I've been bugging Mr. Tan to go Korea with me for the longest time. Some time back in March this year, Flyscoot launched its first ever flight to Korea and there was a very good promotion. The ticket to Seoul was just S$464 nett (inclusive of 15kg for the departure flight and 25kg for the return flight). This is how I managed to convince Mr Tan go accompany me to Korea. YAY!
Day 1 (25 Oct 2013, Sunday)
Shit happens every time and this trip is not an exception. Just right before I leave my house for the airport, I realized that I couldn't remember my luggage pin and I couldn't open the luggage right after I locked it! Tried all the possible number combinations but didn't manage to open it. I panicked but decided to leave my house with a locked luggage as the cab was already waiting at the carpark.
When we arrived at Changi Airport, poor Mr. Tan had to try all the combinations from 000 to 999 to open my luggage for me. But thank god he managed to cracked the pin when he reach 3xx and it took him about 15-20 mins only. Phew!
This is what he was doing for the past 15-20mins, trying all the possible combinations to open my luggage.
This is us with our couple luggage (from American Tourister), finally in the holiday mood after I managed to open my luggage :D
Okay, we also have couple passport holder (from Longchamp) :p
As it is a rather long flight with a transit at Taipei, I tried my best to be as comfortable as possible. Brought along my Muji neck pillow and Naraya foldable bedroom slippers for me to change into. And not forgetting my fav flight outfit - loose top + leggings
After 8 long hours, we finally arrived at Seoul! We took a cab from Incheon airport to our airport for 70,000 won including toll fee and abit of midnight surcharge.
Our crib for our 5 nights stay in Seoul was Hotel Prince Seoul located at Myeongdong. The location of the hotel is pretty good. There are 4 convenience stores around the hotel and it's just about 30 steps to exit 2 of Myeongdong subway station. The hotel is so visible that you won't get lost at Myeongdong. Totally worth the 150,000 won per room per night.
Hotel Prince Seoul 호텔 프린스 서울
Add: 1-1 Namsan-dong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul(100-042) South Korea
서울특별시 중구 남산동 2가, 중구, 서울특별시, 100-042
Tel: +8227527111
Email: webmaster@hotelprinceseoul.co.kr
The room isn't very big but quite decent in size, about 20sqm. Definitely big enough for us to put our shopping bags and open our luggage without having to compromise on the walking space.
The bathroom does not have a bathtub but that's fine with me (unless its a beachy trip, e.g. Phuket).
One thing I like about the bathroom is that the water heats up within a few seconds. That's very important for me as I usually bathe in hot water.
I was considering to start the Korea battle at Dongdaemun but it was close to 1am by the time we settled down . I dropped the idea and we went to the nearby 7-11 instead. I love to visit 7-11 in a foreign land cos they never fail surprise me.
Hello Kitty accessories!
Ice Breakers (my fav sweets) but now comes in heart shape
Calbee Sweet Potato Chips
(I personally like this very much and bought another 2 packets home)
Hershey chocolate drink
I spent the next 1 hour back in the hotel room trying to set up the prepaid sim card that I ordered from EG SIM. Another alternative to stay connected to the virtual world is to rent a portable wireless device which can be shared up to 6 mobile devices. I bought a prepaid sim in the end as I wanna save the hassle of carrying another device out and also the hassle of charging it.
I'll be visiting Seoul for the first time next week. Enjoyed reading your blog and yes it's a long flight from where I am too -- over 14 hours.
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