Daehanminguk 2014 Day 3 ♥

14th June 2014.
Ewha Womans University. Hongdae. Trick eye museum. Haha's restaurant.

It was a pretty slack day considering the places we visited but somehow we still walked a lot! We started off our 3rd day in Seoul at the same time. I remember us heading to Olive Young before leaving Myeongdong as they were having some sales. I didn't end up getting anything since the products were much cheaper back home.

Olive Young is something like a drugstore and something like Watsons for those who knows what Watsons is. Haha. They sell makeup products, soap, snacks and medicine. I'm not sure if it's a new shop since I didn't really notice it in 2012 but it seemed to be everywhere in 2014.

The egg bread we had for breakfast from a road side stall.

Ewha womans university street is quite good for shopping. It's quite similar to Hongdae but maybe they have a lower price range there. It was pretty affordable as compared to many of the other places we went to. We bought things like socks and makeup there. I think my sister got a skirt and Vaneh got a pair of shoes. Didn't take any photos of the place since all the street shopping locations look pretty much the same.

We had our lunch at another random restaurant at the area after asking the red shirt people to point us in the direction of the restaurants. These red shirt people are volunteers and they'll help you with directions plus provide information. They're usually available at tourist locations like Myeongdong, Hongdae and Ewha Womans University. But they are there for like a certain period of time only.

It was a pretty hot day so we decided to get the Naengmyeon (cold noodles) along with cheese ramyeon and kimchi fried rice. The servings are pretty large so the 4 of us would always share! Plus, they're quite generous with their side dishes!

Our yummy meal!

Since we were at the Ewha Womans University street, we decided to visit the university campus itself. It didn't take us very long to find the university and we kind of just walked right in.

It was really big and spacious! Really different compared to the local universities back home. There were like courtyards and many places where people could just chill. I guess it's something possible only in countries where there's sufficient land. It was pretty cool visiting a university in a different country though it would have been pretty cool to see the classrooms or lecture halls too. Hehe. Unfortunately, visitors weren't allowed into the building as classes were ongoing at that time.

After Ewha Womans University, we decided to go to Sinchon to look for the pianos on the street. Apparently, there's a street where there are stray pianos for people to play or take photos with. We ended up walking from Sinchon to Hongdae without seeing any of these pianos. I guess it's probably at some place that only locals know of.

We arrived at Hongdae and headed straight for the Trick Eye Museum. It's quite easy to get to from Exit 9 of the Hongdae station. Directions can be found on the official KTO website ^^ Entrance tickets cost ₩15,000 each.

It was pretty crowded at the museum since it was a Saturday after all. I didn't appear in many photos but helped my sister and Vaneh to take photos. Here are some of the photos! There are more but I just picked a few funny ones~

She insisted her hair had to be like this. Hahaha.

Let's take a selfie.

Singing in the rain inspired. Or not.

This would be the highlight! LOL.

The ticket allowed us entry into the Ice Museum as well. We decided not to waste it and went into the Ice Museum too.

Everything was literally ice! They gave us each something like a raincoat or poncho so that our clothes wouldn't get wet. It wasn't that big a place so I guess they didn't expect people to stay inside for a long time. It was literally freezing! We stayed inside for about 15 minutes and came out feeling like icicles.

Here's a video of my sister going down the ice slide! I was wearing a skirt so I didn't go down the slide ><

We completed the Trick Eye Museum and the Ice Museum just in time for dinner! Guess where we went? Hehehe. Haha's restaurant!

Unfortunately, the menu changed and so did the restaurant's layout. They didn't serve makchang anymore. They only had 4 kinds of meat on the menu and we were required to order at least 3 servings.

We got beef and 2 different kinds of pork. It was a little pricey >< and rather disappointing. I preferred the previous menu as it had a wider variety of meats to choose from and the wasn't as pricey. It wasn't too bad since there were many foreigners visiting the restaurant so the staff were quite helpful.

We continued walking around Hongdae after dinner. Stopping and shopping here and there. It was a pretty happening area with street performances too!

I think it's free to set up and perform there but they only allow it for a certain period of time. It was ending when we got there but it seems like they've gathered quite a crowd. They're quite supportive of local talents there and people aren't afraid to showcase their talents too. There are really many talented people in Korea!

xoxo, Fid♥︎