Seonyudo Park - Part 2

My partner in crime: Chrystal

크리스틀, 널 보고 싶당!!

I have blogged about this park before here but without personal experience I couldn't review on how tranquil the place was and how gorgeous this park will be during my favorite season; autumn. T_T Arghh...as the weather is getting cooler in Seoul now, it makes me miss autumn so much!!



Bun Sok - my WWOOF host from Joy Farm has suggested this park due to its uniqueness.



Unique? Because... Seonyudo Park is located in the middle of Han River! It seems like a small secluded island in the middle of a bustling city.



Bun Sok supports ecological projects and stuff so she urged me to check it out but I have delayed the visit so many times because the place is just so so close from where I stay, Sinchon...lalalalala...excuse, excuse and more excuses.



Back then ( in 2009), I have set it aside as one of my to-visit list but it only materialized after a meet-up with my dearest friend from Malaysia; Chrystal. We visited Seonyudo Park on a very hot day of the 16th May 2013.



Initially, I followed the direction that I have blogged myself here, hence I chose to take the bus from Dangsan station. However, I think it's easier to just take the bus after you exit from Hapjeong Station.



The bus number to Seonyudo Park is either:

• Blue bus - 603


• Green bus - 5714

The bus stop id is 19-277 and the bus stop name in Korean is 선요도공원. If you have Seoul Bus application and know how to use NaverMap application, it would be a whole lot easier to navigate your way.



Just...an encouragement to get you to study Korean...kekeke.

How to go to Seonyudo Park?

출발 (chulbal) is where you start. You can see the bus icon there and that is where Hapjeong station is located.

도착 (dochak) is your destination; Seonyudo Park.

Once you reach Hapjeong Station (Line 2 or 6); go out from exit 9 and walk towards the bus stop which is in the middle of the street. Take the blue bus, number 603. Once you get on the bus, press the bell and get down at the next bus stop. Yup...only one stop!! Don't sleep...heheh. The ride will cost you 1,050 won (price may change).

The bus stop id at Hapjeong station is 14-012 and the bus stop name in Korean is 합정역.남경호텔.

You gonna pass by this gorgeous bridge before you reach Seonyudo Park but me and Chrystal chose to walk from Hapjeong Station to Seonyudo park instead. 

The very green Seonyudo park is just behind Chrystal!

More information on KNTO.

More pictures in my Facebook here.

Sinchon Uncles' Tteokbokki

The only food that I have missed terribly after I left South Korea - 떡볶이 tteokbokki!!

And...the reason why I only write a review on Sinchon Uncles' Tteokbokki ....now, after so many months. *sigh*



I have been dillydallying and try my hardest not to salivate over pieces of delectable pictures....again and again *dem!! frustrated mode*. This is so killing me softly...

Why am I wearing winter clothes?! O-O

Feia and me visited Uncles Tteokbokki on 21.02.2013

엉클스(Uncles) in Sinchon 신촌 is infamous for serving tteokbokki with a wickedly huge, tender in the inside but crispy on the outside fried squid 통오징어 튀김 (tong ojingeo twigim).



I am so thankful to KBS documentary - VJ특공대 for having the restaurant in their show. The documentary (다큐) has been my bible for finding good and reliable 맛집 all around South Korea other than Wingspoon food portal.



Anywhooo...surprise...surprise!! Uncles' Tteokbokki is situated just next to that famous-spicy-sambal-sotong restaurant - Gosami!!



Why have I never realized this little gem before.....? *sigh* When it comes to food in Sinchon, it is always just Gosami in my subconcious mind but now...ahah! Another light bulb...^_______________^



Direction....no problemo; just next to Gosami.

Feia suggested 복숭아쿨피스 (Peach Koolpis*...ohoho..pun aside)

I thought the juice went really well with the tteokbokki. You might need

to try one yourself to vouch for the taste too!

Here is the review for 복숭아쿨피스 (Peach Koolpise) on Naver blog but it is entirely in Korean. 

I was like...seriously?? seriously, a review??!!....hehehe..

If you're linguistically challenged by all means, read it. Practise reading Hangul more and get your lazy bum away from oggling at KPop idols!! Hahaha...*me talking to me self ya know...*



Now..now...don't deviate from the REAL story...let's talk more about this tteokbokki shall we?



The taste? Heavenly

The portion? Enough for 2 people ( I swear that Feia gobbled most of the portion away...heheh...just joking Feia)

The ambiance? Kinda inviting, we loved the place for sure.

The price? 3,800 won per pax for the tteokbokki + 6,000 won for ojingeo twigim (fried squid) and 3,000 won for the juice. (price may change). Our total = 16,600 won.

Almost cleaned plate..except for one or two pieces of rice cake left.

Although I am a tteok-bo but I just couldn't finish the hearty meal.

More mouthwatering revealing pictures of this superb Uncles Tteokbokki in Sinchon - A review by Orange

Go-To-Mall Shopping Heaven

I am having withdrawal syndrome now as the weather is becoming warmer and warmer in Korea. Leaving this land of the morning calm is unavoidable and mentally challenging.

Summer is here and it's about time to do a lot of shopping!! I could wear them in Malaysia too...that's the best thing. Omo..omo...shopping is soooooo not me!!

I use to yawn, dragged my friends away from any shopping or SALE related places and hardly shop myself. Hardly had any appetite for shopping and pretty famous among my friends as shopping-mood-killer. Hahaha...

So when I found myself crazily shopping at Express Bus Terminal - Go To Mall, it seemed pretty alien; even to my dear self. Heh...

Go To Mall...where have you been? Why didn't I care about your existence until recently?

Not the best picture...I know ^^ but trust me...if your size is like

the Korean...slim and slender, you will be spoiled with choices!!

This place rocks my wallet man!! Nope...Go To Mall torn it to pieces T_T...literally. I never know that doing my math on my account real time is quite..err interesting. A word unknown to me before was mentioned so many times: deficit

Be ready to exercise your feet....there's so many shops and clothes to check out and you will hardly feel tired.

Well...without further ado I will rest my hand and my weakened heart over shopping at Go To Mall. Here, I introduce you a place that "you" should not miss when you shop for clothes.

You should be:

• woman


• young or at least until early 40's


• have loads of cash either on hand or in your bank account...teehee..


• shopping experience is not a pre-requisite...double teehee...^_^


• tip...once you see a pretty and nice one, just grab and pay..don't ever hesitate as Go To Mall is HUGE!! and you will regret it if you say..."ahh..it's okay, I will check out other shops and come back here later". Trust me, you would want to hit yourself if you couldn't find that particular shop later. 

How to go to Go-To-Mall?

This is the entrance from Line 9, Exit 8, 8-1 and 8-2

By Subway

Take Line 3,7 or 9 to Express Bus Terminal Station. Make sure you find either exit 8, 8-1,8-2. This will lead you to the middle of Go-To-Mall entrance.



For example:

From: Ewha University Station, Line 2 ---> Express Bus Terminal, Line 3

Time: 33 minutes

Stop: 14 stations for 13.9 km

Transit: Euljiro-3-ga station

Fare: 1,150 by T-Money or 1,250 by cash (one way journey)



By Bus

If you speak or know Korean language, try to use this smart phone application: Seoul Bus 2

Key in: 고속 터미널

The buses going to Express Bus Terminal will be listed.

This is how Express Bus Terminal looks like.

Shinsegye is just next to it.

Check out DiscoveringKorea on Go-To-Mall Shopping center also known as Gangnam Underground Shopping Arcade (강남 고속 터미널 지하 상가).

War Memorial of Korea

Syahir and his family

Guys would definitely like this place. I am kinda tomboyish at heart myself...so I prettttty like War Memorial of Korea. There are so many tankers, fighter jets, helicopters... to check out. Awesome!!

Nadia and her parents

If you don't have time to explore everything..just marvel at the pretty displays outside of the museum. I feel that kinda enough at least for me.

Inside the museum is pretty neat too but what set this museum off from the rest of the museums in Seoul or South Korea are the tankers, fighter jets, helicopters. I love them!! If only I have one for display at my hometown...*sigh*



The admission is FREE. ^__^

Closed every Monday though.



How to go War Memorial of Korea (전쟁기념관)?

If you are from Itaewon, you can take the blue bus number 421 (the bus stop is near Hamilton Hotel, in the direction towards Noksapyeong)  which will stop right in front of War Memorial of Korea.

Otherwise you can stop at Samgakji Station, Line 4 or 6, exit 12. Walk about 5 minutes from the exit.

More information from KNTO is here.

Ahn Jung Geun Memorial Hall

If you ever found Kim Sam Soon's staircase, which is nearby Namsan cable car station, don't forget to visit Ahn Jung Geun Memorial Hall which is situated about 100 meters away from the highest step of Kim Sam Soon's staircase.



Who is Ahn Jung Geun?

The painting behind his statue was drawn by his blood..*kidding!!*

The real painting was drawn by his blood..no kidding this time. ^^

I have no idea initially.

I was drawn by this symbol...nice, but after knowing the whole thing...errr..I might have to rethink. Either way..Ahn Jung Geun was a patriot through and through.





"An Jung-geun or Ahn Jung-geun (September 2, 1879 – March 26, 1910) was a Korean independence activist, nationalist and pan-Asianist.



On October 26, 1909, he assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan and then-Japanese Resident-General of Korea, following the signing of the Eulsa Treaty, with Korea on the verge of annexation by Japan." Source: Wikipedia



If you have a Korean friend, try to discuss Ahn Jung Geun. Their reaction will be "Wowww..you are more Korean than me!!" At least, that was the respond that I got from my Korean friend..hehe.



How to go to Ahn Jung Geun Museum?



Follow the direction to Kim Sam Soon's staircase here.



Once you see this statue, turn right.

Just walk about 10 meters and then turn left, you are there.

Admission is FREE.

I was here! In memory of my long lost gloves..T_T