We woke up late the next day again. Actually, I didn't get enough sleep while we were there. I don't know if it was because namamahay ako or jetlag (ahihi). But we woke up like the previous day and was out of the hotel around lunch time. We found a very nice and cheaper restaurant still along the same street as our hotel (this is where we went back to eat almost all our meals while in Seoul).
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| Yes, Korean BBQ again hehe |
After eating lunch, the next agenda was the hanbok experience. I researched a lot on where we can rent the hanbok, there were several places actually - some with a fee, some are for free. I was about to book a hanbok rental via Klook when I read about KStyle Hub. This was a tourism information center near Cheonggye Plaza. My original plan was we can go outside the building and have our photos taken at the stream, and then the plan B was take photos inside the hub - which was what we eventually did. Anyway, we went straight to the 5th floor for the hanbok experience but we were told we need to go to the other floors and get a brochure before we can borrow the hanbok. We enlisted for a 1:30pm session and went downstairs to the 2nd floor. And we didn't regret it. The place was teeming with things to do and sights to see actually - and with the convenience of a heater haha!
Going there: Exit 10 of Myeongdong Station, take Line 4 to Seoul station (2stops); transfer to Line 1 to Jonggak station (2stops) - Exit 5. Head straight, cross the Cheonggyechoen Stream, take a right and walk a few meters; the building of Korea Tourism Organization Building where KStyle Hub is is to your left.
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| If you're going before the winter olympics, this was right outside the building. |
The 2nd floor is basically a virtual reality section. You can use VR and you can also have a virtual experience with K-pop idols.
The third floor was like a museum showing their food process, I think.
The fourth floor was a "restaurant" where they also have food preparation workshops. We actually spent more than an hour going around, and then it was time to go back for our appointment for the hanbok.
The kids were so cute donning the national costume of Korea. Sorry to bombard you but here are some of my favorite photos from the set. Kudos to my brother who took all the photos. After this he has a new-found respect for children photographers hahaha.
More photos of us in hanbok...
