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Friday 20 May 2016

Myeongdong | When in Seoul

May 20, 2016 0
Myeongdong | When in Seoul






I know I've mentioned already but I'm gonna say it again anyways. I liked Myeongdong better than Dongdaemun. I don't know. I feel like it's nicer to shop around here. With the lights and all! Dongdaemun is okay though. No hate!








I liked the vibes. It reminds me of Izesakicho in Yokohama. Kind of chill and all that.









Beauty haven! I liked it. Skin care shops here and there and I can't complain. No wonder Koreans have good skin. Great skin actually. This is where I got all the beauty stuff I took back home. 






These are too cute to miss






Also, I noticed that juicing is kind of a thing there. Like, I saw strawberries, lemons, oranges, and loads of other fruits ready for juicing. 






Meeting the celebrity





The guy who can speak Filipino. I watched the video and I actually didn't know that it was in Myeongdong. But anyways. I saw him in action. From afar. That's all. Ciao!


Tuesday 17 May 2016

Seoul Tower | When in Seoul

May 17, 2016 1
Seoul Tower | When in Seoul





When I graduated in university, I kept a journal where I would want to go when I'm in Seoul and stuff that has something to do with the travel in general. I remember that I wanted to walk my way up this tower entrance. Wrong! 










I'm so glad I knew better! First, we don't have much time. Second, we don't really know how. Third, buddy's feet hurt. Fourth, it's so hassle and mataas at ayaw namin mapagod. Hahaha so yeah riding the cable car up was the best decision we've made that time. 






Cable Car Selfie



Hello Tower







It's a tower above a mountain so you know it's really pretty high up there. This one is the view from when we got out the cable car. Already pleasing, right?







Seoul Sunset







Love locks! Couples usually lock their whatever here in hope that no one's gonna be able to break through it or something. I wonder how many souls regret what they did before. I mean, I'm pretty positive that the locks there and the promises made are not up to date. I'm not bitter in any sense. Come to think of it. 










It's actually so overrated that they just lock it wherever they see fit. Hahaha






Seoul Tower



                   Love Locks and Seoul Tower



Selfie 





So yeah when you reach the end of the cable car ride, that's actually where the entrance of the Tower is. Hola! 










They do have different promos available and we got the one with popcorn and drink. They even serve beers there for some reason. 






Seoul Tower selfie



Selfie again




Gorgeous view







I actually really planned to go at around this time so I could have a look at it from different perspectives. Beautiful.







Seoul City at night





It's also interesting how they keep the nature going in here. You can see patches of unlighted places and it's cool. Can't really complain. Keep it up! 










Seoul Tower is definitely a good place to visit. I suggest you do it at least once. Take a lot of pictures while you're at it too! :) 











Seoul Tower Selfie


War Memorial of Korea | When in Seoul

May 17, 2016 0
War Memorial of Korea | When in Seoul







I kind of like history and it's only because when I was in highschool, I can perfect a test from my class or something. Easy to memorize, no computations involved. 












Totally got nothing to do with why we went here. We went here because apparently, according to my friend TripAdvisor it's the #1 thing to do when in Seoul. Yup. Didn't see that coming?










It's a cool place! Like, no sarcasm or anything, I swear. It really is.










Also, free admission! :)










This captured my attention. Because I think it's true in a lot of ways. And it's sad if you think about it. But that's how it goes. Like people at work, they always say I'm lucky because I'm still free. Free of obligations and that I don't have my own family and all that jazz. They're right. Because unlike them, I work for my own survival. They do it for someone else. I think I should enjoy my "freedom" more then. While it's free. 










Did you know that it is mandatory for guys to enter the military in Korea? Quite interesting, huh? 












This park is also very near the American Base and so I am thinking that this is mostly about that war. Maybe. Was there even?! Hahaha






Azaleas though




United States Air Force







This scared the hell out of me. I was like, are those real men? But nope! 






Missiles 








Then we enter the hall and it's cool to have a glance at what happened to the country before. They even have there a long long list of the soldiers who fought before. It's very nice to commemorate those who fought for their freedom and stuff. Also kind of tech-y inside. 





Yas.








I mean, if you have time to spare, even though if you're not into this kind of thing, it's a nice place to visit. You have nothing to lose. Plus! It's conveniently near the touristy spots of Seoul so I'm guessing it's near your hotel as well. Do check out! Ciao!




Monday 16 May 2016

Gyeongbokgung Palace | When in Seoul

May 16, 2016 0
Gyeongbokgung Palace | When in Seoul




Standing with a Guard



    


I heard that this don't happen often? But we were lucky to be able to watch the Changing of Guards ceremony. It's quite a show. 










Basically, from hundreds (thousands?) of years ago, guards from a palace would guard another palace and so on... 







The Guards





To be honest, I have no idea about these palaces. To give you an idea how clueless I was, I didn't even watch Jewels in the Palace. But I did watch Princess Hours though but that's only because I like the cousin of the Crowned Prince (the blonde). Irrelevant, I know. Anyways. There are 4 palaces that went to I believe. But if you don't have an idea like me, you wouldn't even know. 








They all look the same. Like, I heard one tour guide said that the difference is the guards? The guards there are you know, the Chinese Zodiac thingy. Like Mushu in Mulan.










Imagine this is your backyard. 







Beauty








This building is a hollow structure. I have no idea but it's quite a view.






Garden thing?








Then there's only one place where you can look inside and I don't even know the significance.









It's not very impressive. Again, I don't know. We should have signed up for the tour so at least we know the story behind everything. Well the excuse is, we squeezed in too much activity for that day that we couldn't afford waiting for tour time both in Japanese and English so we just pretended we appreciated what we saw. It's beautiful but I guess knowing what's up and what happened would be a lot more interesting. I'll come back for this. 










So yeah I strongly suggest you do the tour or else everything will just look like a temple or something.