Food in Seoul
Seoul is a big city and therefore has some of the best and newest restaurants. We went back to Papa Sushi in Hongodae to get some delicious salmon sashimi. The bill was around $30-40; we had a large salmon sashimi, fresh rolls (9 pieces) and udon. We also got free prawn sashimi (2 piece) and cooked salmon. We also tried the chain pho place in Hongdae, but it's nothing to write home to. One of the coolest restaurant was called Mies Container in Gangnam and it is literally a container-themed restaurant. There's even a hook/pulley thing in the middle of the restaurant. At this restaurant, you go up to order and pay for your food, then they give you a construction hat with a number so the servers know where to deliver your food. They serve bbq platters and cheese pans. This is suppose to be a very popular place and lucky for us, being the holidays, it wasn't busy. The food was delicious! We had a bbq tray (chicken) and a cream cheese and corn cheese pan. I couldn't finish my food but it was one fo the most delicious thing we had on this trip! We also went back to Wang Thai in Itaewon for some yummy thai food. I really liked the food there! Bonus, it's just a floor up from What the Book so we got some new books as well. I got some assorted dumplings at Mapo Mandu (Hapjeong stn) and 900 won macarons from Whale Macarons (Hongdae). The dumplings were fresh and delicious. My favorite is their famous pork dumplings. The spicy one was VERY spicy. At least for me. The macarons were delicious! In fact, I went back the next day to pick up some more for the ride home. They have all the classic flavors (salted caramel, chocolate, strawberry, greentea) and some mixed flavors like apple/passion fruit. In Hongdae, I also got a bubbletea from Boba Time (an LA-based chain).
Another favorite of mine was Crepe Rei near our hostel. They serve delicious Japanese style crepes and royal milk tea latte. On the day this place was closed, we discovered Secret Garden just across the street. It's a super small restaurant with made-to-order burgers. Neil had a teriyaki chicken burger and I had pork burger. Both were delicious. It reminded me of the food truck in Vancouver. One of the last meals we had in Seoul was in a food court type area in Hongdae. It had a grill to order pad thai stand and you can choose what you want inside. I can't remember the name of this place but it was DELICIOUS!
Everland
Everland is one of two theme parks in Seoul. The other being Lotte World. We could only go to one so we chose Everland because there was a 40% discount and we heard it's better from some students. The journey to Everland took over an hour, a subway, and two busses. We got the subway at Gangnam and took bus 5002 (not 500-2) to the last stop then a transfer bus to go to the park. I didn't know what to expect and I can only describe it as Korea's version of Disneyland. It had four sections: Kids, American, Animals and European. We quickly made our way to two rides Lost Valley and Safari to see the animals. We arrived pretty late so we had little time to see everything before the park closed at 9pm. We saw white tigers, tigers, lions, ligers, hyenas, giraffes, elephants, mountain goats, zebras, porcupines, bears and more! We waited to see the fireworks show so we hung out at the Rose Garden. It was super pretty lighted up. The fireworks was cheesy and I loved it! On our way out we saw so many other rides we missed but it was super cold and I was not looking forward to the hour long journey back to our hostel. Overall, for 28,000 won, it was worth it and I have would liked to see more of the park.
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