Day 2 Seoul

We woke up at around 10 a.m. (which was late by my definition). We missed the hotel breakfast as it was from 7 a.m. till 10 a.m. So we had instant campbell soup (the powdered kind which we bought from Mustafa Centre in Singapore) and bread with Nutella (bought the Nutella from Hong Kong) for breakfast.

Our itinerary for the day was to Bukchon Hanok Village. Well, initially, we planned to go to Gyeongbokgung Palace and then to Bukchon Hanok Village. However, we changed our plans as we were walking with 3 cold kids. We had the heat pads that we bought from Expo during the Winter Sale but it was not working well enough for us. 

Directions to Bukchon Hanok Village from Myeongdong:

From Myeongdong Station (Line 4), take the train to Chungmuro (one stop away) and switch to Line 3. Take the train to Anguk. 

I cannot remember which exit we took but when we exited, we saw Dunkin Donuts. We sat there for a short break. We headed down the nice road towards Hanok Information Centre. Along the way there was this Information centre (small one). The person there gave us a map to Bukchon Hanok Village. We spotted some Persimmon trees along the way to Bukchon Hanok. A friendly mummy and daughter duo spoke to us asking us where we were from (well, the mother instructed her daughter to ask us since she could not converse in English). They were very excited over my 3 girls and kept on touching them and patting them lovingly.

Persimmon trees

Walking towards Bukchon Hanok Village

Altogether Bukchon Hanok Village is about 400m - 500m from Anguk Station. 

We explored the lovely Buchon Hanok Village and took photographs after photographs. Do remember to be quiet over there as there are people living in the houses.

When it was getting dark, we headed back to Myeongdong. At Myeongdong, we walked around. Spotted a cute police station.

Cute Police Station at Myeongdong

We went to Lotte Departmental Store. For dinner, we went across Lotte Departmental Store to Ibis Ambassador Myeongdong Hotel. At the lobby of this hotel, there is a halal restaurant called The Saffron.

Lotte Departmental Store

We went over to The Saffron for dinner. They serve Indian and Arabian food. The setting itself is very luxurious and the food is on the pricey side. We ordered Lamb Shank Biryani, chicken in some yoghurt sauce (which was very nice) and naan. The food was good. If you don't mind the price then you should try this out.

Our order

The Saffron

After that we headed back to our hotel.