Annyeong ya my dearest Incheon airport~! Long time no see...
Finally arrived after 4 hours transit in Shanghai. So, half of the day
was already over. We quickly bought AREX tickets and took the train to Seoul.
We stayed at K-Grand Hotel near to Seoul Station as the next day
early in the morning we need to take train to Changwon.
The building was old, but hotel itself was clean though the room
was a bit small. Nice city view, Seoul Square and Namsan Tower.
It was sad because we litterally just strolled about 10-15 minutes.
Keep calm and May The Force Be With You!
Food Empire Premium Food Court at IFC Mall.
KBS Building
was already over. We quickly bought AREX tickets and took the train to Seoul.
early in the morning we need to take train to Changwon.
was a bit small. Nice city view, Seoul Square and Namsan Tower.
It was drizziling when we arrived in Seoul, thought that it would have stopped. However it continued throughout the whole day. Forgot to put umbrella in my luggage, and only left with one disposable raincoat. Since I have a Poncho, let my hubby to use the raincoat because he gets sick easily.
We saw 7-Eleven Store near the park, but the umbreallas were all sold out!!!
Yeouido Park (여의도공원) is a must-visit place in Seoul. You can witness beautiful cherry flowers in bloom in Spring or walking under the canopy of colourful foliage during Autumn.
This was my first time seeing cherry blossom (벚꽃 = Beotkkot) in Korea, though I saw Sakura in Osaka and Kyoto but I think they're different species or hybrids. Anyway, they're all lovely~!
Retreated and run to IFC Mall because it started showering heavier and it was freezing cold! Unfortunately, we didn't manage to go to Yunjunro Street to walk under the lovely canopy of 1,886 Korean cherry trees.
Cherry Blossom Festival was started 3 days ago (5 - 13 April) but the rain just poured at the wrong time! As you can see from the video, only few people and only 2 or 3 street vendors seen. Maybe the day before were busier because Bamdokkaebi Night Market happening on Fridays and Saturdays from March to October.
Anyway, it's a sweet memories when walking passing this park because I came here with VIP Tour members in November 2015, and we walked to KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) Building from IFC Mall.
We couldn't find a store selling umbrella at IFC Mall, maybe they used all
to decorate the mall! Shall we steal these transparent umbrellas with
beautiful cherry blossom prints and walk back to the park?
Late lunch because cherry blossoms were more important than anything else!
My hubby likes "Daddy Zone" concept where Daddies and kids
can rest or reading books instead of following Mummies for endless shopping.
Finally my suffering ended~!
Earlier, we went to Lotte Outlets Seoul station to buy a pair of shoes because this boots and another pair of sport shoes almost killed my feet! Maybe they feet suddenly grew of longer or swollen because water retention during long flight that the shoes were so tight and it was painful to walk.
Actually, I told the staff that I wanted to wear the new shoes, but he told me that it was raining outside and it'll get wet. I said it's ok but he looked so concerned on the shoes. So ended up I still wore the boots out from the store and found this seat and quickly changed it before going to Seokchon Lake.
Yeouido Park (여의도공원)
Address: 120, Yeouigongwon-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
서울특별시 영등포구 여의공원로 120 (여의도동)
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