andyhwaiting

Sadly, Day 20 was my last day for sight seeing as tomorrow I was going back home to Canada. Like my trip to Tokyo, I deliberately bookmarked both ends of my trip with closer attractions so that I could get use to travelling around Seoul slowly at the beginning and then to give myself a break from travelling long distances towards the end. I wanted to do some sort of hike in Seoul and my guide book had several listed in and out of Seoul, one of which was at Inwangsan Mountain. Inwangsan, being relatively close by, was a daily sight for me from the balcony of my aunt’s condo every morning and evening. My aunt mentioned that she had gone up the mountain before and that the road to Inwangsan can get confusing. I decided regardless of whether I got anywhere near to reaching the top of Inwangsan or not, I wanted to attempt to climb it for myself. I think I really would have regretted not doing so if I hadn’t. Even though I really like my big city modern amenities, I do enjoy nature v...

I awoke this morning with no solid plans as most of what was on my travels itineraries had been checked off by this time and what remained were a couple of museums and places outside of Seoul that I had already forgone. One I mentioned before was Palbong Bakery in Cheongju after hearing my aunt/niece’s unfavourable second hand opinions of the place. Another place that I was on the fence for much of the trip was Namiseom , the island Northeast of Seoul where some of the more famous scenes from the K-drama Winter Sonata were shot. There were several ways to get to Namiseom. The hard but more flexible way that allowed you to come and go as you pleased involved Subway > Train > Bus/Taxi > Ferry, which all seemed a little much for me. The easier way was taking the special shuttle bus from Insadong that departs at 9:30AM that went straight to the island and ferry. The problem with this option was that the returning bus to Seoul didn’t leave until 4PM meaning you had to spend...