Friday, October 20, 2006

 

Seoul searching








After passing the typhoon in Pusan, we went out day-tripping.
As you can tell, Morgan was trying to impress the Korean girls with his a-ri-rang on board.




Looking for Mr Popalopados and a gentle walk along bumpy hills and vales.



The next day, we travelled to Seoul via tube and train. Compared to the British rail, the KTX is definitely value for money - it is very clean, comfortable and efficient. Morgan can prove the case to you .......


The Metro in Seoul is clean and rather well-organised - although most of the Metro stops are in Korean, they are also well-numbered to facilitate tourists on getting around to and from their destinations. The rather painful thing is there are many many steps that we had to climb up and down with our luggages before getting to most exits and it seems like lifts do not exist within the stations. Perhaps they did but we did not know where to find them!

The Hyundai hotel that we stayed in Seoul is brilliant! It is similiar to living in a service apartment, complete with washing machine, dryer, kitchenette, plus some hi-tech value-addedness such as a CCTV-controlled door, broadband and cable telly of about 200 channels of Korean soap and various programmes.











Some toilet bowls even come with auto-flushing-&-drying facilities ( I like!). Check this out



Though it costs abit - about £50 of stay per night - but it's definitely worth it, with the friendly English-speaking reception staff and room service you'll find in the hotel.

Shopping is great fun that night with Daddy in Insa-don - a popular cultural tourist spot to buy some souvenoirs and gifts. Then it's eating, drinking and late-night shopping in Dong-dae-mun! I must say the late-night shopping in Seoul is quite mad. The shops shut as late as 2 in the morning but I still prefer Thailand's night bazaars. The variety and style of clothes, bags and shoes is comparable or even better than the Great Singapore Sale. The quality is mostly home brands and are quite definitely better than made-in-HK/China ones though prices are not cheap at all.



What a life for this baby 'ay!
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