26th September 2023
Today is Nami Island + Petite France day. We've got a tour bus as that was easier + cheaper than going on our own. Woke up early & arrived at the location 8.30am (we need to arrived at least 10 minutes before 9) as buses here are sharp on time. And know what? Who got the stomachache at 8.49am? Me. And not having the bidet system like in Malaysia certainly didn't help speed up the process. So yeah I was lagging the group behind at 9.01am. Ahh. I feel so bad. Especially for my friend. But Alhamdulillah at least my stomach was okay on the bus.
We went to Petite France first. Though Petite France is famous actually it's connected to Italian Village (which I love more). I toured the whole place in a rush. Italian Village was on top so that's the first then Petite France. Italian Village had this whole Pinocchio then Da Vincci exhibition hall. Which 1 hour each to tour the whole place is not enough. Petite France landscape is also interesting (takes a shorter time to tour). Didn't know that I would love to tour this place (it wasn't on my list but yeah I loved it more than my friend. Haha.) We had to get on the bus by 12.30pm, so I thought it's good to get 12.25pm, 5 minutes before. Guess whose the last person to get on? Me. At 12.26pm. Argghh. Whyyy. Why everyone got on so early? Come on there's load to explore.
Time to go. Cont Nami island later.
Cont writing on Saturday morning, when I had to rush for volunteer. Geez.
So we arrived Nami island in around 40 minutes I think. I didn't know the region was famous for Dakgalbi and there were halal meat options (by booking) on the platform before getting on the island. Maybe next time. There were 3 options getting on, boat, speed boat & zipline (I think that is what's is called). The boat is 5 minutes journey but the interval is 30 minutes. So we got right on then, to Asian Restaurant for halal eateries. Got bulgogi and it was so so. Side dishes, water you can take it you self. It's kind self serving. You order & pickup yourself. The prayer room is behind the restaurant and so nice. They even have the toilets with external bidets. There's so many things to see at Nami island. The gorgeous pine tress, winter sonata, animals running around, the gardens, library. They even have a hotel there. Ahaha. We had 2 plus hours to explore and even we didn't cover everything.
We arrived back at 6.40 ish, and headed to our hotel before heading back to Myeondong. It was aliveee at night. We did a bit of shopping at the underground shoplots at the subway station area (souvenirs are cheaper at Namdaemun. Just we were worried it might be closed so just be safe than sorry. Visited Olive Young, it was nicee. You get 10% immediate tax refund for total 30k won above. Just bring your passport. My friend stop by for some steamed guguma (it looked so delicious). Walked until the Myeondong theater (love the design) and bought some halal nuts. The big 180g ones are 5.9k, the small 30g ones where 30g. You can get a mix pack of 10 for 12k won I think.
So that's a wrap for Day 2.
Note: It was raining lightly but constant throughout the day. Lucky we bought our umbrellas & poncho. I ended giving up my umbrella to a Sabahan couple with their baby.
3 more days to go,
TGiaH
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