Two Weeks Vacation in South Korea - Part II
Part I: Two Weeks Vacation in South Korea - Part I
Part II: Two Weeks Vacation in South Korea - Part II
Part III: Two weeks Vacation in South Korea - Part III
Itinerary to South Korea
Day 2: Seoul
After eating breakfast at MoMo Cafe at Courtyard Seoul Times Square, we took a metro from Yeongdeupo station to Hapjeong Station. We bought T-Money card at the convenience store in Yeongdeungpo metro station for 2,500 won. T-money card is a rechargeable card for metro and bus.
Link to How to Buy a Metro Station T-Money card: T-Money card
From Hapjeong station, we took a bus to our first stop, English Village at Paju. It took about 1.5 hours to get there. At first, we waited at the wrong side of the bus stop, then we moved after we asked one of the korean that waited for the bus if we waited at the right direction. Inside the bus, they use English language for couple stops where foreigner tends to go like Paju premium outlet and English Paju Village.
Link to How to Buy a Metro Station T-Money card: T-Money card
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| Seoul Metro Maps |
Gyeonggi English Village
From Hapjeong station, we took a bus to our first stop, English Village at Paju. It took about 1.5 hours to get there. At first, we waited at the wrong side of the bus stop, then we moved after we asked one of the korean that waited for the bus if we waited at the right direction. Inside the bus, they use English language for couple stops where foreigner tends to go like Paju premium outlet and English Paju Village.
TIPS:
always ask people about direction so that you do not waste time getting
a wrong direction. Some koreans speak English. During our trips, we had
never had a hard time to communicate with Koreans except one time when
we ate at a restaurant at Samcheok, Gangwon-do. Even that with a google translator, we ended up communicate well and could order what we want to eat.
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| Gyeonggi English Village (Copyright @ http://www.english-village.or.kr/eng/engintro/engoverview/engoverview.cms) |
Direction:
1. Take a metro to Hapjeong Station - Exit 1
2. Take Bus 2200 toward Paju (16 stops) - exit English Paju Village (파주영어마을)
Fee: 3,000 won (weekday) / 5,000 won (weekend)
Review:
The village itself is beautiful but we saw no one there when we visited the location. I would not recommend this place if you have restricted time due to the distance of the location and not much to do here too. To visit this place, it took about 3 hrs including the wait time for the bus. The visit itself only about 30 minutes. Rate 3.5/5
On the way home, we saw lots of military tanks on the way somewhere. During the bus trip, you will see lots of fences between North and South Korea.
We went back to the hotel since my sister want to change her shoes to sandals. We took couples picture at the garden roof of Times Square building. The running man episode 1 and Jekyll, Hyde, and me were filming at this shopping mall and the garden roof.
From the hotel, we went to Myeongdong so I can exchange money at money exchanger. On the way there, we stopped at Seoul Station so that I could reserve the KTX ticket to Busan. Do not forget to walk outside and toward the old Seoul Station.
Direction: Take line 4 (light blue line) from Seoul Station to Myeongdong - 2 stops exit 5,6, or 8
After walked around and change money at Myeongdong, we decided to go back to the hotel and rest for the night since we are still in jet-lag from the flight and did not want to get sick. We ate at the executive lounge at Courtyard hotel.
Continue to Part III: Two weeks Vacation in South Korea - Part III
Fee: 3,000 won (weekday) / 5,000 won (weekend)
Review:
The village itself is beautiful but we saw no one there when we visited the location. I would not recommend this place if you have restricted time due to the distance of the location and not much to do here too. To visit this place, it took about 3 hrs including the wait time for the bus. The visit itself only about 30 minutes. Rate 3.5/5
On the way home, we saw lots of military tanks on the way somewhere. During the bus trip, you will see lots of fences between North and South Korea.
Shinsegae Times Square
We went back to the hotel since my sister want to change her shoes to sandals. We took couples picture at the garden roof of Times Square building. The running man episode 1 and Jekyll, Hyde, and me were filming at this shopping mall and the garden roof.
Seoul Station
From the hotel, we went to Myeongdong so I can exchange money at money exchanger. On the way there, we stopped at Seoul Station so that I could reserve the KTX ticket to Busan. Do not forget to walk outside and toward the old Seoul Station.
Direction: Take line 1 (blue line) a metro to Seoul Station - 6 stops exit 1
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| KTX ticket from Seoul Station to Busan |
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| New Seoul Station |
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| Old Seoul Station |
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| Namsan Tower View from Seoul Station |
Myeongdong-gu -Seoul
Direction: Take line 4 (light blue line) from Seoul Station to Myeongdong - 2 stops exit 5,6, or 8
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| Myeongdong Theater |
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| Tornado Potato |
After walked around and change money at Myeongdong, we decided to go back to the hotel and rest for the night since we are still in jet-lag from the flight and did not want to get sick. We ate at the executive lounge at Courtyard hotel.
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| Free food at the Executive Lounge |
Continue to Part III: Two weeks Vacation in South Korea - Part III
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