Annyeong Haseyo! Yes i go to Seoul, South Korea

Yes finally!!!

What i can say this is just like a dream for me. I like Seoul, but i am not a fan of their K-POP or etc. I just like some of their songs and their movies. But until now i can't believe i went there and in the great season (autumn) when everything look awesome and really beautiful ._. ...

I went there without any plan and i decided to go there just 2 weeks before, without any tickets, visa, schedule, mentally, etc :p.. So finally i got the visa just 1 days before my flight LoL (but because some reasons i reschedule it to the 'day' next week). Of course i need travel agent to help me do this haha.

A lot of documents i need to provide for the visa (as i remembered the china visa is easier :p) such as : your bank account statement (min : 40 million IDR), working letter from your company, their form, passport, your photos, etc (if you have somebody there it is easier, ask them to make an invitation letter for you and a letter that explain : he/she will pay for your expenses). If you are married woman it will need some documents again such as a letter from your husband to declare he already permit you, and if you are a widow you need your husband death letter. And still a lot of if -_-, if you a married woman without any job so you need a letter from your husband that he will provide the money for your expenses.

I choose Korean Air flight because it is cheaper rather than Garuda/SQ at that time :p, and i didn't choose Air Asia for this time lol, 7 hours in the flight i didn't want suffer ;p.

You can go anywhere in Seoul by Seoul Metro (i used Jihachul - IoS application), it is very easy at least for me and you can see the maps clearyly in every station. And check this website it will help you so much.

And somehow you can find discount voucher (around 5-15%) or etc if you are foreigner in some websites. (just try to google first). Because i like korean food i am not getting problem with it, but maybe some people will not like the foods :p. The people here is nice not all, but not all korean people like KPop as we seen in TV :). Plastics surgery is very common here :-D you will see the brosur or the advertisement :)

This is the place that i went randomly :

Market 

Namdaemun
I went here to buy some stuffs for my colleagues, just challenge your self and try to go every corner and building :). A lot of hiding place or stuff here hahaha just make sure you didn't get lost. Some stuffs are very cheap in the building rather than in outside or main streets.

Myeongdong
I went here to walk around, a lot of famous outlet here, include cosmetic shops, foods, clothings, etc. And you can go to Lotte Department Store and just make sure you go to Lotte Duty Free (the cosmetics shops are cheaper from the outside in Seoul, but it needs your passport and flight numbers/date. And just use your credit cards because it is using USD not WON)

Insadong
 I went here to walk around hahaha, a lot of arts shops, foods. And i tried the most expensive food i ever ate in Seoul (the price around 20.000 WON/person, you must eat minimum two persons).

It is called Korean Foods Set

Dongdaemun 
I got bore here haha, because the shops just sell jacket/blanket for winter, i didn't buy anything - my country just have two seassons. So maybe this is a 'heaven' when summer come. A lot of cool clothes will sell here :p.

Hongik University
I like to walk here a lot of various shops here. 

Zoo 

The place is very cheap for me just 3.000 won and a lot of animals and they maintain it very well. The landscape is daebak!! (cool in korea language) and you must walk far to go this place (but you can ride a car/cable car just don't worry. If you have money you will enjoy the luxury :p)

Seoul Zoo

Around Seoul Zoo

Around Seoul Zoo

Museum and History Place 
All the place is awesome hehe, they maintain their museum and the place so well and luxurious. They appreciate all their history. Such as a wow for me and wow for the place until now haha. Seoul is the best rather than my country or another country i ever went. You can google by yourself which place do you want and the history is very long if i should write it hehe. Because i went a lot of this kinna place :-D.

Around Gyeongbokgung Palace

hmm it should be around namsan :p

time capsule they will open it in next hundred years

what is this? the place for kimchi etc

The kids are playing in traditional village

Hanok Village between buildings

Inside Hanok Village

Around Gyeongbokgung Palace

Around Gyeongbokgung Palace

Nami Island
I buy the ticket in Insadong you can search in google :p or the link above hehe. I went by bus near Insadong (yeah you can go by seoul metro, but i thought it will take your time a lot to change the train and you should take a taxi after the last station). This island full of arts, nice place they make this place as a tourist place and drama place (winter sonata). For the story of this place? just google yaaa :p

Random leaves

Empty Way :p

Is this winter sonata place?

Food Court Area

Park
The place is in hangang river side, you can hire for bicycle hehe and enjoy the moment here.

Yeudo Park - Hangang Riverside

Yeudo Park - Below the bridge

Sunset At Yeudo Park

Mountain
I went to Bukhansan Mountain lol, haha.. I just follow some ahjumma/ahjushi (uncle/auntie in korea language) after i went out from the Seoul Metro station :-D, because we need to go there by bus and walk until tired :p haha. Nice place the tracks already prepared by them. And we can choose the tracks we want :p, the short or long one.

Finally even not in the top :p but i can get the good picture

The Coulours

Tired Legs :p

Random

Nseoul Tower and Teddy Bear Museum
Just go here you will find a lock with love message and the seoul beautifull from the top of namsan :-D

From the top of NSeoul Tower

From the top of NSeoul Tower

Teddy Bear became famous because a korean movie :p

so cute right

a lot of locks with love message

At the end Seoul is daebak! and someday i will go there again for sure.

-danny williams | @dannywongso-

Batam Islands area Industry / Business Area?

Yeaa~..

What is in your mind when you hear or read about Batam? Singapore? Cheap electronic/perfume?

I also think the same, but the reality.. I just felt i don't like Batam :p hehe just because i got problem in transportation :p. You must used taxi to go every where or you can paid for a car for one day. About the perfume or electronic, i didn't buy any of it. Maybe because i didn't have enough time to hunt :p.

The beaches are flat because too much cargo / big ship cross the sea, it means the sea will not clear and beautiful at all. But however the beach have their beauty right :p. Like this beach :)

Trikora Beach near Vietname Shelter | @dannywongso

I also go to vietnamese shelter when they ran from their country because of the war. And did some crazy picture :p haha.. 

Don't do this at home | @dannywongso

Church at Vietname Shelter | @dannywongso

And because as the name Batam Islands, from one island to another island they build a bridge call baronang bridge (they have six bridge). I took a photo in the middle of the road because not too much car crossed this way (i knew no pic mean hoax :p, but whatever haha).

Barelang Bridge 2 | @dannywongso

-danny williams | @dannywongso-

Work Harder and Too Much People at Guang Zhou (China)

Hi Readers,

I still tried to keep writing lol, even sometimes i am so lazy which one i should write first, second, third, etc :p.

Ok back to China Mainland now, actually i like china mainland because it felt like my "planet" haha, everybody looked like me (the small eyes, the skin colours, the height, etc) yeah because it is my race. But not the culture, Indonesia still have good manner in everywhere rather then them.

I went here for almost 4 days and 3 nights, yeah i did something stupid :p. I was wrong calculating the day LOL it should be 2 days and 1 night but because of some reasons, we were there for that time. I went here from Yangchun (another provinse/regions, i will write about this place later) by bus around 4-5 hours and took around 100++ RMB.

Hmm what i can say about this place are too much people here, and the clothes price absolutely cheap in Gongyuanqian (Beijing Road) or Changshou Lu (You can check from the metro maps, and please check your ittenary with chinese words, check this link before - about how to survive in china mainland).

So in here i went to Pearl River by the cruise :-D, it is near Gongyuanqian or Haizhu Square (yeah near means it will make you walk between 15 minutes to 30 minutes lol) around 80 RMB with the food and the tea. The price actually depend on which packet do you want (i just found the cheap one in english words and i didn't wait too long for the schedule). Here some picture from the cruise :

Inside the cruise | @dannywongso

the pearl river cruise | @dannywongso

From the above cruise | @dannywongso

In Pearl River Guangzhuo | @dannywongso

Another side from Pearl River at Guangzhou | @dannywongso

I want go to Panyu Bao Mao Garden and White Cloud Mountain (if i am not wrong) which is very far from the city and it means a big cost. So, i didn't go there. I just went to Yue Xiu Park. That is a big park and i got lost in my wat for one hour to get back my first place :p.

And i went to some museums such as : 

• Sun Yat Sen Memorial - it is near Yue Xiu Park, and the place is so so for me nothing here just like a small concert/for occasion
  

  

  From outside the building | @dannywongso

• King Tomb - it is also near Yue Xiu Park, you can see the tombs inside the hills / building now. How they buried their king with their maids, and concubines. Yeah the king maids, staffs, and concubines also should die if the king passed away. With the king golds, jewelery, etc to show that their king's welfare. Poor them :(. And in here also they show old pillow (the rich hongkong/chinese couple gave their collections to this place) it was very funny too look the pillow haha. They made from clay with variations design and shape for sure. I can't imagine how hard it will be, you can get injury if you are not becarefull  (that is clay = solid and rigid :p)
  

  

  Yes this is a pillow from a clay |  @dannywongso

  
  

  
  

  

  The tombs place | @dannywongso

  

  A pillow looks for their hair?! | @dannywongso

• Chen Clan Academy - i liked this place, actually this place is an old but modern chinese house with the cool design and architect. They renovate this place with very good concept, they made this place for chinese arts (they also sell it too), like sculpture, jade, painting, etc. Of course i didn't buy it, it was very expensive amount for me. I just came, saw and took some pictures here.
  

  

  From outside, check for the architecture | @dannywongso

  

  Sculpture Arts, they showed the steps cool right | @dannywongso

  
  

  

  Some old place in here | @dannywongso

  
  

  

  This is not painting, but sewing | @dannywongso

  
  

  

  Bronze Sculpture | @dannywongso

  
  

  

  Mini Arts| @dannywongso

  
  

  

  Look the magnify | @dannywongso

  
  

  

  Gulp what is this :p | @dannywongso

Some picture from the museums :) :

-danny williams | @dannywongso-