DAY 1 in SEOUL: Transforming in kpop stars, maybe?

Day 1: 
• Take International Taxi to apartment
• Visit Cecica Hair Salon @ Edae
• Shop around Edae
• Watch Banpodaegyo Bridge Moonlight rainbow fountain (Too tired to head down, guess I will have to go next time I go Korea >.<)
• Go to Lotte Mart

 We headed to Changi Airport on Friday night for our Asiana flight at 1.30am. It is a direct flight and we will reach Incheon Airport at 9.05am. Read my detailed flight review >>here<<

Breakfast on flight

Needed to queue a bit to clear the customs. Once we collected our luggage, we went off to collect our portable wifi. It was a looong walk to counter A. When we took the escalator up, we came out nearer to counter J. Anyways, you just need to provide the staff with your pick up number and the staff will pass the package to you. The package comes with the return package for you to put the wifi into to pass back to Hanjin Express counter. Read about my reservation from wifi-korea >>here<<

Place to collect & return our portable wifi

Then we headed take a taxi to our apartment. We went to the International Taxi counter between gate 4 and 5. The staff then told us to take a seat while we wait for the taxi to arrive. It took us around 50mins to reach our apartment. So I guess the trip duration using a taxi is around the same as taking the train; however, without us needing to pull our luggages around.

When we reached the apartment, we cannot check in yet. I have checked with our host if we can drop our luggage earlier and she has told us during cleaning time, we can put our luggages in. At the apartment, the host's husband was cleaning the room and he helped us put in our luggages and also passed us the building's security card and portable wifi. Yeah! Since we will need the security card to enter the building after 7pm and we won't be returning to the apartment before that, it was nice!

Then we head off to our 1st stop! Ewha women's university station! We headed to Bonjuk (본죽) for our brunch! For detailed directions & review, read >>here<<

Store front

Menu

Abalone Porridge

Mushroom Oyster Porridge

Hot Seafood & Vegetable Porridge

Crabmeat Porridge

Then it's time to spend a few hours in Cecica Hair! Read my short review >>here<<

Store front

After doing our hair, we walking around Edae to shop! We bought this to snack on along the way! It is not bad!

After shopping, it's time to eat again! We had dinner at Alchon (알촌 이화여대점). It's time for bibimbap! Their bibimbap are all spicy ones though! >.< For detailed directions & review, read >>here<<

Store front

Bibimbap!

Then, it's dessert time at Homilpat (호밀밭)! :D Our first patbingsu in Korea! For detailed directions & review, read >>here<<

Store front

Watermelon bingsu & original patbingsu

We then went to Lotte Mart to buy banana milk & some other drinks as well as breakfast for the next day! Didn't remember to take a photo of our purchases though, I was having a headache by then; most likely due to lack of sleep! >.< Remember t bring your own plastic bag or carrier when we visit Lotte Mart since you need to pay for carrier. They do provide recycled cardboard for you to put your things into boxes though.

Finally, we head back to our apartment! More picture of the Seoul apartment at airbnb >>here<< For my detailed review of my stay, click >>here<<

Picture given by host

And... that's the end of Day 1!

*Continue to Day 2!~