Trip Jeju-Seoul Day 6: Namsan Seoul Tower

Day 6 bermula dgn aktiviti sopping oleh kaum wanita, manakala hubby dgn sportingnya tunggu di apartment dgn kanak2. Mmg malas nak angkut bebudak tu masuk beli kain...sure depa kebosanan nanti. Disebabkan malas nk jalan menapak ke subway, aku, umi dan unda naik cab ke Dongdaemun Market (tambang 5.3k won). Hujan renyai2 plak pagi tu, so perjalanan kami agak slow dan terbatas. Kami beli kain Korean satin yg takdelah mahal sgt, dan kain chiffon utk buat shawl (tapi sampai skarang tak hantar2 ke tailor lagik!!). Dongdaemun mkt ni sgtla besar, ada beberapa tingkat (tak igt) dan menjual pelbagai jenis benda dari peralatan dapur, cadar, comforter, souvenir, kain, etc. Memang besar giler, cuma floor yg jual kain agak mengecewakan sbb byk seller yg cuma tunjukkan sample2 kain yg sudah dipotong (exactly mcm kat Guangzhou), bukan kain yg dlm gelung2 kayu tuh. Depa buat begitu maybe sebab space kedai yg limited, dan satu lagi sebab kain2 yg byk tu depa simpan kat tpt lain (stor/warehouse). Oh kain lace pon tak byk choice, baikla soping lace kat Bandung or KL jer hehe.

Dari Dongdaemun, kami naik cab pegi ke Gwanjang Market sbb org kata kat sini byk jual kain cotton. Tpt ni mcm style ala2 Pengkalan Kubur or Rantau Panjang, Kelantan...bukan dlm bangunan bertingkat2 mcm Dongdaemun tadi tuh. Kain cotton mmg byk, semua dah siap potong 4mtr dan disusun bertingkat2...again mmg susah nak jumpa kain yg belum dipotong dalam gelung2 kayu. Kebanyakan kain cotton dijual pd harga 10k won sepasang...ada yg cun, ada yg biasa2 jer. Selain cotton, ada juga dijual hanbok, apron, brg2 souvenir, craft, etc. Hampir setengah hari jugakla spent masa dekat both market, then terus tahan cab blk ke hotel...kesian bila mengenangkan si abah dan bebudak yg tunggu kami di hotel..sure depa kebosanan :p

Lunch hari tu, kami ke Muree Restaurant di Itaewon, kemudian pergi ke Seoul Mosque dan War Museum. Ni saya akan ceritakan dlm entry yg lain. Dari War Museum, kami ke Namsan Seoul Tower...hari mmg dah agak lewat...rasanya kami sampai di Namsan dlm 6pm++..memang dah hampir gelap.

Entry fee Namsan Tower:

Adult 8.5k won, kids 5.5k won

Sempat jugak beli fridge magnet kat Namsan Tower..price agak murah jugak. 4pcs/pack baru 3k won. Sementara nak tunggu malam (konon nk tgk view waktu siang dan malam dr atas tower) kami pekena churros, coffee dan bun kat cafe atas tuh. Harga mmg cekik darah lah kan hehe. Churros 3pcs = 9k won yer!

bersedia panjat Namsan

kami x beli pon love padlock nih..mahal okey

five of us...tapi rupanya dah berenam time nih :p

wajah2 kesayangan mama :)

hari baru lepas stop hujan, so cuaca tersangatla sejuk dan windy. Dinasihatkan bwk jaket especially kalo dtg waktu malam

Namsan Tower pada waktu malam..sejuk ke tulang hitam rasa!

Trip Jeju-Seoul Day 5 : Namsangol Hanok Village

Baru lepas teman kids mandi pool..berendam sampai sejam setengah..naik mengantuk dibuatnya! Oh before that kami pegi gym kejap. Mama naik treadmill for few minutes je dah naik semput...lama dah tak exercise, otot2 sumer rasa lenguh haishhh

Ok jom sambung citer Seoul. Hari ke-5 kami decide utk pergi ke Namsangol Hanok Village. Naik subway..dan perlu jln mendaki bukit utk sampai ke entrance village nih. Sedikit explanation tentang hanok village taken from wikipedia as below:

Namsangol Hanok Village, also known as "A Village of Traditional Houses in the Namsan Valley", is a Korean village located in the area of Pil-dongneighborhood in Jung-gu, a central district of Seoul, South Korea where hanok (한옥) or Korean traditional houses have been restored to preserve the original atmosphere of the area. This village has five restored traditional Korean houses and a pavilion, a pond and a time capsule, which make it a perfect spot to take a walk. 

Directions

Subway  Chungmuro Station (Seoul Subway Line 3 & 4), Exit 4. Walk along Hanongmaeul-gil st. for 5 minutes. Admission Fees Free Closed Every Tuesday (However, if Tuesday is a holiday, the next day is closed.)

Ada satu lagi hanok village yg glamer di Seoul iaitu Buckhon Hanok Village. Yang ni mmg live village, maknanya mmg org2 masih tinggal di kawasan ini, kiranya bukan lah tempat khas utk melawat. Kalau nak dtg sini, make sure tak boleh bising2..nnt kena komplen dek tuan rumah yg duduk di kawasan tersebut :p Kat sini jugak korang boleh melawat Sanggojae, rumah yg digunakan utk shooting drama 'Personal Taste'...tapi kami tak pegi ke sini sbb tahu byk kena mendaki..kawasan dia agak hilly, sure penat hihi

 Replika King Sejong yg terletak di Gwanghamun Square

yang tengah tu Afif, anak bujang si Aini

 OK dah sampai. Hujan renyai2 masa kami berjalan utk sampai ke sini...so perjalanan agak perlahan

 pintu gerbang ke hanok village

rupa dlm hanok...area living hall tak silap

 Seoul Tower from afar

 tempayan2 yg digunakan utk menyimpan sayuran tradisional org Korea i.e. kimchi

 antara tradisional hanok houses yg dibina semula..utk memberi gambaran tentang kehidupan org Korea pd zaman dahulu

 ok serius dah lupa ni ape

 pintu yg memisahkan antara sebuah rumah hanok dgn yg lain

Kami stuck di sini for few minutes sbb hujan turun makin lebat pagi tuh. Nek umi dan bebudak semua tak masuk dlm kawasan traditional houses nih. Semua pakat tunggu je dekat pondok berdekatan entrance village ni. 

Trip Jeju-Seoul Day 4: Hello Seoul! Gyeongbukgung Palace

Before check out, umi prepare nasi goreng utk kami mkn di airport. Rasanya keluar dari Jeju Feel House around 5.30am, dan kami drop umi dan kekanak di airport sebelum pergi semula ke KT Kumho Office utk proses pemulangan kereta bersama2 dgn Aini, Alya dan Bull. Agak dramatik kali ni sebab masing2 cuak bila officer kereta tu buat car inspection. Al maklum lah keta kami dan Aini dah penah accident, mmg berdoa bebyk mamat keta sewa tu tak perasan calar dan side mirror yg dah bergoyang ala2 nak jatuh tu. After few minutes, proses pemulangan kereta kami berjln lancar. Officer tu check device dia, then angguk2...then ckp ok pass. So aku ngn hubby menarik nafas lega. Bila sampai turn Bull pun ok, takde masalah. Sampai turn kereta Aini...jeng jeng jeng...ada saman ok!! Adoi rupanya driver bas yg Alya langgar tu buat report polis. So officer tu call polis suruh dtg kat ofis Kumho. Dah satu hal kami kena tunggu polis sampai. Bila polis sampai, Alya terpaksa rekod statement dia secara bertulis. Memula dia soh tulis dlm bhs Korea...adeh pekehal nk tulis dlm Korea mane la kitorang reti kannn...last skali pas negotiate ALya tulis dlm English. Mamat polis tu bley plak memain nk sumbat Alya dlm jail...mcm nk nangis dah budak tuh hehe. Last skali pas setel tulis, polis tu release Alya...alhamdulillah kami amik full insurance..if not rasanya mmg Alya dah kena byr saman and damage yg berlaku kat kereta sewa tuh..syukur syukur!

Then kami terus pegi ke airport dgn menaiki shuttle bus free yg Kumho provide. Agak rushing jugak sbb flight ke Gimpo Airport pukul 8.10am...mujur sampai tak lewat sgt...ahli rombongan lain yg tgh tunggu di airport mmg dah pelik kenapa kami stuck lama sgt dekat ofis keta sewa :p Syukur Allah permudahkan...kalo Alya kena tahan kat Jeju tadi, tak tahula ape plan Aini hoho

Flight ke Gimpo mkn masa dlm sejam je. Pukul 9.15am kami dah sampai di Gimpo Airport. Memandangkan pukul 12noon baru owner kasi check in, kami lepak2 dulu kat airport, breakfast, etc before naik subway utk terus ke apartment. Dalam tgh lepak2 tuh, tiba2 hubby wat gempak...ckp sampul duit dia hilang!! Aduhai mmg panik giler la kitorang kan..dahla duit mmg aku dah pass half kat dia! Dia ckp maybe jatuh dlm flight masa seluk poket utk kuarkan hp. So ape lagi, terusla kami berdua pegi departure hall dan approach kaunter Eastarjet tuh buat report. Minah kat kaunter tu suruh kami tunggu setengah jam. Masa menunggu tu tuhan je tahu perasaan kami. Dlm sampul tu ada duit won, usd, credit card, ic, lesen, etc. Isk mmg kalo hilang konfem nangis tak berlagu dan spoil mood betul. Tunggu punya tunggu akhirnya minah kaunter tu ckp somebody found ur items. Kami masa tu ya Allah punyerlah lega bila dengar....then sabar la menunggu sampai staff Eastarjet tu dtg dan pulangkan brg kami. Syukur mmg semua ada, sikit pon tak luak. Baiknya hati org Korea...sgt jujur ok!! Sayang Koreans!!!

Bila hati dah tenang, kami semua pun bergeraklah amik subway Line 5 direct to Gwanghwamun Subway Station. Sangat senang tak payah transit. Apartment kami terletak di Jongno-gu, Seoul. Bila sampai, kami takleh check in lagi sebab penyewa sebelumnya lambat check out, so owner kami (Skye) masih dlm proses mengemas apartment kami. Semah berjaya check in, cuma aku dan Aini jela masih pending sebab both of us sewa dgn Skye. Kami letak je dulu luggage dekat Skye, dan terus jln kaki pegi ke Gyeongbukgung Palace. Rasanya jln dlm 10min kot dah sampai kat palace tuh. Oh by the way Skye ada kasi 1 hp and egg wifi yg portable, means boleh di bawa ke mana2 utk wifi connectivity, mmg sgt canggih and best! So senang la kami bole communicate sesama ahli jemaah yg lain :)

Kami sampai di palace just in time utk upacara 'guard changing ceremony' yg berlangsung dari jam 10am-3pm (every 1 hour interval). Dekat Seoul ada byk giler palace (5 kot kesemuanya), tapi kami cuma pilih utk masuk ke 1 palace je. Gyeongbukgung ni adalah the 'grandest' and most beautiful palace amongst all, sebab tu pilih masuk sini hehe. Lepas tu entrance tix palace ni boleh cover National Palace Museum and National Folk Museum yg terletak berdekatan dgn palace ni jugak...kiranya bayar 1 tix cover 3 tpt sekaligus :)

Info about Gyeongbukgung Palace:
Tuesday closed. Open 9am-630pm
Adults (ages 19-64): 3,000 won / Group (over 10): 2,400 won
Children (ages 7-18): 1,500 won / Group (over 10): 1,200 won 

Depan ofis KT Kumho

Akhirnya bersatu dgn ahli rombongan yg lain selepas peristiwa cuak di ofis Kumho tadi hikss

guard changing ceremony...rasanya pukul 1pm kot time ni panas giler!

entrance Gyeongbukgung Palace

dlm istana

sekitar kawasan istana

Kids hepi sgt dpt kutip and tiup bunga dandelion!!!



ada Children Museum rupanya dlm kawasan istana nih...adoi mmg besar dan luas sgt!



dlm National Palace Museum kot

Penat Pruzz sengih, mamat tu tetap kontrol macho and masam haha

Trip Jeju-Seoul Day 3: Part 3 – Sangumburi Crater

Our final destination for that day, which wraps up our whole trip in Jeju is Sangumburi Crater. A little bit explanation about this place taken from the Visit Korea website as below:

Sangumburi (산굼부리) is a crater with a circumference of over 2 km, and has been designated as a Natural Monument. It is located on the south east side of Jeju-si, and is a flat crater, about 650 meters wide, 100 meters deep, and 2,070 meters in circumference. If you look at the crater from above up, it looks like a man-made circular stadium. There is a variety of plant-life in the crater. On the north side, Nandaeseong vegetation such as red-thorn trees, and magnolia trees grow, along with the rare winter strawberries. On the south side of the crater, Ondaerim vegetation such as evergreens, maples, and mountain strawberry trees cover the area. Because so many different kinds of trees and plants grow in such a limited space, it attracts the attention of researchers as well.

We arrived there quite late and almost near its closing time, but regret not, the whole experience was just awesome. It was pretty easy to climb the crater, not too steep and tiring as compared to Ilchubong. Mind you the track is not suitable for stroller, so its either you force ur kids to climb the crater or have them carried on your back hehe. The view was stunning from the top, I bet professional photographers would be able to appreciate more as they take pictures surrounding this area with their DLSRs. I think we spent almost 1 hour here, before heading back to our hotel to rest and do the packing as we’re leaving for Seoul very early in the next morning.

Tix price for adult: 6000 won, kids 3000 won