Day 5

It's a day to relax. We lazed around in the hotel until lunch time. Then, we had fried rice as our lunch. Here, you have to fry ur own rice. Whatever your order is, ur main dish is always accompanied by the kimchi side dish.

Destination of the day is the Hangang Riverside. We took a subway to the park, which is at the other side of the river. South Korea is a very advanced country, especially in construction. Don't forget that our Penang bridge was built by the South Koreans more than 20 years ago. The tunnel of the subway was dug very deep down the earth, way under the river! Of course, the engineers must have done a lot of complicated calculation before the contruction began. To reach a safety level, a certain margin of distance between the river and the tunnel must be maintained. As a result, the subway station is 5 basement levels under the street.

The park is well kept. There are bicycles for rent. Many people cycle around the park.

The tourist booklet suggests that the park is best visited in the evening. Now only I know why. You can take a beautiful photo shot when the sun is at ur back.

Many people picnic at the riverside. River cruise services are available. The river is so clean that you'd feel ashamed by the thought of M'sian rivers.

Snack carts scatter all over the place. It's ok if you don't bring ur own food supply, as long as u have $$$ supply in ur pockets. The snack car caught my attention. It's converted from an old bus. The weather is cooling, so, it's ok to have a bowl of noodle inside the old bus without aircon.

A Korean freelance singer was promoting his CD. Strolling down the riverside, greeted by the cooling breeze (err... actually I found it cold), entertained by the mellow voice & nostalgic guitar tune... Wow... syiok! Somemore, no park entrance fee and everything is FREE.

We had a light dinner at the Dongdaemun market. On Day 3, we went to the South-Big-Door, i.e. Namdaemun. Dongdaemun refers to the East-Big-Door. The Korean language, to me, is actually a mixture of all the Chinese dialects. So, I think you can guess pretty correctly what is Seodaemun. Clever boy, it's the West-Big-Door. Sorry, I can't find the North-Big-Door on the map.

I've been walking past this cute bear bear for days. Finally, I couldn't resist the temptation to take a photo with him. Cute boh?