Day 3 is another day of exploration!
However, we only had 2 things on the agenda for the day, which is
Petite-France, and Nami Island, two picturique destinations that promised a lot
of beautiful pictures. If you haven't read already, here's the rest of my trip that was planned in conjunction with Triba-East Travels.:
Today's trip was sponsored by James, who
was certain we would enjoy the trip with a tour group that they're affiliated
with!
Even though neither of us was fans of
taking a billion pictures of ourselves with different backgrounds, we got into
the mood and explored everywhere in Petite-France, which had so many quaint
buildings and beautiful trinkets and historical furniture setting that we
couldn't help but be swept up by it as well.
Every single place in the tourist
attraction is worth a picture.
There's statues and armored guards. There's even a giant
puppet that made me wonder if it'll come alive with the right motivation.
And fake wings for you to try on (though not literally)
At the end of it all is a quick presenation
by puppeteers, who gave us an entertaining show that only needed music to tell
their story.
It left everyone entertained, but also ready to move on to the
next destination: Nami Island.
Nami Island is one of those places where
people would insist you go to, if only for the sake of saying you've gone. I'm
glad I went, but it's not one of those places I would bother revisiting.
Unfortunately, I'm not a big enough fan of Korean Dramas to want to experience
their shooting destinations as much. Perhaps we went during the wrong season,
but the scenery was a dull brown and barren land that bored me just a tad.
Would I suggest you go? Maybe not during the dead of winter, when all the trees
are dead and it's too cold to enjoy the scenic views.
The journey was interesting though! We had
to go on a boat in order to get there, which required us to go through an
'immigration' check. There's no actual checkpoint though. XD I suppose you'd
only get stopped if you looked super suspicious!
The island itself was one picture-worthy
area after another, with plenty of opportunities for romantic memories. This
would be the perfect setting for your wedding pictures!
If you're keen, you can actually rent one of
their houses here on Nami Island.
Prices are a little steep though. If I
remember correctly, it can go to more than 200,000won per night.
We searched high and low for something to
eat, and then finally settled on Bento meals, which costs 11,500won for the
both of us.
It was barely enough to fill us though, so
we looked for more things to eat. I decided I needed more vegetables in my
life, and erm... corn is a type of vegetable right? He opted for a hotdog bun.
The corn was 3000 won and the hotdog bun was 2500won. Neither tasted any good.
If you're planning a trip to Nami Island, I would suggest packing some snacks
along with you. There's a disapproving aunty sitting behind me while my bf fed
me his hotdog bun. Lol.
Reenergized by the food, we continued our
journey around Nami Island.
Fans of Winter Sonata would be able to
recognize this route. Imagine snow and leaves and when things weren't so
barren. XD
It was cold enough that there were ice
sculpturs that didn't quite melt completely, but not so cold that it wasn't
melting at all. Most of the sculptures were unrecognizisable, but erm... it's
the thought that counds I suppose?
I wish this igloo was big enough to climb
into.
The decorations were adorable though~ ^^
We returned to the tour bus early, since we
ran out of pictures to take at Nami Island. There's actually a SkyLine Zip Wire
that you could try out that's within walking distance of the tour bus!
If I'm not mistaken, this takes you
directly into Nami Island. Lol. What an entrance that would be!
We managed to return back to Myeong-Dong
way before the sun had set, which gave us plenty of time to do whatever we want
(And eat whatever we want).
We decided to try and find our way to the
Myeong=Dong Cathedral since guidebooks said it's worth a visit. After a million
wrong turns, we managed to find our way! And the sun hasn't even set yet! Yay~
The view of the church at night is even
more beautiful than it is in the sunlight. The flowers are set aglow. I imagine
it's even prettier late at night, but we were already feeling quite exhausted
from all the walking we've done.
By day 3, we had started to grow tired of
the street food, so we decided to stop by the quiant eatery near our place that
James and Jonathan had brought us to the first night. We ordered bimbimbap and
a noodle pork stew that cost 12,000. These ridiculously huge bowls! Honestly, everything'
s cheaper once you've wandered out of the hustle and bustle of the touristy
part of Myeong-Dong.
We also got some souvenirs (samyang
noodles) from a stationary store (Alpha) of all places. Lol.
For dessert, we opened up the pack of
strawberries we picked earlier, accompanied by a glass of soju. ^^
Afterwards I slapped on a sheetmask and
called it a day. ^^
Total purchases: 59,350won - RM231
Tour was curtesy of James and Triba-East Travels.
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