Saturday, May 21, 2011 2:41 AM
KOREA- my first winter!
Place: Korea, many parts of Korea!
Duration: 8 days, 26/12/2010 - 2/01/2011
Fitv reflecting our plane details!^^ *excited beamss*
Last shot at changi airport!(:
Finally at korea!
oh how we crave for wifi! anti-social retards! hahas!
First stop, Nami Island. One of the most attractive site for tourist as it was the shooting site for the korean drama, Winter Sonata. As it's name suggest, Nami Island requires us to take a ferry over. Look at the frozen waters!
and frozen fountains!
finally at Nami Island!
lookie our nose! it's so reddd!:(
Anw, the scenery there was really picturesque, how can we resist snapping pictures!
we then head back for lunch and our first hotel!
Bus was something we sat for almost half a day!D: From point A to point B was at least an hour ride for most places!D:
Family members and I were too bored in the hotel room thus we headed out to shop!:D
It was really fun to head down from one shop to another. It was like minimarts after minimarts! One thing unforgettable was having ice cream at freezing temperatures and, I was only wearing jacket, jeans and a scarf! heh!
We nearly went to the nearby beach to set up fireworks but dk why we didn't do it in the end!:( so gotta try that since Singapore prohibits it:(
Day 3: SKIING!
Day 3 was the day of many first! First time skiing and the first time I've ever seen SNOW!
snow-capped houses really look too pretty!
we then headed on the ski resort, our second hotel(:
our first skiing lessons!
we then took the gondola up!
In the late afternoon we're supposed to visit the hot spring but gave it a missed since we can't bear to leave the ski area!
headed for dinner and then back to the ski area! Enjoyed ourselves even more in the evening as it's much more empty:D we played on the ski board in many different styles, seating down, lying flat or even going through a bump! ohmann missing it so much even as I'm typing it out.. well that concludes most of day 3(:
Day 4: EVERLAND!
Taking the lift!:D
I'm somewhere thereeee!
i love how the sunset adds such a pale hue to the sky!
The bulk of day 4 was spent at everland and we also went to see the presidential blue house.
and some really old palace!
*Can't remember the exact things which happen for different days but for the remaining 4 days, 2 was spent in the mainland of Korea while the other two was in Jeju island. So day 5 and 6 shall be the ones in mainland korea:D
Day 5 & 6: Lotte world, Dongdaemun
There wasn't any peektures for Lotte World! damn saddd...
sissy had some uploaded on her fb but the format was different from the format I could uploads the pics. Being a super IT illiterate, I've no idea how to get them converted:/
But the memories formed remained so etched in my mind.
I still can remember the thrilling rides, the extreme temperatures which made waiting pass damn slow as we were freezing! I also remembered the parade that they had! The elaborate costumes they had made it a show to remember. Cousins, siblings and I actually went to find a 'Mad for Garlic' store in Korea so that we could taste the authentic Korean version. They do have a 'Mad for Garlic' restaurant in Singapore which is located at Suntec city(: and my! the pizza in Korea's Mad for Garlic was just awesome!! well, Singapore's outlet do sell really delicious ones too. heh!
In Dongdaemun, mummy, sissy and I headed to the shopping mall which we couldn't bargain as all the priced were fixed:( we then move on to the building next to it which some people call it the hei se hui shopping centre, the black society shopping centre. Many stalls in there are run by either gangsters, their girlfriends or their mothers. Thus, not to be trifled with. In there, you can bargain for everything and anything! but.. we were not able to buy much as the clothes and shoes sold there are mainly for the winter season!:(( They also had an extensive range of pirated goods (ranging from juicy couture to gucci, from longchamp to prada) which I believe are sold by mafias as one of the shop owner was dressed in long brown pants, black shirt, grey duck hat and dark sunglasses. but.... he speaks gently! hahas! way too funny! In the end, I bought a blue leather bag from another stall and, it's not pirated! hahas! totally original design. hahahahas! In addition, I bought a brown shorts which was reasonable as I can wear it in Singapore(: Would really love to shop there again during the summer period to buy lotsa clothing!!
me and my loot!
oh and during these two days, we stayed in Lotte World hotel. The prettiest hotel we had the entire trip!
even their lobby was this pretty!
Day 7&8: Jeju Island
In Jeju Island, we did many things, visited many places. First up, we went to the tangerine farm! Tried plucking the tangerine straight from the tree!:DD again, peektures are in sissy's fb. Next we head on to take the submarine and saw a field of flowers on the way!
<3
really blur image cos sissy's dslr was set to the wrong setting!:x
Went to the submarine area but were not able to take the submarine as the waves were too choppy!:(( As compensation, we were entitled to watch a horse circles which was not bad.. something different(:
peekture with one of the acrobat!
next up, the teddy bear museum!!
here's a pic! didn't upload the rest as the quality wasn't good:(
we then proceed on to the glass museum!
It's amazing how these things can be made out of glass!
Lookie! I found Singapore!!! not that small after all eh! hehes!
We then proceed on for the nanta show! I LOVE<3<3<3 THIS SHOW! All the performers were extremely enthusiastic and interactive throughout the show which really brings about the adrenaline rush through my body to move to their groove too!
That concludes day 7.
Day 8, we had abalone porridge for breakfast! nothing to be fascinated about. I couldn't even find a small piece of abalone, let alone taste it!
After breakfast we went to have a look at the Dragon Head Rock.
the formation of this rock was by natural erosion. cool stuff!
After that, we went to climb the Sunrise Peak.
hah! bro look the cutest in this pic! ^^
At the peak!
It was an extremely long journey up! panting non-stop but it was definitely much better than to climb a hill in Singapore as it was cold there so we weren't sweaty and all(: the coming down was scary enough. Some flights of stairs were really steep so you may loose your balance any time. :/
We then went on for some horse riding!!!
so cool uh!!
when we were riding back to the stable, it started to snow heavily. Little snow balls came pelting onto my face! At that time, I really didn't care about pain, it was exhilarating, once in a lifetime experience! So who cares? I just enjoyed the whole process and made the horse gallop even faster:DD heh!
up next, was kimchi making and wearing of the hanbok!
it was my very first time making kimchi and it was really fun! hehes!
it was from this,...
to this!
pro uh! hahas!
WE ALL LOOK SO CUTE HERE! hahahahas!!!
while waiting for the coach to fetch us for dinner, a peekture with the tour guide, Sean!
Our dinner was a spread of seafood meal.
Cousin wisely was brave enough to grab a big bite of the live octopus! I tried too, but one teeny weeny bit was enough for me! the tentacles actually do suckle to your skin even after it was cut off, you can see how hard it sucks the lady boss' hand in the pic above. It's actually very gross to think you're eating sashimi from something still alive.. urgh!
That concludes my trip to Korea! I didn't want to come back to Singaporeeeeee!!!
But to reminise the best thing I did! Eating ice cream at temp below 0, wearing only a jacket, jeans and shoes with cousin jo!
Usually in Korea, I'll wear a set of thermal wear, an extra long john, long sleeve shirt, trenchcoat, jeans, thermal jacket and shoes with thermal socks. But when we went to get the ice cream, i was really just in jacket, jeans, scarf and shoes with normal socks. It was just something one have to do! Going on a vacation without doing something crazy makes the entire trip futile!! hehes!
I'LL MISS YOU KOREA!!!
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