Monday, December 23, 2013

Winter Seoul 2013 - Day 2 (Namdaemun - Lotte Outlet / Mart - Myeongdong)


23rd Dec (Mon) 

went dwn to pantry eat free brkfast.. self-made bread with peanut butter, cup noodles and coffee.. quite lot of singaporeans stayed there also.. 

Free brkfast we had~
Fridge to keep food, cooking area provided
a lot come down for brkfast

went Nandaemun 南大门 to check out octopus kimchi first.. walked from Myeongdong 明洞 towards left direction of station.. else can also go to Hoehyeon station Line 4 (Blue), Exit 5..  Nandaemun has lots of stalls.. selling different categories at different area.. might need map else will be BIT lost.. bgt push cart dried squid 400... 

Namdaemun Market





the popular Hottek
Food street, mostly sells the same, sample dish all displayed outside
Sells seaweed too, nt tat cheap
tied fish and ginseng

found kimchi stall also.. 10,000 for 500g, 20,000 for 1kg.. container provided also.. 

KIMCHI.. many varieties
They will provide pink containers for tourists
had Fish Stew 16000 for lunch, recommended by sis.. came in 'red spicy' soup, but nt tt spicy.. but the fish has lots of bones~ spent ard 1-2 hrs just to finish this meal? haa.. looks so lousy in front of the koreans as other tables have chg many grp of pple, except us.. hee.. 

旺盛食堂(왕성식당Wangseong sikdang

市中区南 34-49 (서울특별시 중구 남창동 34-49)
34-49 Namchang-dong Jung-gu Seoul
Opening hours: 0700-2000 (Closed on Sun & New Year)
Getting there: Namdaemum (Hoehyeon Station, Exit 5)


for 2 person, 16,000 won
YUMS! nt tat spicy, BUT careful for BONES


look at the bones.. zzz 

the shop exterior
Running Man / Happy Together Jae-Suk was here too~
always so crowded
eeee
and also tried their popular hottek tt contains brown custard sugar 800.. 



Hottek (with caramelized sugar)
frm Hoehyeon statiom, travel to Seoul Station for Lotte Mart.. PLEASE bring ur own bag.. need to pay for plastic bags.. Alight at Seoul Station, exit 1.. Go up escalator and turn right for Lotte Mart, else go straight for Lotte Outlets


Lotte Outlet / Mart (Seoul Station)

122, 2-ka Bongrae-dong, Seoul, South Korea

Opens from 9am to 12am daily
Closed: The Second and Fourth Sunday of each month

tried many samples and indeed too many things to buy.. jux noodles area, already gd enuff to choose.. after payg e stuff, can pack the food into self-service packing from different sizes of boxes provided.. this is real friendly~ and if purchased over 30,000 won, can get tax refund! this amt is too easy to exceed for tourists.. juz go to e same floor, tax refund booth near counter 1..  go bk namsan put things.. 


Seoul train
Panorama view
Lotte Outlets @ Seoul Station
Seafood meal
Oranges.. sweet
Noodles area
our stuff.. quite few liao, compared to others
pls package ur own stuff...
Boxes for u to choose
our 1st Lotte Mart box!
where we do GST refund for Mart
PacMan display on the building
Loves their train system!

after tt ready for our dinner le.. gng have Army Stew.. seems like e one recommended has chg its outlet.. is located at 2nd storey.. ordered seafood stew 9000x2 + noodles 1000.. 

Myeongdong Station, Exit 6 or 7 (with escalator)
From Exit 3 (with escalator)


So crowded @ Myeongdong
Crowds~
Myeongdong Xmas Tree~



Seafood army stew + maggi + unlimited side dishes


Boiling~


Army Stew 部队火锅

time to go shopping ard myeongdong.. went SPAO (Super junior shop).. tried their fish cake 1000 and chix yakitori 3000 from one push cart tt always in front of SPAO entrance.. and lastly tried their egg wif bread 1000.. 



Yakitori 3000, fish cake 1000.. can get free delicious fish cake soup!
Yakitori Chix stick


hot fish cake in cold place is so shiok feeling!




Egg inside bread.. so so 
Last makan place is CAFE~ wanna go for Beans Bit.. but going to close le.. in the end went back to A Twosome Place cafe which locates near Namsam guesthouse.. 





Looks so happy for his first cafe! 



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