wearing experience at M Plaza, Myeongdong, here at N Seoul Tower you can also enjoy for 10 minutes free hanbok wearing experience. ^^ 

We did not go to the N Seoul Tower Observatory and Teddy Bear Museum because I've been there twice.

N Seoul Tower

LOVE LOCKS

This is my first time to visit N Seoul Tower at day, the place is refreshing during this time, with a beautiful weather that makes this place perfect for hanging out.

Hanbok Wearing Experience

M Plaza (Myeongdong)

KTO Office (5th floor)

Opening Hours: 10:30 - 12pm and 2pm - 6pm

First come, first-registed basis.

Express Bus Terminal Underground Mall

Direction:

Express Bus Terminal Station Line 3 and 7, exit 8

Looking for the newest Korean Fashion, yes you're in the right place. From top to bottoms needs, accessories and other stuffs, everything is here. Blouses/Tops, Bags and Shoes ranges from 5,000 KRW above. This underground mall is HEAVEN! :)

MYEONGDONG

Myeongdong is LOVE! And will always be LOVE for me. All Korean Beauty Products are here, where the biggest Nature Republic is located. If you are looking for Etude House, no need to worry because it's not only 1 there are more store of it. Same goes with Tony Moly, Holika Holika,  Skin Food, The Face Shop, Saem, Missha, Innisfree, Laneige, etc. 

K Story spotted! ^_^

Another reason that Myeondong is LOVE, is satisfying my fangirling experience! SPAO is located here! SPAO clothing endorsed by Super Junior. K Story owned by Heechul (Super Junior) sister - a coffee shop and music store, where I can see lots of Super Junior stuffs. WHY Style owned by Yesung's family and TwoSome Coffee Shop by Siwon are also located in Myeongdong area.

SPAO

I have so many reasons to LOVE MYEONGDONG! <3 <3 <3

For our last food trip in Seoul, we tried their BIBIMBAP!

Bibimbap for 5500 KRW

At the Airport:

While checking in for our flight, we heard some screaming girls and we've seen from afar four guys walking to immigration/check-in area, and to our surprise it's none other than CN BLUE! If I can only leave my baggage and have a close look of Yonghwa :) Anyways, I've seen him even from a quite distance ^^ and he's cute with milky white skin that very noticeable! 

Till next time Land of the Morning Calm! ^_^ 

South Korea 2013: Day 3 - Petite France

September 4, 2013

Annyeong Haseyo Chingus! ^^

What I normally do when making our South Korea itinerary, is to make sure to visit new places  and at the same time to visit places I've seen in Korean Dramas, or the filming location! So for our third day in Korea, we went to PETITE FRANCE! If you are Korean Drama addict like me, you are 101% familiar of this place, dramas such as "Beethoven Virus" starring Jang Geun Suk and the popular "Secret Garden" starring Hyun Bin and Ha Ji Won, was filmed in Petite France. If you are a fan of the variety show "Running Man", definitely you've seen this place in episode 40, with guest 2PM's Nickhun and Taecyeon.

PETITE FRANCE!

How to go here:
From Cheongpyeong Terminal, take Gapyeong Tour Bus bound to Petite France.

The Shuttle Bus Information

Gapyeong Tour Bus

The Gapyeong Tour Bus operates 8 times a day, fare is 5,000won.

Stops at:

• Gapyeong Terminal
• Jaraseom Island
• Gapyeong Station
• Namiseom Island
• Petite France
• Cheongpyeong Terminal
• Cheongpyeong Station
• The Garden of Morning Calm

As you can see, you can visit 3 tourist spots here namely Petite France, Nami Island and The Garden of Morning Calm. 

Welcome to PETITE FRANCE!

Address:                 1063, Hoban-ro, Cheongpyeong-myeon,

                                Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do

Operating Hours:   09:00 - 18:00

Admission Fees:     8,000won for adults

Let me start the tour first with KDramas spotted!

RUNNING MAN

Running Man Episode 40

SECRET GARDEN

Hyun Bin

BEETHOVEN VIRUS

Jang Geun Suk

Enough of the dramas, let me tour you to this cute village!

Petite France Map

The Little Prince

This place is just small, you can tour this around 2~3 hours. You can also entered in some rooms, to experience the beautiful scenery of Gyeonggi~do. 

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Stamp it!

Little Prince Overload!

Paintings and portraits in the room showcasing the beauty of Petite France.

Galleries of puppets/dolls.

Petite France is really worth a visit even it is far from Seoul, you'll surely enjoy to see the beauty of this place. Experience to be in France for while! ^^ This place is really amazing!