10D9N | Korea Seoul Day 1 | Cartoon Street

29 Nov 2023 | Our much anticipated year end trip is here!

11pm: Hired a maxi drive from Klook to Changi Airport. Cost: $60 SGD. The car arrived promptly with twinkling interiors. The kids were so excited and so were we. Our flight to Seoul Korea via Asiania was 145am. Yes, red eye flight. Target to reach Seoul 755am on 30 Nov 2023.

Although it is late night, but we were all so awake. So we went to have some coffee, eggs and toast.

The plane was slightly delayed but the boarding time was very fast.

2am: Boarded the plane! YAY!!!

The kids had breakfast on the plane. Jules didn't sleep a wink. Jade slept next to hubs. I slept for awhile, at most 1 hour. I think we are all running on adrenaline.

930am: Got our luggage, passed through immigration in a breeze. OMG, it is so cold here in Seoul. It was -15 degrees! The kids were all puffing like dragons breathe in the cold while hubs went to get us a Jumbo Taxi. So exciting and so cold!

First thing we did was to check into our hotel - Hotel 28 Myeongdong where is was just opposite BHC fried chicken and super convenient to 2 MRT stations. After checking in, next stop was to get our lunch!

Myeongdong Kyoja here we come!!

Myeongdong Kyoja is a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant that serves piping hot dumplings (mandu), spicy noodles which I absolutely love and hot bowl of noodles (kalguksu noodles). Their in-house garlic kimchi is also wonderful.

Today's itinerary is super simple as we just touch down Seoul and I bet everyone will be battery dead by evening time. So we are going to do only a few places.

1. Myeongdong Kyoja
2. Cartoon Street

3. Pet Cafe - Cat Garden

4. Dinner at Myeongdong Budae Jigae
5. Shopping at Myeongdong street

Cartoon street is a short walk from Myeongdong street. It is a short street filled with cartoon characters and huge murals on the buildings for many photo opportunities. There is a Tayo bus stop just outside Cartoon Street, so you wouldn't miss it.