Korea Day 5: Hongdae, Ewha Women’s Uni, Namsangol Hanok Village
We probably covered the most for today compared to the other days. This day was the day that we got so lost and it was also the coldest day out of the 10 days that we were here. Lost and cold? Not the best thing ever.
We had an additional buddy, Arthur, traveling with us and our first stop was Hongdae. We wanted to check out the first coffee prince cafe and it was our first lost route as well. We asked nearly 4 person before we finally found the cafe using Arthur’s phone + wifi. Great job! Sad thing was we were chased out of the cafe as soon as we stepped in because it was full. The waiter was rude to us and I was pissed. If I knew Korean, he would have been dead. I’m not nice to mean people. Did I mentioned that we asked 2 female students for help too? The attitude from them when Elaine asked was like annoyed but as soon as Arthur opened his mouth to ask, my gawd… Their expression changed from super annoyed to beaming with joy. I’m was utterly speechless at that moment. Korean girls are suckers for western guys, that’s all I can say. Well, the two girls didn’t help much because I knew they were bringing us to Starbucks instead of coffee prince cafe.
So we left Hongdae and headed to Ewha Women’s University for my flea market shopping. I was expecting more on the floor kind and artist showcasing their own styles. It wasn’t for Ewha and I was a little disappointed. We didn’t shop much as we had a guy with us. I admit I only do shopping with mainly females and it’s the same for Elaine too. haha! So we had a plan changed to head to Namsangol Hanok Village instead.
We got lost again while looking for the village and ended up walking one big round to find the village. Well, it was a good thing we found it without a lot of difficulty, just loads of walking up hills. I love the scenary and I love this naan looking cinnamon filled bread. Good thing I have somebody who likes it as well. haha! Else, I’ll really be eating it alone.
Anyways, after the walking around the Hanok village and taking loads of pretty pictures… I’m finally going to Junsu’s papa pizza shop! Needless to say that we got so lost here as well. We had to ask the policemen for help and he was really helpful. He ran back to get his car and drove down to where we were, pulled out his map and showed us how to get there. I was really touched by how helpful he was. Such helpfulness is really rare. The pizza was surprisingly good I have to say. Unlike Singapore’s Pizza hut, this one was so yummy and satisfying.
After a good dinner, we wanted to check out this pub called “Once in a blue moon”. It was suppose to be nearby Micky’s Time out gelato shop as well. Good thing we gave up half way quickly when we couldn’t find it because when I look for it up in the internet, it’s almost an hour walk from the station. Managed to find Micky’s Gelato Time-Out and yay! We finally didn’t get so lost. Micky has loads of Aunties fans, or rather he attracts Aunties more than teenagers. haha! Arthur was the only male in the whole shop and as usual, the Korean girls at the counter was gaga-ing over him. lol. I’m not sure if I’m used to it by now. Well, he does like the attention after all. We were all poop-ed by the end of the day. It was a long day after all but we had fun.
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