2nd Solo Trip back to Seoul
Yearly winter snowboard trip
Something different thing time
Is to and fro is SIA business class
Arrived jus nice this time round to check out both Silverkris lounge at both T3 and T2
As per review
T2 lounge is totally incomparable to T3
Interms of size, dining variety, ambience and toilets
Lucky that the time I arrived is early with no arrival flights or departure flights
Sky train within transit area is empty!
Easily found my way to T3 Silverkris lounge due to my early research to navigate my way around
Had a light meal as I intend to go T2 lounge as well later. And there are lots of snack n meal on board my flight later on
So I dun intend to overeat and get myself sick on plane later
The taste is average I feel
Their dimsum eso hargow
Rly fails so much
I suggest don't pick disum there
Choose other options
They provide wine, beer, oat milk, water, juice, coffee and all kind of teas there
I am non alcoholic person
So among the non alcoholic drinks there,
My favorites are chocolate oat milk and twg tea below
Didn't dare to take video so I took photos of the lounge at T3
They even had a extension area jus for Lil snacks and bite size food apart from the main food section
That's rly cool
And cause I came early, there totally isn't any crowd there
My flight was at 8am and I was there at 6am
I left the T3 lounge at ard 7am and that's was when crowd start to fill in
And the sky train I took back to T2 where my flight was , was rly packed
And I didn't took any photos at T2 lounge as it was such a disappointment as compared to T3 lounge and I left after 10min there
Finally board my plane
That came with a complimentary poach
With some facial mist n hand lotion
Started jamming on my movies
Finished 3 movies before landing
SQ business class seating have mre privacy and it is in a capsule style
But actually I prefer less privacy that comes with more space
Like Korea air prestige class
Food comes with welcome drink which j choose champagne and some nuts and chocolates
Then meal started off with satay, some salad with cheese n prawns
Then my book the cook meal with steak
And pistachio ice cream cake
Arrived at seoul an hour earlier
And arrived my hotel at 4pm
Went out to buy food n snack back home and got my dinner at a nice eatery
Japchae and Korean style sweet n sour pork
It was nice and serving was huge
Second day went back to Auguk station where I was stayed at 6 yrs ago for my trip there.
And rly happy to find a cafe that still operating till today
Was rly craving for their cake that I had 6yrs back
And this time round add kn a pistachio cereal latte which was rly good
Continue walking down the path to my nex destination any tea house that I found on IG
Which I had wanted to go last Oct when I was here with my parents
But they were too tired to walk wif me that day so I gave up
Amazingly saw some Sakura trees along ther way
Finally try out neoprint at Seoul
As normally the outlets I see in town at full of ppl
But as it was 10am plus so totally streets were empty let alone be this neoprint store
So I jus head out and behave like I am at my home ahahaha
Another things strike off on my bucket list
Streets were empty and totally following my naver map
And glad that I rly found the tea house and I was even earlier
They open at 11am
But I had reach ther at 10.50am
So I sat ard and waites awhile
Finally seated and order the tea set and sanghwa Cha and some snacks that I seen online and had always wanted to try
Price were slightly pricey
But the ambience and everything there make it worth it
I had spent 3hrs there enjoying the view and everything
After walking ard buchonhanok village and doing some shopping
I managed to reach myeongdong at 4.30pm to have an early dinner
And jus nice avoid the dinner crowd
Their kimchijigae
And sirloin
Yes I went to ate beef bbq ahahaha
Costs me $107
On my birthday everywhere was full of ppl
So I only manages to walk ars myeongdong
Ry wkdays n wkends difference are too big
Showing the things I bought at jus my 2nd day here. But I am not scare
As I had bought another 30in luggage once I reach seoul on my first day lol!!
So is jus buy buy buy
Learnt my lesson on sat
So on sun, I wake up early and 10.30am I was alr at the streets bought back my lunch
Ate at hotel, before rm svc starts at noon
And head out the streets
First itinerary Seoul forest
Jus basically is walking n sightseeing so I need to fill my stomach as the nex meal will be dinner
Thought will have alot ppl as it was sun
But unexpectedly quite empty
So I enjoyed walking ard the forest and unexpectedly came upon hangang
Lol!
Saw some deers n rabbits at the park as well damn cool
There are also insect auditorium and plants auditorium open to public fr free
So I went in to have a look
Then nex itinerary to hongdae mural streets
And had some shopping there the crowd at hongdae is no joke
So I left at 6pm
Dinner fr the day was myeongdong nite market.
I had alight 1 station before myeongdong
And walk back to my hotel while having my dinner along the way
Everything was damn nice
Back to hotel!
This time round I stay at 18level
The highest level was 20
Damn lucky isn't it?
Nex day was my main fr this whole trip
Snowboard
This time round instead of vilva
I went to elysian ski
Prefer this one as there are lesser crowds and more beginners slopes to spread out those who are beginners at snowboard
This time round was able to make friend wif another female solo traveler frm Singapore
Which gave me the courage to take the lift up to another slope instead of the one with moving walkway
So is another advance level then the one I usually go.
Behave like a joker n noob as was my first time taking this kind of lift
With my short legs n weak hands, had a hard time getting on and one hand holding my board and other hand trying to grab the safety bar down.
Fell countless time was I tried to get off the seat at the top and dangerously avoid being hit by the moving chair
Damn epic
Slope was rly empty at the beginner slope as compare to those training slopes
I need such empty spaces to learn as I dunwant spend my time avoiding those ppl was scare of falling n keep on sitting on the slopes
So I rly went down the slope and up the slop fr 20times
Finally managed to go dwn without falling once and able to turn n stop my trail at the bottom of the slope standing up and not falling dwn
Started off screaming till silence while going down the slope
Damn amazing
Another thing off my bucket list
Taking a ski lift and going down a beginner slope without falling.
Was able to catch a meal in-between as I make a friend and she gave me the courage to jus leave my board anywhere without locking it and go inside a canteen packed wif ppl to find seats
So this time round I nv had the helpless feeling whether to eat or continue snowboard.
As everywhere was full of ppl and being alone is hard to find a place to eat or if I went in to eat, who is gg look after my board
Continue to snowboard after eating
Then ended my snowboard day with a dinner date with my new friend at myeondong
As I was sharing wif her, how much I wanted eat Korean bbq bt being alone is hard to eat it in Korea
And before I knew it
A sweet surprise fr me
It was snowing real hard at myeondong
I was thinking since day 1 I was here in seoul,
Will I be able to see snow?
Had totally no expectations and suddenly
It was snowing hard
When the nex day I am leaving already
So I was totally like, why am I sooooo lucky man
Lol!!
Found a rly gd bbq place.
That is rly near to my hotel
Nex time I definitely will go again
Price n service n food matches
Me n samantha
Goodbye to seoul~
Went to Silverkris lounge at Seoul
Definitely small like T2 lounge back in Singapore
But at least the design space is much prettier and food was nicer. Variety not alot.
Business class n economy class waiting space is different
Felt prestigious ahahah
As ppl were crowded at the other side
Bt mine was empty ababab
Back home safely!
Can't wait fr my nex trip in Nov already
Destination not yet finalized
Only dates so far
But fr now, I need settle my career first
Hope cam get some better offer
If nt I can only continues stay on and rot fr another yr. Ohman