Saturday, May 26, 2007
It's a weekend here in Seoul and it seems that almost everyone is out and about in town. The subways were full but not packed. The streets were bustling with all the people checking out stores and shops.
Peter and I went to find the place to get the Seoul City Pass, first went to the main Seoul Station only to find out we needed to go to the Seoul City Bus tour counter in Gwanghwamun. Got the 2-day unlimited city bus tour which includes 20-rides for the bus or subway.
We decided to just take the Downtown tour since we were already there. The card pass is so convenient because even if you put the card in your wallet or bag and contact it on the T-Money thingy it can be scanned. The tour took us through all of downtown, we stopped in just a few of the interesting places like Yongsen (where you can buy cheap electronic stuff), Itaewon (tourist and foreign friendly place due to the military base and residence nearby), and the Nam Sam Tower (great view of the city).
We took our time visiting these various places and just caught the next bus when we're done. We decided to take the night tour also and it was such a wonderful and worthwhile experience. This route took us south of the city passing through half a dozen bridges along the Hangang river. We also stopped by the Nam Sam Tower (again!) for only 20 minutes BUT it was truly the most wonderful experience here in Seoul so far. People, local and tourist alike, were there enjoying the specatular view of the city and of the Tower. For us the city tours were the best of all the countries we've visited in the past. (Well we haven't tried the one in Paris - it might prove to be something awesome too!)
Tonight we had street food dinner - "sundae" (Korean spicy sausage), fried sweet potato sticks (like french fries) and for dessert we had an ice cream and saw Red Mango where we had fruit yogurt ice cream. YUM!
It was a wonderful and interesting day. We surely enjoyed our day. It wasn't stressful at all but rather it was a very enjoyable sightseeing day!
It's a weekend here in Seoul and it seems that almost everyone is out and about in town. The subways were full but not packed. The streets were bustling with all the people checking out stores and shops.
Peter and I went to find the place to get the Seoul City Pass, first went to the main Seoul Station only to find out we needed to go to the Seoul City Bus tour counter in Gwanghwamun. Got the 2-day unlimited city bus tour which includes 20-rides for the bus or subway.
We decided to just take the Downtown tour since we were already there. The card pass is so convenient because even if you put the card in your wallet or bag and contact it on the T-Money thingy it can be scanned. The tour took us through all of downtown, we stopped in just a few of the interesting places like Yongsen (where you can buy cheap electronic stuff), Itaewon (tourist and foreign friendly place due to the military base and residence nearby), and the Nam Sam Tower (great view of the city).
We took our time visiting these various places and just caught the next bus when we're done. We decided to take the night tour also and it was such a wonderful and worthwhile experience. This route took us south of the city passing through half a dozen bridges along the Hangang river. We also stopped by the Nam Sam Tower (again!) for only 20 minutes BUT it was truly the most wonderful experience here in Seoul so far. People, local and tourist alike, were there enjoying the specatular view of the city and of the Tower. For us the city tours were the best of all the countries we've visited in the past. (Well we haven't tried the one in Paris - it might prove to be something awesome too!)
Tonight we had street food dinner - "sundae" (Korean spicy sausage), fried sweet potato sticks (like french fries) and for dessert we had an ice cream and saw Red Mango where we had fruit yogurt ice cream. YUM!
It was a wonderful and interesting day. We surely enjoyed our day. It wasn't stressful at all but rather it was a very enjoyable sightseeing day!
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