My Korea trip (Part 1)

Its been almost a month since I last blogged, b4 my Korea trip. Ya am finally back and missed the holidays!

Chinese new year is coming this week and I am feeling totally moodless and especially tired today. No mood to work and not much stuff to do so here I am... Hope I can still recall my Korea Trip.

Korea Trip - 15 Jan 08 to 22 Jan 08
(Pictures here)

1st day
Reached airport ard 7pm+ with lift from brother, together with sis and mum to send us off. Was quite hungry and since the tour person wasn't ready, we went to have dinner 1st. Checked in ard 8pm+ and we shopped abit b4 going to the boarding gate for our flight to Korea.

We can't really sleep on the red-eye flight but luckily still managed to survive the tireness.

2nd day
It was ard 6am+ when we finally reached Incheon airport and upon meeting the tour guide, realised our itinerary had been changed as we will be going to the ski resort 1st instead of hopping onto a domestic flight to Jeju.

It was a 2 hr+ ride to our 1st destination at Yongin Everland as we really started to feel the chilling temperature when we alighted from the coach. It was almost 10 am in the morning and the theme park was just opening and we managed to catch the opening performance. We were then led by the tour guide for some rides to save time, although we paid for the rides tickets ourselves as the package only included the admission fees. Had lunch at the theme park at our own expense and we chose some japanese style food and was so-so.

We were then brought to some ceramic village and obviously no one bought anything coz the stuff were damn expensive and too fragile to carry ard anyway. Our 1st meal with the package was steamboat with chicken. Not really very nice but we just filled our stomachs else we would go hungry for the night. It was almost 8pm+ when we finally checked in our 1st hotel (or rather resort) room and after showering, we hit the bed ard 9pm+ as we were too tired.

3rd day
Woke up at 6.30am and needed to gather by 7.30am for breakfast nearby at the ski resort. We were told we were having buffet but ended up were served a standard american breakfast - with scrambled eggs, sausages, french fries and toast. The toast was free flow though, probably what they meant by "buffet".

We were then brought for a gondola ride up the mountains. This is usually for those who will start skiing from the top of the mountain but not for us. The ride was damn cold as I started to feel my numb hands not even halfway through. The 1st stop we went after reaching the top was to go inside a cafe and warm ourselves. Stepped out awhile to take some pictures then in again to warm ourselves.

The ride down was not that cold as I managed to snap some pictures of the hills and landscape. It was then time to put on skiing gears and I had a hard time trying to find a size big enough for my fat small thighs. It was still very uncomfortable but any bigger I would have more difficulty walking ard. After a long and tiring walk to the skiing ground, we were then taught by the tour guide how to ski but after trying a while, both Web and I gave up. Its really very uneasy walking with the skiing shoes, worse when trying to move ard with them while trying to ski.

We then left to change back to our own shoes, back to the hotel and change b4 coming back for lunch on our own, with another tour member who was alone. She had been sticking ard with another couple but as they were still skiing, we let her join us. She was from Myanmar but working in Singapore who came alone on the tour and worse was she only realised it was a mandarin speaking tour at the last minute.

We had wanted to check directions and shutter buses to our hotel block but had difficulty communicating so we found our way around. Had lunch at a fastfood restaurant and went around the ski resort area taking pictures b4 making our way back for a rest b4 meeting the group for dinner. We were on our own again after dinner (steamboat with mushroom and pork) as we explored the area and took more pictures b4 going back to our hotel.

Passed by a playground just outside our hotel block and decided to have some fun. It was quite shiok playing with the swing in the cold weather. Web was then trying on the roller thing when he practically fell the minute he got on it. It was then back to the hotel and packed for departure the next day b4 we went to bed.

Rest of the trip - to be continued...