NAMSAN TOWER

Namsan Tower, also known as N Seoul Tower, is a famous tourist place for those visiting South Korea as it has also served as a filming site for some Kdramas. It's something you'd usually see as you tour different areas in Seoul since it's overlooking the city. I'd usually see the tower from the window in our hotel room and even while strolling Myeongdong at night when it's usually lit up in bright colors. 

The Namsan Tower (236.7m) is located in Yongsan-gu and is sitting on top of the Namsan Mountain which is 243m above sea level (Visit Korea). One way to get here is through the Namsan Cable Car which costs 9500 won for a roundtrip. Aside from checking out the view through the observatory, you can also find a Starbucks coffee shop, some restaurants and even a gift shop here. The admission ticket for the observatory is 11,000 won for adults.

Unfortunately in our case,  I wasn't able to properly check the route via cable car so we went the long and seemingly impossible way which is through hiking to Namsan Park (and we weren't ready for it haha). The long way to the hiking entrance - passing by a day care center and a lot of other things - and as well as the hike to the top was so tiring!! There were a lot of stairs haha! 

I was actually gutted because we ended up not getting to the top because of my mistake haha. I didn't realize that it was so far! But we still tried to enjoy the view while we were there and we saw a lot of locals getting their daily dose of exercise in this place too.

As I said, we just tried to enjoy the view, and nature itself, which is why is why a short OOTD photoshoot is coming your way below haha.

It's sad that we weren't able to get to the top as my family enjoys visiting towers and tall buildings with observatory decks, to see the view of the city, during trips. But we're hoping to finally visit the actual Namsan Tower the next time we come back to Seoul! 😊

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MYEONGDONG

I've lost count how many times we've visited Myeongdong during this trip but it was fun! I loved this bustling place in the city. 😁

By now, I think you're used to this, as we got our Bomb Rice rolls fix again haha! We also ordered the same yummy fried chicken too! 

It was really good too and it was so pretty you wouldn't want to eat it! 

We also visited the Line Friends shop just because it was too cute not too! I didn't buy anything as I just wanted to see what cute stuff they were selling. 

If you're into Kdramas, and if you've watched Winter Sonata already, then I'm pretty sure you're very much familiar with Nami Island! Namiseon Island, or more commonly known as Nami Island, according to Visit Korea was "designed with the concept of "Storybook Land, Song Island," [and] hosts cultural events, concerts, and exhibitions all year round. The island aims to promote dreams and hopes in children, and love and memories in couples." 

This amusement park/tourist resort opened in 1965 and was awarded with the status of UNICEF Child Friendly Park. According to the official site of Nami Island, it is part of the Naminara Republic which is a "cultural tourism brand" that "declared its cultural independence from the Republic of Korea, has its own diplomatic and cultural policies." There are a lot of activities that you can do in Nami Island and there are also various restaurants, coffee shops, craft shops and gift shops that you can visit whilst here. There's even a hotel here so if you want to explore this place more you can do so by staying the night!

If you want to check out any other information, such as the opening schedule, admission rates and even the ferry ride schedule, head over to the Visit Korea site here or the Nami Island official site here. You should definitely check out their official site if you want to learn more about the history of the Naminara Republic and Nami Island.

This is gonna be a long post since I've included a lot of pictures to really give you a good glimpse of this place. Scroll down whenever you're ready to see and (virtually) visit Nami Island! 😉

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NAMI ISLAND