Winter Korea 2011 - Day 6 (Nami Island - Seoul)

6th day 27 dec

730am brkfast, this time at least food is hot.. den after tt 2hrs journey to Nami island, where Winter sonata was filmed. the journey was sux,c os my stomach felt empty and will wanna vomit like tt.. den tour guide saw us keep zz in bus, den showed us movie by 车太玄..abt his real daughter n grandchild came find him at age 30s..


Nami island..has to tk ferry there..weather was SOO cold while waitg for ferry.. really duno hw to describe the coldness..haa. and finally rch..the place was so nice..thou is botak pine trees..muz come during non-winter den shld b nicer..? think all seasons will be nice~ here no snow also.. but was surrounded by lake with floating ice.. spent ard 1hr there..






den went for lunch le..is like stirred fried rice with veg,chix in hotplate..yums!!


den 2hrs journey again to Dongdaemun liao.. gng bk seoul~~ means trip ending soon..so fast..poutx.. again boring bus journey.. first thing is to go Kimchi School to learn hw to mk kimchi.. need to apply each layer n leave it aside for few hrs? den can eat le..longer the better.. den sample tasting also..squid one is nice..



den wear their korea traditional costume..hoho..


went to Doota shopping mall..nth much also.. gt many winter wear but is too winter for singaporeans liao..thinkg when i will b bk to tour below 0..but i will noe wat to tk note nxt time on dressing code!!

den again squid,pork steamboat for dinner..and again we r the winner to finish all..cos the rest no finish n left so much..


den went our last 2nites hotel.. Koreana hotel.. gd location as theres a Dutyfree building juz beside the hotel~


den set off for walk walk..had Angel-In-Us coffee.. they really high tech? cos most of the orders will be in waiting list..and we were given one 'pda' for notification.. once the order was ready, the pda will blink~ and we can juz go and collect~ cool..~ walked v long way den realised gt few streets of shopping n makan~ and coffee places are really everywhere.. gd place to drink n relax.. bgt some stuff ..end of day.. cold...

Winter Korea 2011 - Day 5 (Mt Sorak- Waterpia)

5th day 26 dec

skiing morn~ early morn at 730am,went dwn for cold brkfast.. y i say cold,is nt referring to the weather,is the food! the food so cold lo,juz thinkg y they no warm the food? haix.and all of us wearing our rental ski suit and ready to ski after brkfast~ i can say the ski suit is real comfy.nt cold at all.. is really the best suit in this weather and my bottom only wear one layer.. was -10deg when we ski.. and is gd weather with sun.we proceed to get our ski boots, skis and the poles den zoom to snow island.


tour guide taught us hw to wear the shoes in snow.. i had prob to clip the shoes,haiz.unsure izzit cos of my weight? hmm..den finally my first ski dwn the slope.was real slippery..come dwn less than 15secs den hv to go up again.. go up stil
hv to remove shoes for beginners..v mafan.. cos of the clipping.i fell dwn twice.haa.but heng no prob getting up,.ski for ard 1hr plus den zoom bk hotel to get ready check out.



after check out,went for potato pork steamboat.. steamboat again~ plus heard tml will hv bbq again~ omg!! the clothes stink due to all these.haiz.lunch lots of pork bones,potato and cabbage..when i glance thru our grps steamboat pot after lunch..think our grp ate finish the veg.haa.


nxt go Seoraksan National Park.. logo of this place is a boar? coldest place for today liao..tot can tk cable car go up see the view at the top.but under maintenance.. haiz.. wasted the trip.so is like juz go n see one Big Bronze Buddha statue den checked in hotel le.. Mt Sorak is nice cos nvr see such scenery in china.. haa.. plus theres snow anywhere~ woo~ think no more snowing le ba? hope can get to feel again b4 bk sg!



went hotel first to get swimming suit for Waterpia.. this place muz hv swim wear n cap.. BUT i see so many pple like anyhw wear.no swim cap but can use other cap..and stil can wear one top over another top,sian.kana cheated la.beach short is allowed one lo.. bluff pple..as long as gt swim cap can liao! indoor activities is actually also cold.went to play the indoor tube one.think only i shout? but v short journey while den no more. theres more outdoor activities, but hw to go in so cold weather.. wasted again..so is limited activities in winter.so juz went for the wave swimming pool with him.tats fun.hoho..den went for hotspring liao.first time gng alone and blur.. inside there,everyone is the same.nth to b shy actually.. again hv a shower b4 go hotspring.went for jacuzzi for 10mins den bathe again den ready to set off.. no photos taken in this place..

dinner was seafood steamboat.. well in Korea, meal is either steamboat or bbq la.. too bad din get to try their beef.. but at least this dinner the soup gt taste.others bit bland.this seafood steamboat gt one big squid uncut,one fish, prawns, clams, veg, radish, beanspout,etc.


bk hotel Hanwha Resort Seorak after tt.. WAh this rm is the biggest! cos gt one tatami room, one small cooking area plus dining area,and somemore gt twin beds... so can see hw many pple can actually stay here.ard 5 ba? tats cool..so bgt noodles again n had supper.,hoho..thou missed my tomyam mee.,

Winter Korea 2011 - Day 4 (Seoul - Yongjin Everland - Ski Resort)

4th day 25th dec

is xmas~~ MErry xmas to u and us~ today morn weather was v v cold. had abalone porridge wif fried egg n bread. abalone small small piece only.. dun expect one big one. haa..


den zoom to Jeju Intl Airport to Seoul Gimpo liao.. wah first time saw one land covered with white colour. cos seoul has been snowing for the previous days.. real nicee~


today indeed v v cold..shld b below 0 ba? once rch Seoul,had bbq for lunch again..means clothes gona b smelly again.sian.but the food was nice..yums.this time is hotplate bbq..


den time to go Everland Theme Park..will b spending 4 hrs there..well,theme park no interest for us also.. so beginning juz follow the tour guide den plus so many pple in the park due to holiday.so queueing takes longer time.. is damn cold til hand frozen n nose frozen.






den go bk same pl to hv our v early dinner at ard 530pm.. mushroom steamboat,with sliced pork.. yums.


den travelled Ard 2hrs to Mt Sorak.. Ski Resort~ Tml will b the main topic of the trip.. SKI~!.. we first went rented our ski suit,gloves.rented goggles n even bgt mask for ownself.. shld b useful for my rest of the trip.den zoom to our Castle Hotel.. wah~tatami style~ my first time stayg in tatami style.. flooring was warm, so was quite comfy inside..


and somemore the ski place view is juz outsude hotel.. Due to holiday period,most of the hotels were full.so some of our grps stayg at the hotel further to the ski..but they have better facilities in their tatami room.. tats all..but we hv the full view of ski area..so nice.. stil gt so many pple skiing at nite at so cold deg below -10deg~ .shall wait for tml ski.. anxious...

Winter Korea 2011 - Day 3 (Jeju)

3rd day 24th dec

730am set off..went eat chinese brkfast..today was cold but stil duno wats the deg.and yeah,was snowing in seoul so more chance to see snow ba. first thing is to see the magic weird road which all vehicles can b go upslope without any engine on.we stayed in veh n feel.was quite fast movement also..and jeju was snowing last nite!! soo nice to see snow for the first time.so beautiful~

Teseum Safari..nth much also, unless u r bear lover.. and my first time feel snow outside the museum.. haa..



den after tt go see one overhead bridge with 7 sisters graved on it.. was raining and forgot to bring umbrella.haiz..but stopped after tat.. heng.


went to Daepo Columnar Jointed Lava to view the 25metre high lava formation stretch along south coast where the rock is transformed into columnar type and is natural form..was a v quick wAlk den tts it..


next to ride ATV (All Terrain Vehicle)..while gng there,start to rain again~ sian,cos no umbrella and du du weird,plus heavy rain,dare mt go play atv.. sound danger also.. so juz stay ard n wait..but GLAD we no go~! cos rain has become snow! wah~i like when the snow juz fall natutally on the floor:.looks so soft..and of cos get this chance to tk a pic in the snow..den after tt all becomr white spot and water..haa.really nice n fun..


after tt lunch black pig bbq..yums!!


den go to Seongeub folk village to see..nth much also..and the wind damn strong..

went to tangerine farm where u can tk trees wif fake tangerine..haa.yeah,fake until pics so fake..bgt choco 10000won.


den go to the coldest place of today.. Yongsan llchubong Tuff Cone.. the volano place..so cold and hv to climb the way up..thou 182m only..haa..compared to my 5200m record.. oops.. but the view of jeju nt bad..today is a rushing day.and thus this trip din really tk alot of pic..



den go to experience Korean traditional public sauna - Jim Jil Bang.. we were given one set of top n bottom n 3 towels.. den male female split to go chg.. everything muz tk off n chg to the set.. but of cos if nt comfy, can wear some inside.. den gether together again to go for the hottest sUana in one room.. wah,is really hot.din tk note hw long we stayed inside.but my first time sweat so muh,feeling v shiok..enuff of it..den its time to split and for me,i went for indoor hotspring..again hv to tk off everything,have a bath and go to hotspring area..still prefer outdoor with fresh air, but is too cold to go out also..haa..but at least nt tt stuffy..after tt bathe again.. most koreans will scrub their bodies to remove those dead skin After tt..but no time to do so also..

zoom for seafood steamboat


den went for their famous show JUMP.. the JUMP show nt bad.. think came to sg once ba? and again jeju was snowing when we left thr show.. den hm sweet hm liao~~ today experience most of the weather..cold snow rain sun..yeahh..

Winter Korea 2011 - Day 1-2 (SG - Seoul - Jeju)

1st to 2nd day 22-23 dec

will be my first time tking Asiana Airlines to Korea.. din expect we really gng korea this yr, thou we did plan b4.. and was our first time taking tour package.. so was kinda blur? but at least save time to plan everyting as really bit last min book.. we booked thru Asia Global Vacation by Chan Brothers.. package was ard 2.1k and inclusive of Jeju island also, plus FREE full rental of ski equipment which is impt for us, as we heard tat rental can be up to $100sgd.. so this was the one for us.. so far, everything was gd.. at least no troublesome tour mates.. :)

tking 11pm night flight there, reached there will be ard 6am ba? Asiana flight nt bad, at least gt entertainment and most of the drinks/food are free.. juz tat only gt 2 choices..


heard frm tour guide tat morn is -11deg outside nw.. so when reached korea, our thick thick jkt/gloves/scarf muz be ready to show face.. and indeed~ wah, cool~.. smoke coming out frm mouth whenever we tok.. is so cool~.. but damn cold.. gloves is a muz! cos fingers will freeze in pain..
1st stop is to go Cheongwadae Sarangchae (Exhibition and Museum).. tats my first experience walking in such a cold weather.. after tat go to GyeongBoGung Palace (景福宫), juz to see the palace from the past.. and din go in also, juz see the outer.. nth much..


den go for our 1st korea lunch.. Ginseng Chix Soup.. hmm, quite bland leh. need ownself add salt..


after tat go to Sinchon Shopping area b4 heading to Gimpo airport to JeJu island~


reached Jeju island ard 5+pm.. was v grey cloudy weather tat time.. went to see sightseeing liao.. to Dragon Head Rock (Yongdu Am).. natural rock tat looks like a dragon head facing the sea..weather was bad, pic ended up dark dark. and cold~


1st dinner in korea is.. many side dishes and their fav fish and pork.. most of the side dishes will include kimchi (for sure), beanspouts, radish, seaweed)..


tonite will be stayg in Jeju Vegas & Casino hotel..