Danny Williams's Blog: 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

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

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.