hr bermula dgn sarapan pagi yg dibuat sdiri..roti+jem+scrambble egg by mr hub n me buat maggi mee sbagai extra breakfast. today plan is to visit
GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE + SECRET GARDEN + NAMDAEMUN MARKET. perancangan mmg baik tp kita tgk mampu or not..OK
oleh krn trip kami scara DIY maka mode of transport kami adalah subway which is so efficient n convenience sesangat..trasa nak bgerak ke smua tempat bkn satu masalah at all
. subway mrk ni ada few layer utk connect stiap lane yg mrk ada –dr lane 1 hingga ke lane 7..fuuh byk giler…ada subway bwh tanah n atas tanah juga..tp snang kata kalu subway dlm city kebanyakkannya bwh tanah..cuma luar bdr jer atas tanah. n insyaallah x kan sesat as lonsg as u keep on reading all e’ instruction n directions OK. time lapse between train pun sgt cepat..around few seconds during peak hours n 1 min e’ most late I ever experience – waktu basa2 ler for intown subway OK.
me tgh tgk time table subway train mrk..apa2 pun kekerapan nya almost e’ same wif our lrt sini…btw station mrk pjg – sejauh mata memandang (chewah) ….x kira lak bepa coach. slain dr tu each pintu ada indicate which pintu give priority to disable n old citizens..so kalu masuk ikut pintu tu, ada ler seat utk org2 ni..so better not to seat at those..coz org mrk sdiri pun sanggup bdiri even seat kosong..dui!!
kami bgerak dlm kul 9.30pg..suasana nyaman..x hujan tp berangin ...sronok jer hirup udara segar pg + pkiran tnang (x yah pk kerja kan
)…kami berjln ke subway st n bhenti di st dongdaemun park..well subway mrk ada 3/4 exit..n smuanya exit utk permudahkan ke certain2 area..sungguh bagus kan. so kami kuar betul2 ke arah palace. tp sblm sampai ada booth utk pinjam pakai uniform maharaja & maharani mrk...btw kami x trasa nak pakai n bergambar dgn uniform tu..hikhik. juz tgk a few kanak2 pakai n bergaya wif that costume. COMEL gituuuu
slain dr tu kami juga pass by 2 statue tgh2 bdr mrk..statue of Sejong e' great...yess kat sini bergambar skjap utk kenangan. apa cer about this great man?? pls read below OK..
Who is he?
Sejong was the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. His reign of power was from September 18th, 1418 until he died of diabetes on May 18th, 1450.
He was a very smart man. He had a love for Science, technology and literature. He is loved in Korea and you can find him on the 10,000WON BILL front and on the back a Korean Celestial Globe.
What Sejong is most well-known for is Hangul, the Korean writing system. Yes, we see it everyday in Korea and before that, Korean people used Hanja (Chinese charaters). Hanja was very complex and took years of study to learn something which most average citizens didn’t have available to them. Sejong wanted to establish a cultural identity through script for the people of Korea. In 1446, he first publish the 28 letter alphabet, HANGUL. It was very easy to learn and people could pick it up after only a few hours of study.
slpas dr itu baru bgerak ke palace. Memasuki palace ni free for 1st entrance..lpas tu kena byr OK..KW3k seorang..mcm biasa dpan gate masuk mmg ada guard yg jaga in few colors of uniform - biru, merah n hijau..ramai yg amik gambar dgn guard n dpan istana ni..so for me kalu dah ramai nak amik gambar dgn guard2 tu..x yah ler aku nak join sekaki..kita amik port lain ler..mr hub dia amik sdiri guna tripodnya..suka hati dia ler. aku dgn mini camera jer. however meriah plak bila tgk mrk..tp ada guard2 tu yg ngantuk even masih pg..i guess bdiri terpacak diam membisu bkn perkara yg menyeronokkan..for sure leh giler mental n plus terlelap bagai...coz some of them mcm tunduk jer tp sebenarnya berselindung utk tutp mata for a while..pity them. siapa sanggup?? me lg ler x sanggup kan.
US in front of e’ palace
erm ni hr jumaat…boleh dikatakan ramai org…termasuk trip2 dr pelajar sekolah mrk..espc kanak2 kindi…cute2 jer dgn mata sepet mrk
n berpegang tgn lelaki perempuan in a group heading by their teacher…cam kawat lak..berdisiplin jer berjalan kesana kemari.
e’ garden area
e’ moment we enter e' palace blum ada pertukaran guard mrk..i guess we miss it earlier..x per arr, nak buat camna kan. so kami explore ler palace..fuuh mmg luas bangat tp sygnya almost kosong jer..x ada apa2 sgt..view pun biasa2 jer. masa ni wonder mana secret garden nya?? coz x cantik mana pun garden dlm istana ni?? huhu..btw its peaceful…dipersilakan jika ingin ktenangan bleh lepak lama2..tp as a tourist me x dpt feel nak enjoy benda2 kosong lapang n few attractions mcm ni jer..rasa rugi masa gitu…penat kaki ada lar…hehe (typical me)..according to mr hub, this is not my place…my place tempat shopping..HIDUP lar I
ya ke?? not really actually..me bkn kaki shopping tp x mnafikan shopping mmg help so much in release tense..however in my own way.
e’ palace interior
puas bjalan kami bhenti rehat kaki n tekak di 1 n only café yg ada dlm palace garden tu…souvenir pun ada dijual yer..tp x beli apa2 pun..air dah bawa bkal siap2 n skit tidbits.
stlah puas berjln baru nampak palace ni connected with the national folk museum which is free. museum ni menceritakan asal usul org korea n budaya hidup mrk. puas meninjau apa yg patut, kami kuar ler..
n trus merayap2 ke sample village mrk yg ada...got ler few rumah2 kg mrk dlm kaw tu utk kami singgah n tgk2...apa2 pun bila nama kg for sure rumah2 mrk dibuat dr kayu or buluh2 juga..well zaman2 dulu kan..mana ada pakai simen batu bagai lg. ada juga tunjuk teknik mrk proses padi..well almost e' same dgn cara org kita..pakai lesung kaki cuma mrk guna teknik kincir air instead of manusia n also tenaga dr binatang peliharaan mrk...pusing2 punya teknik tu.
us in one of e’ traditional house
slain dr museum n folk village mrk ada juga tmn2 di kaw persekitaran yg menempatkan replica2 batu…antara yg mnarik perhatian adalah this two batu…
herm sila teka…??? rasanya x susah kan..ini sbgai tanda mrk worship it sbagai penyumbang pd klahiran zuriat2 mrk.
well by e’ time we reach this place..dah tgh…prut dah rasa lapor tp jauh lg perjalanan utk kuar dr kaw palace ni. tp sbaik saja kami nak kuar rupa2 nya ada pertukaran palace guard..dpt ler mr hub merakam scara video n me scara picture snap jer. acara ni memakan masa almost 10min dr dlm kaw palace sampai entrance guard luar.
cute x?? pakai skirt…hikhik
and otw back frm palace kami pass by another statue - admiral Yi Sun...amik gambar lg..tp kali ni dr jauh jer..x kuasa nak pergi dekat n bergambar sakan..org dah ramai n mthr agak memancar kan silaunya..but still berangin..x ler panas pulak. so dr kejauhan jer kami snap gambar.
Admiral Yi Sun-sin was a Korean Naval Commander noted for his battles against the invading Japanese. He was born April 28th, 1545 and died in battle on December 16th, 1598. Admiral Yi remains a hero today in Korea. You can find many museums and statues dedicated to him across Korea.
perjalanan diteruskan..kami bgerak ingin mencari namdaemun market tp kami sesat…puas mr hub baca map….kedepan2..last2 kami berada di kaw myeondong lg skali…huhu frust giler. tambah2 lg mr hub ckp mungkin namdaemun dh tukar jd myeondong - boleh ker gitu??? huhu amat impossible (deny dlm hati) malas nak bertekak..penat dah pun
tp me still bkeras..x mungkin kan!! akibat frust kami explore skali lg myeondong area tp kali ni di waktu ptg..so dpt ler tgk betul2 sekitar kaw.
sambil berjalan sempat juga menilik2 pakaian mrk yg dijual n harga not bad – bah depan ler..dlm2 smua dah rega mahal2 blaka…n size kbanyakkanya adalah std size which is size S n M…coz org2 korea mmg average bdn cantik2, slim melim gitu..so kedai pakaian mrk hanya jual std size (1 size jer) n fitting room not available utk try OK. beli n byr…muat x muat sdiri mau pk masa. however they are so fashionable…tp mmg pun, all this time kita byk amik baju2 dr korea yg very up-to-date utk dijual scara online n bazar2 pun…so dah sampai sini kena belek2 lar..MIL pernah bgtau baju2 size me mmg byk, kalau x beli rugi..coz cantik2 n berkualiti in terms of kain..sesuai utk weather kita juga (if u r buying time autumn n summer lar kan
slain dr tu kami cari kedai yg bleh beli makanan utk alas perut…roti or doughnut. tp x jumpa la plak kedai roti n doughnut maka yg jumpa kfc..tgk punya tgk menu ada shrimp burger maka kami bhenti untuk ngap dulu shrimp burger. but for me x lalu nak mkn coz mrk x der cili sos..puas mr hub bertanya kaunter tp x dpt hasilnya…however dlm plate customer2 lain ada sos tu…confused betul..apa mrk panggil sos cili ek?? nak jer me bertanya customer sblah tp takut mrk x tahu ckp BI..parah sungguh..mr hub plak bleh jer tlan sampai habis. sabor jer ar…me sparuh jer masuk slebihnya tapau bawa balik. sib ada fries sbagai ganti.
akibat x cukup mkn..kami singgah kedai rotiboy…ngap rotiboy mrk plak..tapi kami ambil buttermilk roti n kaya rotiboy wif free coffee. alhamdullilah…me kekenyangan juga. btw di korea ni me prasan setiap café n fastfood restaurant mrk org2nya diajar slpas mkn n minum ltak smula bkas2 mkn yg tinggal di kaunter tray n saki baki mkn yg tinggal dibuang trus ke dlm garbage bin yg juga disediakan. so snang kata mrk berdisiplin..meja yg ditinggalkan kosong n bersih…pekerja cuma lap meja n next kmas kaunter pembuangan n tray mrk .
lpas mkn kami bgerak balik utk menunaikan solat zohor n asar..di seoul ni x ada lar suaru bagai yer…jd terpaksa kami balik ke hotel stiap kali nak menunaikan solat n cont berjalan sblah mlmnya slpas selesai solat jamak maghrib n isyak.
talinh about our pplan yg nak pergi secret garden tu- sebnarnya kami salah palace…secret garden di Changdeokgung palace OK!! huhu sungguh sedih…mana nak terjah 2 tempat skaligus..masa mcm singkat jer..skjap dah ptg n then mlm.
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