Day 1: 1.15.2016
Worked half day and left for NAIA at 3am. It didn't sink in that i was really leaving until i passed by the immigration officer's booth. I wasn't even dressed up for the winter. We travelled 4 hours by plane. Felt giddy seeing snow for the first time in real life on the plane window. We got of the plane and there was fog on my breath :) . *kilig
We stayed at the airport for quite awhile figuring out what to do next. Where to go next. We ate at Burger King, korean style.:)
Finally, we bought our Tmoney for our train rides. We rode the train going to Gongdeok and transfered to the brown lane going to Itaewon- our home for 6 days.
Day 2: 1.16.2016
More snow! We woke up really early to prep for our Jisan trip. Snowboarding day! :) we left the guesthouse a bit too early (like 2 hours from pick-up time) so we have more time to look for our pick-up place. Since it was too early, we had coffee at this cute, eccentric coffeeshop we found across our bus stop.
It's amazing. At exactly 7:45am, the Jisan bus took us as scheduled. Off we went to the skii resort. It's so weird to see airconditioning with heat coming out of it.
The line was pretty long when we got there. It felt reaaaaally cold. I just learned i was wearing the wrong clothing when we got there. Therma shirt on top of a turtleneck shirt and a jacket on top of it (that actually didn't help to keep me warm). I wore 2 layers of trousers which later i learned it wasnt enough. Brrrrrr. Never felt sooooo cooooold! But i embraced it. Loved it. We don't have it in PI.
Queueing
We were clueless how to get back home to Itaewon... It was a real challenge to communicate because of the language barrier. So we just decided to take a cab going back to the nearest train station. Well, the nearest one was an hour and a half away from Icheon. We had no idea. The cab driver didn't knoe english. Just realized the metrotrain was just for Seoul :/ ohwell. Goodbye 78,000 won. The cab driver got frustrated too. He gave us 2000 won for coffee. We took the train and got home safely. It was an adventure :)
Day 3: 1.17.2016
Woke up kind of late but it still felt like early morning. Chilly weather still outside. We had a tour at the Hanok Village (replica) with Mr. Chang. It was a nice tour. Got to know korean architecture and culture.
They have this time capsule around this area. They will open it after a decade, i think. So sentimental. I remeber the "my sassy girl" movie.
Right after the tour, Ria and I hurried our way to go to the other palace to wear the hanbok.
We didn't have a tourguide here beacuse the place was almost closing. With the palace was open. The windows and doors were closed but i love the woodwork. I wish i had the opportunity to stay in a real hanok house (not sure if that's how you call it) hehe.
5pm, we went to Insadong, the the place to be for souvinirs and food and artwork and such. I really enjoyed the strolling. :)
Bought souvinirs for family and friends.
Dinner time, Ria and I ate korean style. :) soooojuuuuu!
Taste was awful but the tipsy was great. Just right.
Day 4: 1.16.2016
Sanmontoonge Cafe was our main destination it's famous because of the the korean drama entitled "Coffee Prince". I remember Gyun-woo. *smile. Ok. So before going to the coffee shop, we went to the
Gyeongbokgung Palace and watched the changing of the guards. Weird that they dont allow selfies. But i got a pic with the guards with fake mustaches. It's funny.
The guard and I. Hehe. I should've taken one home. they're cute. :)
And off we went to famous coffeeshop. While walking in the city, looking for the bus station, i found myself stunned by the view. I mean, it's the city like makati. But cleaner and colder. Waaaay colder. And the people around. How they look when theyre cold. Amazing.
I dunno what this building was but this was taken in front of the palace. The sky is blue an sun shiny but really cold. It's weird.
Hiking up the hill.
The said coffeeshop. Beautiful stone structure.
Scenes from The Coffee Prince Drama
The basement :)
Phew. So i just bombarded the blog with pics of the hike. After Sanmontoongee, we visited the real Hanok village. We had to keep it quiet. Traditional locals there. And of course, for respect.
Then, dinnertime, we ate again at a local restaurant.. A sitdown on the floor diner with loud korean men drinking soju behind me. They were fun to look at. Like those i see in korean films. I felt like i was in a korean film. Only in 3d and without subtitles. Funny to think about it. Haha.
See the shoes. We cant eat with shoes.
Day 5
Myeong-dong day. Hrmmm. Nothing much happened. Just went grocery shopping. We should've done that after going window shopping. Anyway. Highlights were: Mozzarella babyback ribs and the hellokitty Cafe and the visit to the Cathedral. It was a grand structure. Like Hogwarts. Ria was too tired to go out when we arrived the guest house. I needed to go out to find a plastic box for my banana milk... ME TIME! I had the best dinner ever on my stay there. It was like a karindirya. I'd like to save some and take it home for Ria but im not sure about the culture there re taking home food. It might be offensive or something. So i just didnt. 
Only in korea! Banana milk!
Day 6.
Oh well. Time to go home. We went again to Insadong for last minute shopping for pasalubong and then went back to Itaewon to fix our stuff. At 2pm, we headed to the airport. . :( i got teary eyed on the airplane. When will i ever see snow again? Hrmph... Anyway, it was a great trip!
Manila lights.
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