As you guys know, I couldn't celebrate this
Dragon year. So, my family and I planned to go on a vacation to KOREA during
Chinese New Year. We actually left Malaysia on the 21st of Jan. We assemble at KLIA for our flight to the capital of Korea,Seoul. It took
approximately 12hours of journey to reach Korea.
In Kuala Lumpur International Airport waiting for boarding :)
We reached Korea around 5am
and then we started our journey of holidays to the first destination, YONGIN Everland. This place is so called Korea's Disneyland. Its festival World
Park, which offers thrilling rides, attractions jungle safari and seasonal
flower shows. The scenery is picturesque and breathtaking.
We spent
the whole day in Everland and then headed for dinner. The first meal we taken
was steamboat. It was scrumptious as we had the first try on Korean Food. At
first, we thought it will be a disgusting meal because we dislike Korean Food
but we were totally wrong. It tastes nice! (:
The next
morning, we stayed in Ski Resort. This is a place where we learn how to
ski on white snow and enjoy all the fun with skating and sledding. The
temperature was horribly low,-18Celsius. We love SNOW! It’s seriously perfect scenery.
In the
same place, we took the tram to the peak of hill. The view is just attract everyone attention. The wind blows on your cheek is the best part. The scenery
is just darn amazing! Believe it or not? Have a look.
We were
all busy playing with the white snow! (:
We precede
our journey to Naminara Republic then. It’s an island which formed with
pebbles and sand, there are no mountains in the island, but there are trees tall
enough to touch the sky. Nami Island is a place for rest and relaxation. It’s
the original site for the famous drama, Winter Sonata shooting place. The weather
was just so cold. Even the water became ice. Imagine it.
Our next
destination was followed by Kimchi School where we can experience how to make
kimchi as well as try Korean traditional dress. We took lots of pictures at
here.
In Korean
traditional dress (:
After
that, we went to Soho Laver Musuem. It’s a museum which has various type
of seaweed and has a taster of the fresh made seaweed. In here, I learnt how
actually seaweed is made and can be so delicious.
We went
to Mt. Sorak National Park. This is one of the most beautiful mountains
in Korea.
After that, we went to Kyongbok Palace which was built in 1934, the main palace by the first King of YI Dynasty.
We took domestic
flight to the exotic honeymoon Jeju Island. It took us about one hour to reach
there.
We went to a
world of Teddy Bear. It’s known as Tesuem Safari. It’s a fantastic voyage into Safari with
Teddy Bear. Teddy Bear originated from the nickname for Theodor Roosevelt, the
26th president of the United States. Teddy Bear has been loved
around the world for more than 100 years.
After that,
we went to Seongeup Folk Village. Here is a place where we met the island
people who still live behind stone courtyard walls in thatched roof rock homes.
We then
followed by 3D Trick Art Museum. Created the illusion that depicted object
really exists and are not just two dimensional painting.
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Musuem was our next destination. It’s one of a kind
items collected by explorer Robert Ripley, during his travels of over 35years
to 198 different countries. The items collected are all hard for us to believe.
The last
destination of the day was Yongduam Rock. It is an unusual lava formation, its looks
like a roaring dragon rising from the sea into the sky. Breathtaking scenery
indeed.
Early in the morning, we went to Mysterious Road.
Here to experience the phenomenon of going uphill with the engine off.
After that, again we took domestic flight back to
Seoul. At night, we went for Nanta Show. It is a totally non verbal performance. It presented through music and motions. It's no language barrier and enjoyed by people from all walks of life. It is real Awesome! Love it :)
We went
back to Malaysia on the last day, 28th Jan 2012. We really had fun
enjoying ourselves to the fullest even though the weather is damn cold. If have
chances, pay a visit to Korea is a must :)
