seoul #5 - kwangjang market, dongdaemun market, namsangol hanok village

last day in seoul! :(

seriously, i had so much fun in seoul.

maybe because i was out with friends instead of family,

and maybe because of the city itself..

but i truly enjoyed it :)

bought a mini bagpack from this guy :D
i think kwangjang market is supposed to be famous for its food,
but we only went to shop for kain, so early in the morning..

dongdaemun market, where we hunted for food.
see those cute one-person pots..

grilled fish everywhere.. omggg

not sure whether we were actually hungry,
or because i genuinely like korean food,
but this is the best meal i've had in seoul.

seoul #4 - cheonggyecheon stream, gwanghwamun square, dongdaemun design plaza

so these are the places we went to without a tour guide in seoul.

pretty easy to navigate :)

in the train. everyone's looking sharp with blazers.
also quite a wide train.
something you don't get to see in malaysia..

cheonggyecheon stream at night! gets pretty cold here.

sadly when we went there, it was in between decorations.
if we came a week later, there would've been lanterns here.. sobs
i can imagine just how lovely this place would be.

ignore the excited face.

many couples chilling by the river.
you can look up the history behind cheonggyecheon, it's quite a cool story.
surprisingly, it's not man-made. but they had to do a huge restoration project.

seoul #3 - nami island

and.. we're back to seoul :P 

just bear with me, 

 i'm determined to finish all my travel stories before my next flight out 

 (6th of august to jogja - yeay!) 

everyday meal
7eleven onigiri (known as samgak kimbap in korea)
and banana uyu! this thing tastes heavenly..
only at 1000 won (RM 3.50) each, i think!
here in malaysia they are sold up to RM10 per bottle!

in front of our hostel..
our room was on the topmost floor, thank heavens there's a lift!

welcome to nami in autumn, peeps!

those are not actual balloons..

first up, lunch!
this is famously called nasi goncang (dosirak in korean)
bits of tuna and egg,
shake it well and eat!
actually this is not really my cup of tea,
i'm not a big fan of tuna and gooey egg mixed together..
otherwise, quite a big portion and fills you up so good.

so anyway, pictures and more pictures..

seoul #2 - itaewon, N seoul tower, & hello kitty cafe

every big city has its own 'expat town',

and for seoul, that town is itaewon.

itaewon is famous for muslims as the place to go to visit seoul central mosque

and also the place to taste halal korean cuisine :)

itaewon central mosque

flags of different countries

kimchi beef jjigae

about the only pic we had time for sobs
many options for halal food,
this was among the one open that day

after prayers, we moved on to N seoul tower.

it was a cloudy day, though seoul skyline is still something amazing.

seoul #1 - ewha women's university & gyeongbokgung

currently:

crazy about descendents of the sun

(or more specifically, song joong ki!)

i was never much a k-drama person.

i've only watched 2 k-dramas before this,

though i do follow running man as of late :P

i didn't go to seoul because i was crazy about everything k-related,

but i did a marathon of running man to get my excitement level up before this trip :P

went there on 1-5 nov.

these entries are definitely a few months late.

a trip with friends,

some we jalan-jalan on our own

but mostly we followed our tour group.

thanks Jom Backpacker team!

esp zul & en halim :)

woke up early in the morning and explored ewha on our own
10 minutes walk from our hostel :)
it was autumn, so those leaves...