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Yoogane Restaurant was recommended by my former officemate, Kia. Thanks Kia for the recommendation!

The restaurant's famous signature dish is marinated dak galbi, which came from a huge pan with chicken tendered meat, rice, vegetables and special spicy sauce. It costs KRW 6,000 / $5+. Kia advised me to add extra mozzarella cheese so I took that advice.

Info

Address: 66-6 Chungmuro 2(i)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul (서울 중구 충무로2가 66-6)
Hours: 10:00 am - 01:00 am
Website: http://www.yoogane.co.kr/

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Sunday, July 10, 2016 No comments

March 5, 2016 - After visiting Jade Garden, we visited Petite France. If Jade Garden considered as Small Europe in the Forest, Petite France serves as the French-Style cultural village.

Petite France was opened in April 2008. The place is mostly known as the filming locations of popular Korean dramas. One notable Korean dramas was My Love from the Stars (2014).

How to Get there?

Ride an ITX going to Cheongpyeong Station. Then take Exit 2. Go to the Gapyeong Circle bus stop and pay 5,000 won for the ride (unlimited for a day).

Note: You can also ride Gapyeong Circle Bus if you will go to Nami Island and other attractions within the area.

Info

Address: 1063 Hoban-ro, Oeseo-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea / 경기도 가평군 청평면 호반로 1063
Opening hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (Sun-Thu) and 9:00 am to 8:00 pm (Fri-Sat)
Admission Fee:
Adult: KRW 8,000 / Teenager: KRW 6,000 / Children: KRW 5,000 / Seniors: KRW 6,000

Suggested Duration of Visit: 2 hours

Sunday, July 10, 2016 No comments

March 5, 2016 - Our 5th day in Seoul was a rainy day. The first one on our travel list was to go to Nami Island but because of the weather, we didn't push it through. So we decided to jump on our itinerary and chose to travel the second one, which was Jade Garden.

Jade Garden is an arboretum located in Chuncheon, South Korea. It was opened in April 2011. It is called as "Small Europe in the Forest" and has been famous for filming locations of Korean movie and Korean dramas. One notable Korean drama was That Winter, The Wind Blows (2013), which was starred by Song Hye Kyo and Jo In Sung.

In Garden Restaurant

After roaming around the place, we decided to take a lunch in In Garden. Most items in the menu are fresh from the garden.

Garden Pork Cutlet - KRW 11,000

Dried Pollack Hangover Soup - KRW 10,000

How to Get There?

Ride an ITX going to Cheongpyeong Station. Ride a taxi from there because Jade Garden is not included on the Gapyeong Circle Bus attractions.

Info

Address: 80, Haetgol-gil, Namsan-myeon, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do
Opening hours: 9:00 am to 7:30 pm (everyday)
Admission Fee:
Individual: Adult: KRW 8,500 / Teenager: KRW 6,500 / Children: KRW 5,500
Group: Adult: KRW 7,000 / Teenager: KRW 5,000 / Children: KRW 4,000

Suggested Duration of Visit: 2 hours

Sunday, July 10, 2016 No comments

March 4, 2016 - After we went to Seoul Museum of Arts, we headed to Banpo-dong area to witness the Banpo Bridge Rainbow Fountain. Unfortunately, we failed to see it because the show operates only from April to October. Moving forward, we just headed to Some Sevit, which is located at Banpo-dong area too.

Some Sevit (formerly called as Hangang Floating Island) is the World's First Water Culture Complex. It is a complex made with 3 man-made islands: Some Gavit, Some Chavit and Some Solvit.

It is known as a popular area to hang-out with friends. There are restaurants, cafes, exhibitions, events, and performances in the area.

Everyone can enjoy the spectacular view at night. It is definitely a charm of the Han River!

From the website: http://www.somesevit.com/en/index.do

Trivia: Some parts of the movie "The Avengers Age of Ultron" was filmed here. :)

Details

Address: 683, Olympic-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul

Website: http://www.somesevit.com/en/index.do

Admission: Free

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Sunday, July 03, 2016 No comments

The "Hyundai Card Culture Project 19 Stanley Kubrick" held an exhibit at Seoul Museum of Art last November 29, 2015 to March 13, 2016. It was first time he had an exhibition in Asia (biggest one yet), which features his lifetime works.

"Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and photographer. He is one of the greatest and most influential person in the field of the cinematic history."

Details

Address: 61, Deoksugung-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Website: http://sema.seoul.go.kr/global/eindex.jsp

Operation Hours: Tue-Fri 10:00 am - 8:00 pm; Holidays 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Closed: Mondays

Price: KRW 13,000 (General Admission) / KRW 10,000 (Teenagers) / KRW 8,000 (Children)

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Sunday, July 03, 2016 No comments

March 4, 2017 - We started our day by going to Cafe J Holic. The cafe was few steps away from our hotel in Myeong-dong.

Cafe J Holic is owned by one and only Kim Jae Joong. Who doesn't know about him? 🙌 He is best known as a member of K-pop group JYJ and also an original member of TVXQ. (I have known him since fourth year high school.)

Got it from AsianWiki

Cafe J Holic was established by Kim Jae Joong to his one and only fans and he wishes us (fans) the utmost comfort and happiness. 😊

The branch in Myeong-dong has a unique design with touches of yellow color. The coffee shop occupies 2 floors of the building: 3rd floor and 4th floor. The 3rd floor is the area wherein you can place your order and also lounge area. The 4th floor is the meeting room JH room and JJ room located.

My sister and I haven't been to the 4th floor because it was closed when we get there.

Souvenir items for sale

While waiting for our orders, we went to the comfort room. It's very cool! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to capture photos inside the cubicles. I guess Jae Joong is also a fan of K-drama Endless Love: Autumn in My Heart. 😂