Seoul Day 2 Gangchon Rail Park, Nami island, Petite France

 

Starting the day with yummy breakfast from Paris Baguette, which is located at level 1 of our hotel.

That's Taiyo, the bus stop



We took a one-day package with Funtasia for trip to Gangchon Rail Park, Nami island and Petite France. Believe me, its so much easier to travel by tour bus to these places rather then having to transfer buses/trains on our own. Plus it had rained for the whole of the day, and we really appreciate that we have a tour bus to run back to and take us to our next destination amidst the heavy rain. Of course, transport and ticket fees all included.

Waiting for our bus to arrive in front of Myeongdong Macdonalds



We got the tickets from our tour guide cum driver. 3 of us to 1 bike!

 Bikes parked neatly under the tent before we set off

Enjoy the view before the ride. It was a long wait as there was a lot of instructions given, but all in Korean.. so its better to walk around and explore before the ride.

Before the ride, start with a visit to the washroom and a cup of coffee to keep warm.

Before starting off. See us all wrapped up because of the rain. It sure was cold.

Our first view on the rails..

 Approaching the first tunnel nearer and nearer..

Very scenic along the way

It wasn't very smooth all the way.. some parts require us to pedal upslope

Tunnel # 2, lighting up

Tunnel #3, colourful lights

We soon arrived at a stop

The cold made us hungry

Ending the bike ride with hot & yummy tteokbokki & coffee

On the way again

Train ride back to the park to board our bus

Our next stop is Nami island. Before that, lunch at this bbq place just outside the jetty to the island recommended by our tour guide. The bbq chicken was one of the best we had during the whole trip. A pity we did not managed to take down the name of the restaurant as it was still raining heavily outside.

Welcome to Nami island

We took the path on the right in order to get to the famous metaseqoeia lane

 

Little garden along the way



Beautiful Maple trees....

  

Hardly anyone around because of the rain

We reached the pond with more maple trees

Time to take a break..but watch the time, we only have an hour or less on the island

 

 

It was really a rush back to mainland..and we realised we were back last to board our bus and everyone was staring at us when we got on.. ops

Anyway, Petite France was up next. Do Min-joon, we are coming!!

 

 

 

Again we were last to get back to the bus (although we went back earlier than the designated given time). It takes an hour plus to get back to Seoul, luckily we could alight at Myeongdong and right in front of our hotel.. but it was dinner time and we were hungry and tired.

Although we have spent the whole day outdoor but the itinerary has not ended. Next in the plan was Dongdaemum for late night shopping. Actually it was still raining and we thought to go for indoor shopping. Yong wanted to rest so only Theng and me went ahead.

No photos at Dongdaemum..only photos of our loots. Although most of the clothes sold are winter wear but we could get some t-shirts on sale and some nice accessories. :)