this is our 3rd family trip and i must say we are getting better at handling the boys ourselves.
or perhaps, its just a case of them being older and easier to manage. :D
it has been a tiring but satisfying trip. with lots of walking and eating involved.
i must say im proud of yz being able to keep up with all the walking!
and of cos, im the happiest among the lot!
being able to eat all the korean food which i love and shop till i drop (almost literally..).
our next trip will have to wait till end of the year so we were glad that this has been a good trip for us.
we took the night flight last wednesday and both boys fell asleep almost immediately after take-off.
as usual, i only managed to take winks here and there though the flight there was pretty smooth for my standard.
we touched down at incheon airport at around half-past 7am feeling chirpy.
left: bubble milk tea and strawberry cheesecake @ A Twosome place - coffee place that can be found all over seoul
right: @ incheon airport train station - about to take airport train to seoul station
taking things slow & easy, we settled for a light snack after collecting our luggage.
there is a cafe - A Twosome place - near the airport train station so we took a quick bite.
the bubble tea pearls aint as sweet as those like gongcha but the chewy texture is good and the milk tea is *slurp*!
to get to seoul, we opted for the airport train which takes around 45mins to reach seoul station.
the other option will be taxi which takes around the same time but much more expensive.
decided to do the 平民 way for our transit into city for the boys to take train, our luggage being "light" = 1 luggage + 1 stroller and also its much cheaper - ~ $15+ for whole family vs $50+ via cab. ha.
for the transit back from city to airport, it was definitely taxi for us with all the "extra" luggage. hehe.
lotteria is surprisingly delicious.
can you spot the sleeping child in the background?
we reached seoul main station and of cos we had to change the subway to get to our hotel.
YR has fell asleep again by now given the 6 hours sleep time on flight is not enough for him.
and by now, the husband started to think that not taking taxi seems to be a bad idea. wahahaha.
but there is always silver lining if you bother to look hard enough.
to take a "break" before continuing our journey, we settled at lotteria for another quick bite. :P
lotteria is pretty similar to macdonalds. i find their buns pretty soft and burgers yummier.
but maybe, its just the taste buds reacting favorably to new stuff. *nom nom*
luckily our stop myeong dong is only 2 stops away so we reached in 10mins time!
and our hotel - Nine Tree - is right next to the station exit and in the heart of myeong dong!
it was a superb choice - location wise!
and of cos it was not time to check-in yet, so we deposited our luggage and moved out for our first itinerary stop : Namsangol hanok village!
pancake break @ Cafe Need
but of cos, us being us, we were lured by a cafe with nice interior decor on our way (namsangol is around 15mins walking distance from our hotel).
we decided to take 10 for another tea break - pancake!
finally, we reached namsangol shortly.
this hanok village gives a good overview of the houses of different classes in the olden times.
as usual, hubbi was not very impressed with the place and the older boy took his turn to nap during this time...
so YR and me spent more of the time exploring the place by ourselves. haha.
the little one acting like he enjoyed himself too..
after namsangol, time to go for a late lunch before checking into our hotel at 2pm.
there were many eating houses which serves grilled meat on the street just behind our hotel.
were spoilt for choices before settling on a place which look decent enough.
YR very happy with the pork belly apparantly.
we ordered pork belly, beef bulgogi & kimchi stew (im the only one eating this as none of them can take spicy food...zzz).
the beef bulgogi stew was very delicious with the enoki mushroom and 冬粉 soaking up the goodness of the beef and super yummy on their own!
we finally checked in at 2+pm. it was good to be able to take a hot shower finally!
the room was spacious enough for us - really not too bad for its location and price...
we lazed around in the room for an hour plus before deciding to move our ass to the next stop:
N seoul tower!
to be continued....
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