Minnee in Korea Day 7 : Gyeongbokgung Palace, Namdaemun, Insadong

It's been 5 days since my first day of intern, and

so far I'm having lots of fun at my workplace!

Too tired to blog after work though, I've been trying to complete
this post the past few days but I always fall asleep halfway hahaha.

BUT I'm still gonna continue blogging about my Korea trip!

Today's post shall bring you to one of the most beautiful
palaces in South Korea, Gyeongbokgung Palace.

The palace was near our guesthouse so we started the day off with brunch at
a restaurant nearby before walking to the palace.

Kimchi Sundubu Jigae for me and Budae Sundubu Jigae for my bro.

Look at this yolk omg my mouth is watering right now.

This restaurant is located opposite Paris Baguette after exiting from exit 2 at Gyeonbokgung station.

I've visited the palace before, but I've never seen it during winter.

The view was just breath-taking.

After coming out from the subway station, just outside Gyeongbokgung.

Got our tickets and we're ready to go!

This is the gate that faces Gwanghwamun square (I think).

Look at the blanket of snow!

Hehe

The mountain in the background made it feel even more like we were back in the past
where there were no skyscrapers and tall lamp posts.

Not sure what gate that it is...
We were just wandering around.

Successful jump shot!
My mum's a pro at this hahaha.

I took a selfie with this guard!

I think it wasn't allowed because a guy at the side asked me to step back

after I went towards this dude lolol.

Me, my quick reflexes and my selfie stick.

Haha xP

A family who looked like they were at the North Pole or something.

With the exception of that dude in blue.

More mountains and trees.

I actually liked walking in the palace during winter,

because everything feels serene and peaceful.

I think it's a must to visit one of the palaces when you come to Korea

because it gives you a brief glimpse into their history and culture.

They have guided tours available as well (which we unfortunately missed the timing).

Afterwards, we headed to Namdaemun for some shopping.

The lady whom we were buying seaweed from told us that

they were praying for Namdaemun to prosper.

Afterwards I think they were giving away food?

Everyone just crowded around and were packing oranges into their bags.

Errr.... I pocketed 4 oso la haha.

A lot of clothes to pick from, but we weren't there for the clothes.

We ended up buying some chopsticks and spoon sets, and lots of food haha.

We then walked to Shinsegae department store nearby...

 

And had burger for lunch lolol.

 They actually have a foodstreet at the basement selling a variety of cuisines.

Once we've filled our tummies, we took the subway to Insadong.

There were many shops selling souvenirs that are more traditional,

such as pouches and handicrafts.

I saw many shops selling these and wondered what they were.

I finally asked one of the shop owners and he told me they were table cloths.

Super cute!

We walked around and chanced upon this place called Ssamziegil.

They have an Alive Museum here!

Those little hats are freaking adorable.

And now... who ate shit before?

I'M NOT EVEN KIDDING.

They really look like shit omg HAHAHA.

This is literally called a shit bread lolol.

According to a signboard at the shop, this is a traditional snack made out

of various grains seasoned with fruit sauce.

Traditional? Hmm...

I'm not sure if they looked like this all along hahaha.

We walked back to Gyeongbokgung station by following GPS

because we didn't want to waste a thousand won each by taking the subway for one station.

Walked past the palace (or rather, the gate in front of it)

and it looked gorgeous at night.

Glad we decided to walk~

Really a lot of 光 LOL.

Dinner was at a restaurant near our guesthouse, called Jjam Ppong Nam.

Yum yum in our tum tums!

Alrights that's all for now, can't wait to share about the rest of my trip hehehe.

Cuz the last few days were more exciting ;)

Thanks for reading!

DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 & 5 | DAY 6

With love,

Minnee