There's only four items on the menu - chopped noodles, dumplings, spicy noodles and porridge. We ordered:
Euljiro
Seoul City Hall
Address:
Seoul City Hall
110, Sejong-daero,
Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Gwanghwamun Square is a public square with Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bugaksan Mountain in the background. It's approximately 14 minutes walking distance (870m) from Seoul City Hall. In its center stands the statues of Admiral Yi Sun Shin and King Sejong. It's a famous landmark in Seoul and beautiful part of Seoul.
Gwanghwamun Square
Admiral Yi Sun Shin
Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
Gwanghwamun Square
Gwanghwamun Square
Gwanghwamun Square
Statue of King Sejong
Address:
Gwanghwamun Square
172, Sejong-daero,
Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Gwanghwamun is the main and largest gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace. We managed to see the gate guard duty performance at 1pm and changing of the Palace guard ceremony at 2pm. It's a huge palace and you need at least half a day to explore the palace. Admission costs ₩ 3,000 for adults and if you show up in traditional costume, admission is free. National Folk Museum of Korea is located inside Gyeongbokgung Palace and admission is free.
Opening hours:
a) March to May, September to October - 9am to 6pm (last admission 5pm)
b) June to August - 9am to 6.30pm (last admission 5.30pm)
c) November to February - 9am to 5pm (last admission 4pm)
Closed on Tuesdays
Admission fee (Non-Korean visitors):
a) Adult - ₩ 3,000 (Group of ten or more - ₩ 2,400)
b) Senior (over 65) and children (under 6) - free
c) Juniors (aged 7 to 18) - ₩ 1,500
Changing of the Palace Guard Ceremony (square inside Gwanghwamun Gate): 10am and 2pm
Gate guard duty performance (outside of Gwanghwamun Gate): 11am and 1pm
Gwanghwamun gate
Entrance to Gyeongbokgung Palace
Changing of the Palace guard ceremony
Admission ticket for adult - ₩ 3,000 per person
Geunjeongmun gate
Geunjeongjeon Hall
Throne hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace
Geunjeongjeon Hall (back view)
Sajeongjeon Hall (main council hall of Joseon's rulers)
Sajeongjeon Hall
Jaseondang Hall (residence of the crown prince and crown princess)
Spotted a girl posing behind the hall
Gangnyeongjeon Hall
Gangnyeongjeon Hall (king's living quarters and a private area in which the king slept and conducted his daily life)
Gyeonghoeru Pavilion
Park inside Gyeongbokgung Palace
Snow
Life jacket
Hyangwonjeong Pavilion
Hyangwonjeong Pavilion
Hyangwonjeong Pavilion
Tourists wearing hanbok
Jibokjae (Hall of collecting jade) and vicinity
Geoncheonggung
Gyeongbokgung Palace
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea (winter outfits for men, women and children)
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea (chuseok charye - memorial service for one's ancestors)
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
National Folk Museum of Korea
Ochon House
Traditional Culture Center
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Memorial building and gate for the filial piety
National Folk Museum of Korea
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Address:
Gyeongbokgung Palace
161, Sajik-ro,
Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
My friend recommended me to try Osulloc Tea House, one of the popular dessert shop in Seoul. Initially I was a bit reluctant because I'm not a big fan of green tea. In the end, I gave it a try and glad I did. We walked 20 minutes (1.3km) from Gyeongbokgung Palace. We had a hard time looking for the place because it's located on the upper building and it's entered through the stairs.
I ordered Green tea roll cake and Green tea O Fredo. Green tea roll cake has a fluffy and spongy texture that's not too sweet. Apart from that, I love the mascarpone cream that has a creamy and buttery flavour. Their iconic sweet green tea shake comes with green tea ice cream but it has a gritty texture. Overall, I can't really taste the bitterness of green tea and my partner loves this cafe.
Total bill - ₩ 13,500
Osulloc Tea House Bukchon
Osulloc Tea House Bukchon
Green tea O Fredo - ₩ 7,500
Green tea roll cake - ₩ 6,000
Address:
Osulloc Tea House Bukchon
45, Bukchon-ro,
Gahoe-dong, Jongno-gu,
Seoul, South Korea
After our tea break we strolled around Bukchon Hanok Village, a Korean traditional village in Seoul. Tourists are advised to stay silent while walking through the village as it's an actual neighborhood with people's home.
Bukchon Hanok Village
Bukchon Hanok Village
Bukchon Hanok Village
Bukchon Hanok Village
Address:
Bukchon Hanok Village
37, Gyedong-gil,
Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
We took bus no. 272 from Bukchon Hanok Village to Tosokchon Samgyetang. (Bus fare - ₩ 1,200 per person). The best way of getting around in Seoul is by using their public transport. For us, bus is one of the best way to travel within the city as it's quicker and with Kakaomap it's so convenient. You can easily see when the bus is arriving from the App. Apart from that, almost every bus stop has a small screen that shows when the bus will arrive in real time. The most common bus you'll see in the city is blue bus. You can use your Korea Tour Card and you must tap your card when boarding and getting off the bus.
Tosokchon Samgyetang restaurant is quite empty when we reach there around 6.30pm. Their specialty menu is ginseng chicken soup known as samgyetang. There's 4 types of samgyetang - Tosokchon ginseng Korean black chicken soup with wild ginseng adventitious roots, Tosokchon ginseng Korean black chicken soup, Tosokchon ginseng chicken soup with wild ginseng adventitious roots and Tosokchon ginseng chicken soup.
We ordered the basic Tosokchon ginseng chicken soup. A small serving of ginseng liquor (insamju) will be given. You can drink the insamju before, during or after meal. The broth is creamy and rich but it has a very mild ginseng taste unless your pour the insamju into your ginseng chicken soup. Chicken is stuff with glutinous rice, nuts and ginseng. As for the side dishes, they served cabbage kimchi (Baechu-gimchi) and cube radish kimchi (Kkakdugi). The kimchi is good and not too spicy. Both imsanju and kimchi is available for sale. We ordered a bowl of rice as well because we didn't know the chicken is stuff with glutinous rice. Anyway, the rice is sticky and has a chewy texture.
Total bill - ₩ 20,000
Bus stop
Cabbage kimchi (Baechu-gimchi) and cube radish kimchi (Kkakdugi)
White rice - ₩1,000
Tosokchon Ginseng Chicken Soup - ₩19,000
Address:
Tosokchon Samgyetang
5 Jahamun-ro 5-gil,
Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
After dinner we took bus no. 1711 from Tosokchon Samgyetang to Sulbing Cafe. (Bus fare - ₩ 1,200 per person). We stopped at City Hall Station and walked quite a distance before we reached Sulbing Cafe. We had fresh strawberry snowflakes topped with strawberries and a red bean mochi. The dessert comes with a small packet of condensed milk. Shaved ice is mildly flavoured and strawberries are coated with syrup. The strawberries are sweet on the outside but slightly sour on the inside.
Stonewall walkway in front of City Hall Station
Cheonggyecheon Stream
Art in Seoul
Sulbing Cafe, fresh strawberry snowflakes - ₩13,500
Restaurant ambience
Address:
Sulbing Cafe
27 Myeongdong 3-gil,
Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Sulbing Cafe is just 8 minutes walking distance (500m) from
Nine Tree Hotel Myeongdong. While heading back to our hotel, we stopped by Myeongdong night market. I saw this butter garlic shrimp and decided to give it a try. Prawns are fresh but doesn't taste superb. In fact it's a bit pricey for me. Most stalls won't have any price tag.
There's many stalls selling fish cake with hot soup. I simply choose one stall and the fish cakes are actually on skewers in a hot broth. The stall owner gave us two skewers and pointed to me the self service area for broth. The broth is very flavourful but fish cake taste so-so to me.
We dropped by Korea Mart to grab some banana milk, chocolate cookies and hazelnut waffles. Korean banana milk is a popular Korean drink but somehow after drinking it I wonder why is it so famous?
Note: ₩ 1,000 = RM 3.40
Butter garlic shrimp
Butter garlic shrimp - ₩10,000
Myeongdong street food
Myeongdong street food - fish cake (odeng)
Odeng - ₩3,000 for 2 sticks
Myeongdong
Myeongdong
Korea Mart
Banana milk - ₩1,700
Banana milk - ₩1,700, chocolate cookies - ₩2,350 and hazelnut wafers - ₩1,250
Address:
Korea Mart
11, Myeongdong 8ga-gil,
Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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