KOREA: DAY 2: Gangnam/ Coex Mall/ Myeongdong

Ok! On to day 2!!

So after we got back to our guesthouse last night, we spent about 5 hours researching (about subways, T money cards, good restaurants to go to, planning the rest of the 18 days, organizing our stuff, recounting our money, ETC)

AND we found out that....a boyband is doing a fansigning at COEX mall the next day at 7pm (which is our day 2) AND SO, with that in mind we decided to explore Gangnam!

COEX mall is the largest underground mall..in...Seoul, I THINK. Soooo, we were excited to shop :D AND for the fansigning :D

(We got up at 8 am~ Slept only a few hours T-T So we were still pretty dead, but still super excited !!!!)

BUT FIRST, we had to figure out the subway system. 

 *pokerface*

Looks....easy....heh...NOT!

Since the fansigning was at 7pm, we decided to go to a different area of Gangnam first~

Subway was so confusing @.@ So many transfers and exits and etc (getting out at the right exit is important!!).

Thank goodness Lillian is good with these things...'cuz I'd get myself lost within the first 5 minutes. o.o

Hehehehe, we were so excited to use our T Money Card (you can buy it at any convenience store), in which you load money into and beep everytime you take the subway/bus/etc and beep again when you get off~ It deducts how much you've traveled in terms of fare from your account, and you can always redeem the leftover amount (if you decide you don't need it anymore) at convenience stores :)

(OH OH and it comes in the form of rilakumma/hello kitty/ ETC phone charms but we aren't staying long and our iphones don't really have a place to hang the charm so we just opted for a plain card).

BUT STILL, ARGH KOREA YOU AND YOUR CUTE STUFFS <3

OK. 

So after we (Lillian) navigated through the subway stations and transferred to all the right transfers,  we finally got to Gangnam!! (took about an hour)

^So after exploring a bit of the area (AND MELTING FROM THE HEAT), we found a small kimbap store and decided to eat breakfast there~

 

 

^ ajummas making our kimbaps :D

They were so sweet and nice :DDD

^ We ordered Wonro Kimbap (regular) and Modeum Kimbap (total cost was 5,000 won) 

They were so good!!!!!

We were full and satisfied and it cost us only 2,500 won each!

Only thing was...the restaurant had no air-con...and we were dying.

SO, OFF TO A CAFE to kill some time before we head over to COEX.

^So we just ordered some cold drinks (prices were similar to an average Starbucks drink's overpriced price~ but whatever, we really just wanted to use the wifi :3)

And so we sat there for about an hour and a half, skyping and oovoo-ing our family and friends :D

And then back to the subway station we go!!! 

 ^Took us about 20 minutes to get from this part of Gangnam to COEX mall area~ 3 transfers @.@

AND WE ARRIVE!!

^After noob-ishly walking around the stores, we discovered very sadly that the stores were, indeed like any other large and well-established mall, expensive and beyond our budget T^T

But we did manage to buy some schtuff likeeeeeee

ALBUMS!!! (We bought it from Evan's Records inside COEX, which is next to the bookstore that Exo had their fan-signing at last week I believe.) SAO SAD...IF only I came a week earlier...if only...T^T

(Exo albums cost 13,000 won each [although we later saw them selling for 9,700 won at a different place =___=], BAP cost 8,700won, Nu'est cost 5,500 won)

And I also boughttttt

skycare schtuffs ^^ Total cost came out to be 40,000 won~

But even though we were inside the mall, it was STILL hot as heck!

So we had to take a breather and sit in the food court (after getting lost countless times inside the mall) with our lovely banana milk <3

^STILL my favourite drink (aside from maybe Shikhae)

It was about 5:10 ish now, and though it was hecka early, we decided to head back towards Evan's Records area where the fan-signing will take place!

ANDDDDD

after waiting diligently for almost 2 hours~

:DDDDDD

:DDDDDDD

 

^manager (?) setting up area~

TADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

DORADORA

<3

:DDD

U-KISSS (minus Dongho and Soohyun due to busy schedules T-T)

^ HEEHEEEE

Although we personally did not get into the fan-sign (first of all, we weren't really sure how..., second, we were too tired to really try, and third, we just sorta were satisfied watching them :D)

A few things:

-Kiseop is def the winner in terms of fanservice LMAO

-Hoon interacted the least with the fans, but maybe it was because he was just always busy while others had some time in between signings

-Kevin is cute :D

-Eli is velly goofy

-AJ was similar to Hoon (ish)

-They all had perfect skin, were taller than imagined

-person that left deepest impression is Kiseop, which surprised me 'cuz I never really paid attention to him before, but I sure as heck will now! :)

LKAJSNFD:KAJSFNSKJDFNSKDJFNSKJFKSdf

OK.

Oh, turns out IU had a fan-signing at the same time as U-Kiss, but at a different place~ :\

AHH MY FANGIRL HEART CANNOT TAKE THIS xD

I would spaz more, but atm it's nearing 4:30 am and we have a long day ahead of us so...I shall move on!

Anyways, back to subway station to get home!! (1 transfer)

^Heh, I was bored waiting for our train to come so...

So we got back to our guesthouse first to drop off some stuff. On the way, however, we stopped by some small stores located in the subway station and bought a few more stuff!

I bought:

^Infinite iphone case (12,000 won)

^ Infinite and Exo phone charms (5000won each)

 

^a bag~~ (38,000 won)

So after we got back to the guesthouse, we organized our stuff once again (gotta prepare to move out of Crib 49 and into Seoul Backpackers tmw!!! Argh, still sorta confused how we'll do it. I guess we'll need to call a taxi....def not willing to lug our suitcases through Myeongdong again x.x)

Then we went outside, once again, to explore night life and to eat! (mainly to eat, we were too tired to explore the nightlife for today xD)

 So after walking (and being incredibly indecisive), we finally settled on eating at

this restaurant~~

^ we ordered this~~

^and tadaaaa!!!

It was SAOOO GOOD T^T

Total came to 17,500 won ~

Before heading back to the guesthouse, we stopped by Tous Les Jours and picked up some bread~

(three of these only for 4000 won!!!) The top one is Melon (:O I have no idea how it'll taste, but I'll be brave), the bottom is black sesame (I think), and the one on the right ....I totally forgot...but just some sort of sweet pastry :P)

And we also stopped by family mart to buy some water andddd

 

^Bakha mints! If you watch Rooftop Prince, you will understand their significance :DDD HEHEHEH, very crunchy candy indeed~

And back to guesthouse we go!!!

Here's how our place looks like!

^This place is on the first floor and is shared. It is open 24/7. The water and ramen are free~ Computer usage is also free~ Washer and dryer use is also free~ ^^ Since we're not allowed to eat up in our rooms, we have to come down here to eat~

^And our room~~ Because we opted for our own private bathroom, the fee was a bit more expensive~ 

I didn't have a chance to take a picture of the amazing rooftop, but trust me, it is amazing~ There's a few tables and chairs located up there and it's very close to the Namsan tower so the view is amazinggg!!! And coupled with the amazing weather and slight breezez on a warm night, it's perfect for just chilling out and chatting~

But yah. Sorry for the lack of personality in this post~ I'm totally about to pass out~ T^T Long day ahead! 

Tmw shall also be dedicated to Gangnam (last day for Gangnam)! And more of Myeongdong (actual shopping, we hope).

Cy'all soon!!!