When deciding on our first family trip, we decided on Korea, why? Because we don't speak Korea, so a guide will prove very useful. But South Korea is definitely a place you can explore free and easy, without being able to speak much Korean. Although the people on the streets will generally wave you away if you ask them for directions, especially in English, the signs and subway are easy to navigate, and knowing Mandarin helps.
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On our first trip to South Korea
May 2009
Day 1
Flight from Singapore to South Korea (I think I stopped taking photos on the plane after this trip), with a transit in Hong Kong
Day 2
Blue House (Presidential ‘Palace’, Korean equivalent of the White House) -> Gyeongbok Palace + Folk Museum -> Kimchi + Hanbok -> Dongdaemun Market -> Lotte World (even before dark)
Day 3
Day 4
Serok Waterpia
Day 5
Namsan, Myeongdong, Namdaemun Market, Dongdaemun Market
Day 6-7
Hong Kong May 2009
Hong Kong 2 May 2009
Hijack the post a little, to share on Hong Kong (mostly food!)
December 2013
Day 1
Changgyeonggung (snow started falling when I was walking to the next palace! ARGH)
Day 2
Camp Kim USO (Sangakji Station) to get JSA/DMZ tickets
Dragon Hill Spa at Yongsan
Day 3
Myeongdong
Dongdaemun
Ewha Women’s University Fashion Street
Hongdae Happy Day Spa (Overnight)
Day 4
COEX Mall
Day 5
Train to Busan
Shinsegae Centum City Department Store (the largest shopping complex in the world)
Haeundae Spa (Overnight)
Day 6
Train to Seoul
Day 7
Siloam Spa (at Seoul Station)
I hope this guide is useful for you when planning your trip and you'd enjoy South Korea as much as I did.
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