Day 5 in Korea - Gwanghwamun Square, Cheongyecheon Stream, Insadong, Seoul Station, AREX, Incheon Airport

25th November 2013

It was the last day we're in Korea.

Cuaca kat luar masih hujan lagi, tapi tak berapa lebat. Kalau ikut itinerary hari ni kita pergi ke 63 Building in Yeouido tapi nampaknya terpaksa dibatalkan. Lagipun, souvenirs kita belum habis beli . So me and my hubby decided untuk pergi ke Insadong sekali lagi.

We were supposed to check out pukul 11.00am and since kita dah siap-siap packing malam sebelumnya, kita pun keluar sekejap dalam pukul 8.00am. Jalan kaki ke Gwanghwamun Square untuk snap few photos.

Goodbye Autumn..

Hello Winter...

19.  GWANGHWAMUN SQUARE

The Gwanghwamun Square is located at the center of Sejong-ro which connects Gwanghwamun Gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace and Cheonggye Square. Dekat je within walking distance.

Direction to Gwnghwamun Square :

The square is divided into the sections, “Recovering the History of Gwanghwamun Gate Plaza”, “Reenacting Yukjo Street Plaza”, “Korea Main Plaza”, “Civil Participation Urban Culture Plaza”, “Downtown Plaza” and “Cheonggyecheon Stream Connector”.

Statue of King Sejong the Great. At the background is the Gwanghwamun Gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace

Statue of Admiral Yi Sun Shin

Tengah syok-syok kitorang anak beranak ambil gambar, sekali datang angin yang kuat... sampai patah payung. Apalagi, gasak ketawa macam nak rak kat tengah-tengah square ni.

Btw, time ni memang sejuk gila bertambah-tambah lagi dengan angin ...brrrr....

Ni baru betul "That Winter, The Wind Blows" moment...

Ada shooting untuk talk show pagi by Channel A

20.  CHEONGGYECHEON STREAM

Direction to Cheonggyecheon Stream : Dari Gwanghwamun Square, lintas jalan kat junction Kyobo Building. Jalan terus sampai nampak Spring Tower yang macam cengkerang siput.

"Spring" Tower

Tempat ni, kalau ada siapa-siapa perasan, ada dalam episode 9 "The Inheritors". Lebih cantik di kala malam hari...

Fyi, Cheonggyecheon Stream is an 8.4 km long, modern public recreation space and the it starts from Cheonggye Plaza and passes under a total of 22 bridges before flowing into the Hangang River.


Cheonggyecheon Stream

Dari sini kita terus jalan kaki melalui Jonggak ke Insadong. Oleh kerana hujan, kita masuk subway dan ikut exit 3.

Sempat singgah Dunkin Donuts beli coffee....

Masih hujan....sejuukkkkk!

Souvenir shop in Insadong....menarik...

Lepas shopping dengan kadar pantas, we returned to the apartment via subway to pick up our bags.

21.  AREX EXPRESS TRAIN

Ada beberapa cara untuk ke Incheon Airport dari Seoul. Salah satunya ialah dengan menaiki AREX. Tapi AREX ni ada dua, train biasa atau non stop Express.

Untuk menaiki AREX Express, perlu pergi ke Seoul Station dan naik ke atas dulu. Ikut signboard AREX dan turun di B2 untuk beli tiket. Lepas tu perlu turun ke B7 untuk naik train which will take 43 minutes to reach Incheon International Airport.

Ruang letak bag

22.  INCHEON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Turun dari AREX, naik ke tingkat 3 untuk ke Departure Hall.

Otw nak masuk ke Boarding Gate, terserempak dengan Walk of the Royal Family ni...

23.  PARIS BAGUETTE

So sementara tunggu boarding, kita lepak jap kat Paris Baguette ni and we chose egg tarts and plain donuts untuk alas perut coz we've already ordered inflight meals.

Fyi, Korea’s largest bakery chain Paris Baguette has earned halal certification from the Korea Muslim Federation (KMF). The KMF’s certificate is acceptable only in Korea, but the firm believes that recognition will make it easier for the company to win halal status in major Muslim countries.

 Btw, sepanjang di Korea bercawan-cawan kopi I beli sebab I memang addicted to it! 

24.  BANANA MILK

Iklan sekejap...:) 

This Binggrae's Banana Flavoured Milk is a must try! Tak lengkap kalau pergi Korea kalau tak minum ni ye... Boleh beli kat mana-man convenient store. Ada juga Strawberry flavor but I lagi preferred yang banana.

We departed from Incheon around 4.20pm and landed at LCCT at 10.30pm.

So that's all my story untuk trip kali ni. To tell you the truth, 5 days is way too short...  We have to come back here soon! In Sha Allah!


In summary, we went to these places :-

1)   Gyeongbokgung Palace

2)   Insadong

3)   Itaewon

4)   Lotte World and Lotte Mart

5)   Garosugil

6)   Apgujeong Rodeo Street

7)   Gangnam

8)   Everland Theme Park

9)   Yongpyong Ski Resort

10) N Seoul Tower and Teddy Bear Museum

11) Nami Island
12) ITX
13) Petite France

14) Myeongdong

15) Gwanghwamun Square

16) Cheongyecheon Stream
17) AREX Express

Makan di :-

1) Murree Korea Muslim Food

2) Yang Good BBQ Restaurant

3) Yoogane

4) Saffron 

5) Paris Baguette

Until next trip... I'm outta here, bye!

xoxo
CQ