KTX

Tata Seoul! A last shot at the lobby while PapaKim was checking out.

We arrived at the Seoul Station very much in time despite the helter-skelter between checking out and arriving at the station! This allowed me to take a few shots of the girls before catching a quick meal to line the stomach.

PapaKim really wanted the girls to try riding on the high-speed train, so, he booked KTX tickets for our journey to Changwon. KTX is to Korea what Shinkansen is to Japan. We were to take the KTX from Seoul station to Miryang station at Gyeongsan-do. That would take us about 2.5 hours for the train ride. Can you find Miryang station in the route map below? (Hint: Orange words near the bottom)

A trip from Seoul to Busan used to take about 4h 10min on the old "Saemaeul". With the introduction of KTX in 2004, the duration of the journey is now almost halved. The table below shows the "then" and "now" time needed to travel  from Seoul to Busan and Mok-Po with the existence of KTX.

We sat in the train enjoying the scenery and the snacks that were sold on the snack trolley. PapaKim bought us braised quail eggs for our snack. The thought of having quail eggs as a snack seemed mind boggling initially, but it  was really tasty. Convenient as well because I didn't have to peel off the egg shells!

We arrived at GrandparentsKim home at 8ish in the evening. Luckily, UncleKim picked us up from the train station. The drive from the station to home took about an hour. Boy! Were GrandparentsKim happy to see the kids again!