Korea Trip - Seoul and Busan 2012 Day 5

Today is everland day, We left the apartment at 8am, we bought Dukin Donut near our apartment and took a train to 江南站...  Is a bad choice taking their public transport as there are no confirm seat and the bus Journey is about 1 hour.  We are luckily to have a seat but daddy stand thru out the journey.

We need to take another bus from the public bus station to the park, Rayen is overjoy with the pretty setting.  She requested for her picture to be taken at every spot of the park.  We watch a 3D Poporo show and proceed to the advanture site... Is a bad choice again as the ship is 4 times bigger than what we see in Singapore.  Justen have a daze after the ride.  He felt very uncomfortable and requested for a rest.  Rayen is the happy girl, we when for a boat ride, a foto taking session with Alice in the wonderland as well as other cutie ride.

After a short nap Justen felt better so we proceeded to another site.  He visited a playhouse, Rayen is so sad that she was unable to enter due to height limit.  After playing we bought cotton candy for the 2 kids, Justen experience motion sickness again. He rested again while me and Rayen took a merry-go-round ride.  We visited the Flower Garden, while Rayen was taking picture, Justen was resting in the Pram.  We had a so so lunch in the park.  After lunch we proceed to their Safari, is a long Queuing and Justen is getting tired again.  After the animal ride, he vomited and got really upset.  We decided to look for help and the nurse in the park gave him some medication and they sent us out of the park.  The bus was terrible, no one willing to let go their sit to my sick boy or little girl.  During that moment I was telling myself, I will not step into this country again. Haha...

We reached 江南站and rested in a Cafe, Justen got a good nap and he mentioned to us that he was feeling much better.  I visited Innisfer, the salesgirl who couldn't speak good english was trying very hard to communicate with me, I appreciated her helped.  After geeting my loot, we travel back to Shin Chon.  Have our dinner at 八色烤肉。 Justen was feeling better now, we loved their food.  The waitress was from China so no Language Barriers.  Finally a good ending of the day 8)

Korea Trip - Seoul and Busan 2012 Day 4

Target to leave the hotel at 11am,  brought Rayen for a quick shop at the mall just below our hotel.  I only have 30 mins to shop and only realise there is a super market at the basement of the mall.

Check out and push our 2 huge luggages Busan Train Station.  Justen is a great help during the trip, he will help to push the pram or luggage.

We reached Busan Train Station at 12noon, proceed to confirm on the timing the train that we are taking, there are train going Seoul half hourly but only 1 or 2 are direct without stop over in other station. 

We had our lunch in an authentic shop.  Daddy wanted to try their cold noodle and I have bibiba,
Ordered bean soup for Justen but is spicy so he took his rice with seaweed.  We bought some bread so that kids will not be hungry in the train.

The train is very pack today, we are kind of lucky to find a cubicle few min before the train move.

Reached Seoul Station at 4pm.  Here is very crowded and worst no escalator or got but we didn't find it.

Our next hotel is at ShinChon, Casavilla, is a service apartment with a small kitchen for cooking.  Nice place and is super convenience, just outside the station about 3 mins walk.  The room is big too, with 2 queen size beds. The price is less than SGD700 for 5 nights.  Really value for money.

A took a nap and bought 2 set of "happy meals" from Lotteria.  Is located at our apartment, and I bought some plaster, mozzie patch from a phamacy just next to it too. Lotteria cheese burger is very yummy and kids love the given toys.

We decided to carry on with our plan after the rest, it was around 6 plus, we had to travel 1 stop to 弘大 to watch a Play - Nanta.  With a discount coupon we were given a 10% discount for the tickets of 3, Rayen was asleep and was just in time to wake up for the show when it started.  Fabulous show,  it don't graded as the most exciting attraction in Seoul for no reason.  All of us including Rayen enjoy 100% of the show with lot of laughter.  It started at 8 and end around 10pm.  Most of the resturants were closed we have a quick snack at the nite market, tried their fish cake soup as well as their spicy bbq chicken after that we decided to went back to our apartment with some home cook supper.  Kids love instant noodle, we brought some ingredient in the near by 7-11 store...  Good ending for the day.

Seoul - Shin Chun

Korea Trip - Seoul and Busan 2012 Day 3

Korea is 1hr ahead of us, we wake up very late the next day at 10 plus 8)  After their favourite bubble baths we are taking a train to the fish market for our most expensive meal of the trip.

Rayen sleep a lot during the trip as the weather is cooling during our stay.  I am very confuse with Korea Subway,  I am lucky that Daren know his way.  

The market is not near to the station, need to ask around for direction.  Nice place with lot of hawkers selling all kinds of sea product.  Justen is amaze to see different kind of sea creatures on display.  We saw the indoor market and walk in without thinking we might be going to the wrong one. 

We bought a fish, 3 abalones, some scallops, a hairy crab, sea urchin, octopus for 84kw.  They are brought to the 2nd level and we have to pay the cook for making the dishes for us.  They speak no english or chinese, I am manage to transfer my message correctly to them with lot of sign and body language.  Rayen sleep while we are eating our lunch.  Justen tried the moving octopus, the sashimi fish is crispy, sashimi abalone is rubbery, sea urchin taste ok...  I requested the shop owner to make me a soup with all the live creature...  A good experience but is not very yummy.  Total spending in the shop with drink was around 25kw.

Nice shop owner give Rayen a pack of seaweed to go with her rice and fish.  She eating them without complain...  Stired fried abalone is more tasty.

 After the lunch we walk to the harbour and saw another look alike indoor market... Think that is the more favourite one.  Saw a lot of shop selling bbq eel, I don't really like the smell. 

Justen saw Lotte, he told is Lotte world, so requested us to visit the mall.  Goods are expensive in the mall, but we love their supermart.  Bought yummy strawberries, fresh cloudy apple juice and 15 bottles of yakult (less than SGD3)...

There is a water show in the mall every 1 hr... Great show for the kids while mommy do some quick shopping.

Left the mall and saw Etude house near subway station, Rayen got a make over while I am ding my marketing.  She is extremely happy with their service.  Sales girl is from China, very nice and patience, got some samples and gift after shopping. 

Proceed to the next station, I can't really remember street name, nice food along their street market.  Yummy chicken satay and bun.

Last stop to a bridge, is not near to the station, need to walk about 20min to the beach, Rayen fallen asleep while Justen building sand castle.  While we enjoying the cooling air and watching fire works.  We decided to follow the crowd and look for an auntie who is selling it.  We are lucky we found her, Bought 2 for 7kw, Justen had a great time shooting the fire into the air while Rayen and me watching.

Is about 9pm, we need to look for a place for dinner.  Tried their Fried Chicken, ordering it is a problem, but we manage to do it again.  1 portion with 2 favour, very yummy but the portion is really too big for us.

Reaching hotel really late, Kids are allow to sleep without showering... Is ok lah weather is cold so they don't really sweat a lot 8)

Korea Trip - Seoul and Busan 2012 Day 1 and 2

I booked the air tickets a year before during a promotion.  Rather happy that time as the price is around S$1.6k for 4 pax...
Finalised on Hotel and booking half year ago. 

Read up on blog trying to know more about Korea so that can start planning our Itinerary.  Is not easy to remember street names and location.

We finalised with 2 nite in Busan, 5 nites in Shinchon and 2 nites in Ming Dong.

Kids are very happy, we are waiting too long for our holiday too.

Daddy is down with throat infection, kids coughing not a good start actually.

We took a nite flight from KL at 11 plus, reached Korea at 6 plus in the morning.  We took a train from Airport to Seoul Station to catch the direct train at 9.30am. 








Is a long weekend for Korean, so all seat are taken, we manage to board the bullet train (SGD270 for tickets of 4) and found 3 seats at the resting area.  Reached Busan around 12 noon. Planned to book the coming back seat but again all taken 8(  We proceed to take a subway to our hotel but realise is not link to Busan Station.  A short walk for about 5 mins. 

Facing problem buying our 1st ticket at subway station.  Help by their ticketing attendances.  Helpful old uncle help on our luggage and show us the right way. 

We reach our hotel - Riviera Hotel (SGD 370 x 2 nights) with about 5 mins of walking.  Weather is warm with cooling wind 8) 

We took a short rest and proceed to look for our 1st meal in Busan.  Justen wanted to have herbal chicken for lunch so we choose a restaurant near our hotel.  Shop aunties are very nice, although we have language barrier but she tried her best to teach us the correct way of taking the soup.  Even the guest who know a bit of English help us to translate.  Really a good and nice start.  Lunch is about 25kwon.

After lunch we proceed to our 1st plan, 海云台水族馆.  I start to have a real headache so after the kids spend around 1hr at the aquarium we planned to go back to Hotel to take a short nap. 

After the nap we start to hunt for our dinner.  We aiming for BBQ, and we found a really crowded restaurant but their service is fast and friendly 8)  Dinner is about 40kwon.

The nite is rather cooling, need a jacket in order not to catch a cold.  Tried their red not so spicy 年糕and soupy fish cake.  Not our liking...  Bought bread, milk, fruits and tidbits for kids and their breakfast.

We are back to hotel at 12mn... Is ok lah is Holiday, so we can sleep late and wake up later 8)