Annyeongghaseyo!!!
Its been a while tak update blog.. Since this blog was used to be a part of my MBA assignment and lets use this to rock some news that we can shared with everyone!
Ok lets begin with story mory...I went to South Korea last past 2 weeks? Konon-konon celebrate birthday tp nanhado!!...sambut birthday atas kapal terbang selama 6 jam 45mins. To tell you, the vacation only take a few day but th preparation it will take more than a month. Since we (I and my husband) planned to have of leisure and flexible time spend together, we decided to go by our own..kira backpackers la.. so as preparation to go to Korea, it seriously took our time only to do blog walking gain as much info as you can, study on the subway map (thanks to subway's apps, helped us much when we are in Korea), do a point sharing with friends and done thousand time checking the itinerary...
Since this will be the 1st ever entry about my jalan-jalan with hubby, let's check out on our preparation before fly to Korea...please ensure that you have done with your guesthouse booking and flight tickets bookings...
1st - Sila pastikan musim di Korea di saat kedatangan anda ke sana!
As we know, Korea is a country with 4 seasons, since we choose to go
there during Autumn, we can easily identify cloths to wear, places to
visit...basically the season will help you to organize your itinerary
well. Autumn with average 11-13'c during the day and sometimes will drop
to 10'c and below during at night. A bit windy and please do weather
broadcast, basically I did almost everyday mase da count days to Korea.
Unfortunately, on 1st of Nov I have a lot of thing happened and we
forgot to check weather on 2nd of November. When we touched down, rase
macam panas dalam airport tu tapi once you go
outside...naaaaaaaaa..angina menderu2...rupa2 lepas hujan.. at that time
suhu dropped to 10'c and below.....hamek ko! siap beli ice coffee kat
7-e konon2 bg sejuk badan sket....strategy ni not applicable ye kawan2..Nah belanja sket gambar time autumn...
ha...yang ni once we are landed......track tu macam tak basah je kan..keluar dari kapal baru nampak jalan basah...rupenye baru lepas hujan....mase ini la suhu dropped to 10'c -8'c
Selamat datang katenye....sorry la gambar blurred sket..due to faktor tangan menggigil + excited da sampai Korea.....
Rase macam panas konon2 grab la ice coffee...sekali keluar......haaaaaaa..sejuk
Yang Kedua - Please prepare you itinerary well especially on how to get there
For me, itinerary is important, we will estimate how long we are going to spend at that place and sometimes you can adjust you itinerary based on you time management and your flexibility. To be frank, yes we did last minutes arrangement on our itinerary when we are at Korea. We covered more than what we have planned. I will share about my itinerary later, and I will be detail as much as I can. Since we go there with short time period and we don't want to waste too much time on something not worth it and of course we decided to go Korea because of the culture.
Ha...bags are ready....2 bags je ckup,,,, tu pn 1 bag makanan...
Ketiga - Try to learn and study about subway map, download apps and etc
Subway map kat Korea I tell you...superb!...the chances to get lost still there but if you blend well and get familiar with the map... I guarantee you, you cant get lost..... Thanks for the help from SUBWAY apps...since we carried along the printed map but we used more on the phone since it will accurately give the route and when you should change the train and the line.... and FYI, there are s lot of tourist information counter and I-tourist tu...they will definitely help you with the map and direction..don't worry too much.. for me, Korea is a country, full with helpful people .. just ask they will help you... tp jgn la tanya kat ahjussi and ahjumma tu....dieorg kurang sket fasih English tapi kalau ty anak2 muda belia.. in shaa allah dieorg akan membantu sehabis mungkin... lagi satu, please get yourself prepare....kaki memang banyak guna sepanjang kat Korea...kat Subway majoriti guna tangga...1st day memang sakit kaki..tp for me itu la pengalaman....priceless...
Keempat - Identify tempat makan HALAL
Wah...yang ni penting......tapi kami tak terlalu worry about this...sebab kami bawak periuk nasi travel dan makanan yg ready made....tapi for those that keen to try for a local foods there, please do extra blog walking to identify which restaurant that Muslims can dine in... Di Itaewon there are a lot tapi most of the foods are more Middle East and Mediterranean local foods... for those not really suit well with this kind of foods, nak selamat follow us....since my husband not eating seafood, we have no choice to import foods from Malaysia...
Yang ni mamat Korea jual gula tarik namanye... we have tried and basically it was nice to consume kat Korea balik Malaysia cuaca panas..possibility gula tu cair memang ada...jadi kami menikmati desserts ni while we are in Korea.. Boleh cakap Melayu tapi basic...bagi bahasa melayu extreme sket dia da nganga...hehehehe...Kedai ni jugak as a landmark untuk ke kedai yang jual baju runningman...nanti kite cerita in next entry..
Kelima - Mestila tukar duit WON...
The best rate kami dapat di Summit USJ, this place memang tempat feveret tukar duit... rate ari tu 3.17....time last time(year 2012) dapat 2.88..jauh da bezanya tu...cepatnye rate dia naik...For us sejuta won tu da enough to include all shopping and other expenses...siap ada duit bawak balik....nak kata tak shopping....shoppng sampai 2 bags...its how you managed well your expenses and shopping behavior...heheheh
Ade yg tertinggal ke?hahah..rasenye ni la benda paling penting bagi kami before we fly to Korea...
About guesthouse tu, we did search about the place and facilities available jugak... we managed to get room at Namsan Guesthouse 3 it is located on the way to Namsan Seoul Tower and the nearest subway station is Myeong-Dong station... it's about 200m walking distance... I can say this guesthouse was located strategically since near with subway station, just cross road distance for heaven of Cosmetics Shopping area and it has a nice view of Namsan Seoul Tower, it is about 400m walking distance to reach the cable car point to go to Namsan Seoul Tower....tapi jalan nye kena mendaki..kekuatan kaki diperlukan..
ha yang ni view dari atas rooftop guesthouse....
Yang bawah ni boleh nampak Myeog-Dong....dekat je dari guesthoud...
Cantik jugak scenery dr dalam flight...waktu ni jam 5am waktu Malaysia...xdapat pastikan lokasi kat mane...yapi view pagi tu cantik sangat....
So, below aku attached kan itinerary sepanjang aku kat Korea but ada yang we amend when we are in Korea...guideline for those yang berminat nak pergi nanti for their references... macam dalam itinerary kami banyak jugak nak ke Dongdaemun tapi at last we wont go...kami banyak ke Namdaemun, Myeong-Dong and do sight-seeing guna kaki merata tempat...basically its turned to a nice experience and best! So, enjoy reading hpe ada info yang boleh bantu readers for their preparation to Korea. oh yes, another tip, bring along minyak angin ke pe ke..definitely memang sakit kaki...since we go by backpackers method, kaki banyak digunakan....
Korea Trip
Time
|
Where to?
|
Location Depart
|
Method / what to
do
|
Price
(per unit)
|
Total Price (for 2 person)
|
2nd
Nov
Morning
|
Incheon
Int Airport
-
Buy T-Money
-
Topup T-money
|
7-e
store nearby arriving hall
|
3000
20000
|
6000
40000
|
|
Namsan
Guesthouse 3, Myeondong – Check in
|
Gate
5, opposite 7-e
signboard
Bus No. 6015 sebelah kanan dr pintu keluar
9.12am,
9.30am,9.50am, 10.07am,10.23am, 10.40am, 10.56am, 11.13am, 11.30am, 11.47am
|
By
bus (6015)
Stop
at Sedong Hotel
By
Train
Incheon
Int St – Gongdeok change to Line 6 – Samgakji change to Line 4
|
10000
4000
(one way)
|
20000
8000
|
|
Morning/Noon
|
Lunch
Gyeongbokgung
Palace / Sumunjang Costume Experience
Namsagol
Hanok Village
|
TBA/C
|
Subway
Myeondong
St – Chungmuro St – interchange to Line 3 - Gyeongbokgung St
(exit
5)
Admission
Ticket
|
3000
|
6000
|
Evening/Night
|
Namsan
Tower
-
Seoul scenery
-
Padlocks
Dinner
Teddy
Bear Museum
Myeondong/Dongdaemun/Namdaemun
– Leisure time
|
Padlocks
price - 11000
|
Walking
FOC
Cable
Car
One-way
Round
turn
Price
ticket to Tower
Adult
Entrance
Ticket (got package)
|
6000
8000
9000
8000
|
12000
16000
18000
16000
|
3rd Nov
Morning
|
Nami
Island
Approximately
take almost 2 hours to reach
Be
on time
Lunch
|
Gapyeong
Station
Go
to tourist information counter to get bus schedule, other important
information and bus stop to depart
Jetty
Nami Island
Drama
Café - Cafe Yeonga Jiga –
Eat
Nasi Goncang (Telur, Kimchi & nasi)
KRW5,000
|
Subway
Myeondong
(Line 4) – Dongdaemun (Line 4) change to Line 1 (Hoegi St) – change to Jungang
Line (Mangu St) – change to Gyung Chun Line ( Gapyeong St)
Shuttle
Bus(daily
ticket)
9.10am,10.10am,
11.10am, 13.10pm, 14.10pm, 15.10pm, 17.10pm 18.10pm
OR
Taxi
to Namiseom
Ferry
Ticket
fee
|
T-Money
5000
3000
8000
|
T-Money
10000
3000
16000
|
Noon
|
Petite
France
|
From
Jetty Nami Island
Wait
at the place you have been drop off upon arrival
|
Shuttle
Bus(daily
ticket)
9.15am,10.15am,
11.15am, 13.15pm, 14.15pm, 15.15pm, 17.15pm 18.15pm
Entrance
Ticket
|
Use
previous bus ticket
8000
|
16000
|
Cheongpyeong
Station
|
From
Petite France
Wait
at the place you have been drop off upon arrival
|
Shuttle
Bus (daily
ticket)
9.40am,10.40am,
11.40am, 13.40pm, 14.40pm, 15.40pm, 17.40pm 18.40pm
|
Use
previous bus ticket
|
||
Night
|
Myeongdong
Cheonggyecheon
Stream
Dinner
|
Subway
Cheongpyeong
Station (Gyungchun Line) interchange at
Mangu
St (Jungang Line)
interchange
at
Hoegi
St (Line 1) interchange at Dongdaemun (Line 4
to
Myeondong
|
T-Money
|
T-Money
|
|
4th
Nov
Morning
Noon/
Evening
(all
must do before 6pm)
|
Hello
Kitty Café & Coffee Prince Café & Haha’s Restaurant (nearby SangSang
Madang mall)
Trick
Museum
Itaewon
Masjid
LUNCH
Insadong
Waffle
1000 – kena cuba
Alive
Museum
Gwang
Jang Market
|
Go
to area of Topgol Park
Landmark
starbuck and 7e store
Handmade
blanket, Korea silk or cotton
|
Subway
Myeondong
– Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (Line 4) interchange to Line 2 Hongik
Univ.
Entrance
Fee
Hongik
St (Line 2) – Hapjeong change to Line 6 to Itaewon
From
Itaewon Line 6 – Yaksu St change to
Line 3 Anguk St
To
Insadong is a walking distance
Walking
Distance
Depart
from Jongno 3(sam)ga Line 1 to Jongno 5(o)ga
|
3000
9000
|
6000
18000
|
Night
|
Dinner
Dongdaemun
Market
|
Subway
(From Insadong)
Anguk
( Line3 ) o Jongno 3(sam)-ga interchange to Line 1 – Dong-daemun
Subway
(From Jongno 5(o)ga St
Take
Line 1 and stop at Dongdaemun
From
Dongdaemun :
Take
Line 4 drop ant Myeondong St.
|
|||
5th
Nov
Morning/Noon
|
Namdaemun
Market/Dongdaemun/Myeon-Dong for last shopping
|
Sudu, Souvenirs, Seaweed
|
Myeondong
St, belok kiri. Jalan terus smpi jumpa simpang 4, cross ke sebelah kanan,
cross bhgian depan masuk ke
Hoehyeon
Underground Shopping Center – Exit 12
Subway
Line
4 to Dongdaemun
|
