Seoul Searching - Day Three (May 7, 2012)

To try something new, we skipped Paris Baguette and took our breakfast in Caffe Bene. It was like Starbucks. We ordered different kinds of waffle and drinks. It was quite nice but we still loved Paris Baguette better.

We are then off to Nami island! It is VERY long travel to the most famous island in Seoul. We rode the MTR until the end of the line then rode another train going to Nami Island. The travel to the island is around 2 hours I think.

That is why upon arrival to the island, we took our lunch in a nearby restaurant called, "The most famous grilled chicken." We ordered their best seller and a good authentic korean food. It was so spicy so we need a drink and ordered Soju.

So it was late afternoon when we arrived at the main entrance of Nami Island. Fee is around Php800 only. We then hopped in the boat that looked like a submarine to transfer us to the main island itself for around 15 minutes. We enjoyed the view and the atmosphere. Super relaxing experience.

The island is huge. We looked in the map and there are options of riding a golf cart or bicycle but we decided to walk.  We just look around and enjoyed the beauty of nature.

 

After walking for like an hour, we felt tired and just rested in a bench and ate some take out breads by Patrick and some banana he bought. When we arrived in these tall trees scene, there is actually a prenup happening so we can't really take a good picture.

We also dropped by the famous "Winter Sonata First Kiss" location. But since it is Spring already, we can't really experience the romantic feeling as many says.

 

Anyway, it was just like that. For me, Nami Island is a good place to relax and good place to spend especially for couples because it is such a quiet and peaceful place.

Since we are going to Myeongdong, we left Nami Island at around 4pm. Our travel back was the worst as we are standing in the train for like an hour. Maybe it was the reason that we really got tired so much at the end of the day.

Arriving at Myeongdong, we are craving for a good street food. So we ate whatever we saw first. I really liked the sausage covered with potatoes.

Then we are thinking of a good place to eat dinner. Sadly, we can't find one around because restaurants in Myeongdong are usually fast food and we like to try authentic Korean instead. It took us so long that it is around 9PM when we found a good place at the end of the shopping area.

Since Myeongdong closes around 10PM, the shops are closed when we got back. So we decided to just go back to the hotel and try to come back and buy the things we need the following day. We are definitely coming back because we found bags we want to buy.

We are all so tired, I even cried in the train going back to the hotel. It is the most tiring day of my Korea Trip (or ever in my life). I can't explain the feeling. My legs hurt and my mood is grumpy already.

Ohwell, Nami Island is a must see so I guess all the long travel stress was worth it.