Travel: Korea - General

[MyPillow]

Romantic place for Garden of morning.still looks serene and nice


But if you go during winter, by 5.30pm is dark. isn’t it too cold to get back to seoul city then? when the night temp drop to -9 downwards, Its really unbearable

where is the seafood place?

[mummychia]

MyPillow:

Romantic place for Garden of morning.still looks serene and nice


But if you go during winter, by 5.30pm is dark. isn't it too cold to get back to seoul city then? when the night temp drop to -9 downwards, Its really unbearable

where is the seafood place?

mypillow
yeah indeed very serene place was planning to reach there by afternoon, i saw the winter pic from their website all covered with snow, so nice. The lighting actually starts at 5.30pm which by then will be dark already, will stay till 6.30pm then head back to seoul. i reckon it will be very cold coz when i was there in autumn, already very cold!! its the coldest place which we visited during our trip.

The seafood place is at noryangin fish market. u just pick whatever u want & they will cook for u, so much cheaper than here. i even tried the live octopus which is good too

[sundaymorning]

ooooo! that is nice

anyone has any recommendation of tour package to korea Seoul?
and which hotel is good ?
Thanks in advance!

[car118]

Hi everyone

We r gg Korea in feb. Can I chk wat kind of stroller do u all bring for holi esp big kids? My ds is very lazy so he has to sit in most of the shopping time. But he is 5yrs old nw, 22kg n tall. He is too long for his old combi esp sleeping. Thinking of getting one but which one? We only need it when travelling. Needs help. Thanks.

[BuSy JuNeBuG]

sundaymorning:

ooooo! that is nice

anyone has any recommendation of tour package to korea Seoul?
and which hotel is good ?
Thanks in advance!

We went with Chan's World Holidays last month to Seoul and Jeju. 8D6N. They are the English tour arm of Chan Brothers. There were 19 in our group, including 3 kids. The tour was hectic but we covered A LOT, more than we have on our own in 2-3 weeks. Included 2N in Yongpyong for skiing and a visit to the indoor waterpark next door. First night spent in Ramada at Gangnam and the rest of the hotels were fine too. No complaints.

If you are single or a young couple, it is fine and great value for money considering many main sights covered, including Han River cruise, Mt Seorak, Unification Observatory (where u can see NKorea just 2km away without going further to Panmunjom), Presidential Palace Museum, Everland, key shopping areas, kimchi making, hanbok wearing (kids enjoyed dressing up), Jeju 3D trick art museum/ice museum (new attraction - very fun), teddy bear museum (kids loved it), sunrise peak, traditional Korean village, etc. But be prepared to wake up at 6am often and return late to hotel, sometimes close to midnight. Fortunately my kids aged 6 and 3 handled it well but it was very tiring for DH and I, especially with all the winter gear to handle.

Such tours make a good overview trip and then head back another time on your own because on tour, there is very little time spent at each stop.

For best deal, be among the first 10 pax to sign up for any tour to get the biggest discounts which the tour leader said can be better than NATAS prices. But don't just take it from her. Do your shopping around first. Best if u can be among the first ten to sign up during a NATAS fair!

[ruohoo97]

mummychia:

i missed the seafood too, cheap & good!!


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Wow ,so good.

[mummychia]

car118:

Hi everyone

We r gg Korea in feb. Can I chk wat kind of stroller do u all bring for holi esp big kids? My ds is very lazy so he has to sit in most of the shopping time. But he is 5yrs old nw, 22kg n tall. He is too long for his old combi esp sleeping. Thinking of getting one but which one? We only need it when travelling. Needs help. Thanks.

Car118
I don't recommend bringing stroller if u goin around taking their subway. There's a lot of stairs & hardly any lifts & some of the stations do not have elevators too. It will be rather inconvenient carrying the stroller esp climbing up the stairs.

[MyPillow]

mummychia:

MyPillow:

Romantic place for Garden of morning.still looks serene and nice


But if you go during winter, by 5.30pm is dark. isn't it too cold to get back to seoul city then? when the night temp drop to -9 downwards, Its really unbearable

where is the seafood place?

mypillow
yeah indeed very serene place was planning to reach there by afternoon, i saw the winter pic from their website all covered with snow, so nice. The lighting actually starts at 5.30pm which by then will be dark already, will stay till 6.30pm then head back to seoul. i reckon it will be very cold coz when i was there in autumn, already very cold!! its the coldest place which we visited during our trip.

The seafood place is at noryangin fish market. u just pick whatever u want & they will cook for u, so much cheaper than here. i even tried the live octopus which is good too

wow I can imagine the great taste from the fresh seafood. How they cook it, bbq? ok, i must visit this fish market too. I also intend to go korea again this yr end. My kiddos enjoy the theme park and snow park( dun dare to go Japan :p)

[MyPillow]

mummychia:

car118:

Hi everyone

We r gg Korea in feb. Can I chk wat kind of stroller do u all bring for holi esp big kids? My ds is very lazy so he has to sit in most of the shopping time. But he is 5yrs old nw, 22kg n tall. He is too long for his old combi esp sleeping. Thinking of getting one but which one? We only need it when travelling. Needs help. Thanks.

Car118
I don't recommend bringing stroller if u goin around taking their subway. There's a lot of stairs & hardly any lifts & some of the stations do not have elevators too. It will be rather inconvenient carrying the stroller esp climbing up the stairs.

yah no point pushing stroller on snow ground during winter. Shopping streets are really crowded. But you can rent stroller in big theme parks like everland etc so shd not be an issue without stroller. your son will be happy to run around the wide space in korea trourist spots like palace, national parks, theme parks,ski resorts

[mummychia]

MyPillow:

mummychia:

[quote=\"MyPillow\"]Romantic place for Garden of morning.still looks serene and nice


But if you go during winter, by 5.30pm is dark. isn't it too cold to get back to seoul city then? when the night temp drop to -9 downwards, Its really unbearable

where is the seafood place?

mypillow
yeah indeed very serene place was planning to reach there by afternoon, i saw the winter pic from their website all covered with snow, so nice. The lighting actually starts at 5.30pm which by then will be dark already, will stay till 6.30pm then head back to seoul. i reckon it will be very cold coz when i was there in autumn, already very cold!! its the coldest place which we visited during our trip.

The seafood place is at noryangin fish market. u just pick whatever u want & they will cook for u, so much cheaper than here. i even tried the live octopus which is good too

wow I can imagine the great taste from the fresh seafood. How they cook it, bbq? ok, i must visit this fish market too. I also intend to go korea again this yr end. My kiddos enjoy the theme park and snow park( dun dare to go Japan :p)[/quote]mypillow
they bbq & steam, & for fish its normally spicy stew soup its different from what we ate here in seafood resturants. but the restaurant service really sucks, dont expect good service.

my kids also enjoy the theme parks but i think they will love it even more when they see & play in the snow this year end
of coz quality of snow, japan is much better but not at the moment.