Travelling to Seoul - Part 1

 I'm all ready to set off to Seoul for my friend's wedding which is held on 20th July 2013 but We'll be there from 17th July 2013 to 25th July 2013 and that's my very first time visiting Seoul.

I can't explain in words how exciting i am. *jumping up and down* :)

For our air ticket via AirAsia is about SGD$ 1030 in total including an additional Checked Baggage of 15Kgs.

Without further delay....

I present to you South Korea, Seoul :)

We've landed at the Incheon International Airport on 18th July 2013!

For travelling from the Airport to Seoul, you have 3 options.

Either you take......

1)  A’REX Airport express train. 

Estimated travelling time around 43 minutes for Express Train and 53 minutes for Commute Train. Please click this link for more details for the airport express train. http://www.airport.kr/iiacms/pageWork.iia?_scode=C1203020000

2) Airport buses ranges from Standard Limousine Bus to Deluxe Limousine Bus.

Please click this link for more details for the airport buses. http://www.airport.kr/airport/traffic/bus/busList.iia?flag=E&fake=1189392191325

3) Taxis ranges from Standard, Deluxe, Jumbo & Int'l Taxi.

Here's the basic taxi fee. Please click this link for more details for the taxis. http://www.airport.kr/iiacms/pageWork.iia?_scode=C1203030000

Section	Basic Fee	Platform Number	Remarks
Standard Taxi	3,000 KRW (Incheon)	7C	24:00 ~ 04:00 additional 20% late night premium.100 KRW discount when paid through a Travel Card.
	3,000 KRW (Gyeonggi) 3,000 KRW (Gwang Myeong)	6D	24:00 ~ 04:00 additional 20% late night premium.
	3,000 KRW (Seoul)	6C	24:00 ~ 04:00 additional 20% late night premium.Receipt issue and Translation is a basic service provided.
Deluxe Taxi	5,000 KRW	8C	Receipt issue and Translation is a basic service provided.No late night premium feeCredit cards welcome.
Jumbo Taxi (Up to 9 people)	5,000 KRW	5C
Int'l Taxi	Flat fare by three zones in Seoul only	4D	For foreign nationalities

So i traveled to Seoul via a Jumbo Taxi as i'm travelling together with the bride, the groom and the groom's family members.

Fyi, the hotels that we stayed in this trip is paid by the bride & groom so basically we only pay for our air ticket and the stuffs that we bought in Seoul.  :)

The hotel we stayed in from 18th July 2013-21st July 2013 is The Plaza which is a 6 star hotel.

Here's the website of the hotel if you guys are interested. :) http://www.hoteltheplaza.com

Upon arriving at the lobby of the hotel... I'm amazed by what's directly opposite the hotel.

It's Seoul City Hall. So beautiful! :)

Here's a little history for you guys. Seoul City Hall is a governmental building for the Seoul Metropolitan Government in South Korea, in charge of the administrative affairs of Seoul. It is located in Taepyeongno, Jung-gu, the heart of Seoul. It's located next to City Hall Station (Seoul) on Seoul Subway Line 1. In front of the city hall is old city hall building, now Seoul Metropolitan Library, and Seoul Plaza.

So now let's continue. We reached the hotel pretty early so we can't check-in yet.

So we decided to meet up with the bride side of the family for lunch first at a really beautiful restaurant.

Greeted the bride's parents and siblings in Korean :) They were all really nice and kind.

We've tried chatting with the bride's siblings in English. The whole lunch is a lot of fun and really awesome. The dishes were really new to me too.  They were just like a typical Korea drama! :)

After the lunch, we went back to our hotel. Finally checked into our beautiful hotel room. By then it's around 4 plus in the afternoon.

Here's a few photos of my hotel room :

After we unpacked our luggage, we went out for dinner at a nearby restaurant.

I'll let the picture do the talking :)

Too Delicious!!!~  진짜 맛있어요!!!~

 

Last stop for the night, N Seoul Tower!!!!

Basically we took a cab up to Namsan Mountain and then take a cable car up to N Seoul Tower!

Here's some pictures i took while on the cable car ride.

For the prices of the cable car ride, kindly click on this link. http://www.nseoultower.co.kr/eng/visit/traffic2.asp

There's other way for you to travel up to N Seoul Tower.

You could either travel by Cable Car, Shuttle Bus, Seoul City Tour Bus or by Car.

Here's the link for the information you need. http://www.nseoultower.co.kr/eng/visit/traffic.asp

For the price of the observatory, here's the link. http://www.nseoultower.co.kr/eng/visit/observatory.asp

Here's the pictures taken on N Seoul Tower!

We've come to the end of my Seoul trip part 1..

Please sit down and stay tune for my Seoul trip part 2 which will be all about SHOPPING & FOOD!!! :)

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Signing off with me acting silly with Haechi Seoul <3

A little short introduction for Haechi Seoul.. :)

Haechi, symbol of Seoul representing justice, safety and fortune.

Haechi is a legendary animal representing justice and integrity. The mythical creature distinguishes good from evil and was believed to bring fortune and luck and provide safety from disaster.

The creature has been believed to serve as a guardian of Seoul for a long time.

 

Signing off~

-TheLadyJadey :)