Day 1 in Seoul

Surviving the night flight without much fussing, we arrived in Seoul in the early morning. Greeted by the crisp air as soon as we stepped out of the airport, we were all really excited and feeling happy to be in Korea.

We hopped on the "Airport Limousine" to our residence in Seoul and arrived a "wee bit" early to check-in. At 7 a.m., we had 7 hours to kill before check-in time at 2 p.m. Ok, that was the "urgh" part. Alright, no whining. We left our bags with the reception, and took a walk in search for breakfast.

I was in familiar territory. This was very near where I used to work. Just as I was pointing out this famous Kalguksu (knife-sliced noodles) eating place to PapaKim, we noticed that it might be open. We made our way there and "Yay", breakfast seemed to be in the line for us. There you go, 칼국수!

Now, to walk out the breakfast. We happened to chance upon this pretty garden just beside the building that we went to "visit the toilet" at. Beautiful weather just makes simple things seem nicer.

Finally, we ended up at the shooting location of "Iris" (the Korean hit drama of 2010) - Gwanghwamun Square 광화문 광장. The girls had a ball taking photos with "Haechi" (the mascot of Seoul) and life-sized posters of Lee Byung-Hun (scream "AHHH!"), the lead actor in "Iris". That would be a place to visit if you happen to be in this part of Seoul, on your way to visit Gyeongbuk Palace.

That was all done before we checked-in.... after that, zzzzzz......