At Insa-dong, we watched how a traditional sweet Yong Su Yeom was made. We also bought one box to take home. The sellers who made it were so passionate and funny. You can watch in the video below and tell me if you agree with me. ((:




We also ate lunch at McDonalds nearby wherein we found a LOT of harabuhjis. Sorry, I had to emphasize that word. It was like their secret meeting place! We found it so surprising for them to be eating at a famous fast food chain that is ridiculously unhealthy. I thought they were supposed to watch out for their health, right? But I guess YOLO is their current theme. ^_^

Ordered fries and Bulgogi Burger

Yummy Bulgogi Burger

No difference with ours. It's so small. ((:<

Two of the few youngsters were seating near us. Their eyes were absolutely glued to their phone screens. :O

We were not able to go around Insa-dong that much. But we entered the stores that were important for us. Since a lot of make-up stores were everywhere, we completed our make-up shopping. We also passed by Starbucks in order to buy mugs for Joni's friend. 

Next, we walked towards Bukchon Hanok Village. Bukchon Hanok Village was a little tricky to find in the map. We were stuck in a crossroad. We spent some time asking for directions until a small group of women told us to go to the right way.

When we arrived in the village, it was already nighttime. We even saw a sign saying visitors should give the residents of Bukchon a "quiet evening !" I was wondering what that really means. All I could say was, "Oh ganito pala dito." ((:





Fortunately, our phones suddenly connected to a Wi-Fi nearby and we were able to contact kuya JM and ate Sen. We left the village and met them at Starbucks which was located in the main street. I really loved how safe Seoul made me feel at night. It was similar to the feeling I had in Tokyo. I felt really safe.

Give me 5, Macy!

Happy Baby with her favorite cookie (:

Macy and Joni

Daddy Nono's Kiss ((:

I love how they were arranged by color. ;)

Ate Sen's cool sneakers

At Insa-dong, ate Sen treated us for ice cream. The ice cream cone is J-shaped and the ice cream is available in five different flavors as you can see in the picture below. I chose my favorite: Vanilla. I also discovered that this ice cream cone is currently available in Manila malls too. I just didn't know the name of the store since I only saw a stranger eating it in the mall.

The cones looked like cute yellow worms hanging from the ceiling.

Kamsahamnida, ate Sen!!! :-*

Macy liked it too. ((:

J for Joni and Joei

Egg tart <3

Kuya Nono also bought KFC before heading to Yongin. Kuya JM was left at home because he had to work for the whole day. So we allowed Kuya Nono to go and join him and we had our girls' night out.

The Philippines' parol tree was loved by many.

A lantern diorama of Seoul showed its main gates.

The pictures below showed some prayers, wishes, poems, artworks written on big sheets of paper. They were all about the MV Sewol sinking ship tragedy that happened at sea last April 16, 2014. Many students boarded the ship on that day. It was truly heartbreaking.

King Sejong Monument

U.S. Embassy

According to Ron, the Philippines built the U.S. Embassy. Upon researching about Filipinos in Korea, I found out that Filipino engineers truly built this building. Many Filipinos were part of the reconstruction efforts in Korea after the Korean War. Fidel V. Ramos was the future chief of staff of Philippine Armed Forces at that time.

Fortunately, we caught the last train going to Wolgok Station. We bought some groceries to take home at Home Plus. For the first time in my life, I had to do grocery shopping for only 15 minutes before closing. Too much pressure! But we made it! We were so thankful that Ron was with us.

Our day ended with packing our bags. Who would want to go home with a day like this?


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