首爾在地行程

The tour was cancelled last minute. we were waiting at the pickup stop and were told that due to Corona it had been cancelled

It was snowing before and the day of our tour and the tour locations were extra pretty because they were covered in snow. We were a small group of 7 and our tour guide was Mr. Nanhai. We were conveniently picked up at Myeongdong station and we travelled around in a van. We were particularly thankful to Mr. Nanhai because of how well he managed our tour. We were at the tour locations conveniently before the places get crowded. Our first stop was at a Hanbok rental where we had many designs to chose from. Then we walked to the Gyeongbokgung Palace which was across the street. The palace was beautifully covered in snow and Mr. Nanhai offered to take a picture of each group in front of the palace. Even though we were wearing thermals and light jacket under our hanbok, it was still very cold so after taking some good pictures, we stayed in an area and just let our son play in the snow. After returning our hanbok, we passed thru the Blue House and went to a Hanok Village where we walked around the place. It was Monday and apparently most of the stores were closed but we still had fun walking around the village. Mr. Nanhai took us to a good place for picture-taking and he again offered to take our pictures. After the walking tour, we had chicken ginseng soup at one of the local restaurants. It wasn't crowded when we arrived and we got to enjoy the nice warm chicken soup. People were starting to fill in at the restaurant and the other restaurants in the area when we finished our lunch. The place had a narrow staircase and people had to line up just to get in. After lunch, we headed to a place where we got to experience making the kimbap and where we got to see how they harvest and process the seaweeds. Our last stop was the N Seoul Tower. Because there was a heavy snowfall the day of the tour and the previous day, the way to the N Seoul tower was very beautiful as the hill and the trees were covered in snow. We spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the area.

Made two Indonesian friends on this trip. Went to the hanbok rental place to get the hanbok and walked to the hanok village as it was nearby. The guide was our driver for the day. He was very friendly as he started conversations. He was also kind enough to take initiative to help us take group photos and individual photos. Really worth the money as the ginseng chicken was scrumptious, we get to make our own kimchi and we get to go to the house of the richest man in the past. The route taken by the driver was good as we passed by the blue house which was definitely a memory to be kept and the ride was smooth thanks to the awesome driver.