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Dream Come True 2013 - Day 3 in Korea - Seoul (12 Dec 2013, Thursday)

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It was the third day of our holiday but our first day in Seoul and we were super excited to start off our journey to explore Snowy Seoul!  It had snowed the day before and the grounds were covered in snow... Our first stop for the first day was Ewha's Womans University. It is not very usual that a University would be part of one's tourist itinerary. It is a known destination for shopping paradise and a nice place to hang out and chill with your friends.    We stayed in Itaewon so we had to transit at Hapjeong to get to Ewha's Womans University. Finally arrived at Ewha's Womans University!!! The first thing that caught our attention was that there was a KOPITIAM there... A Singaporean's pride to see something so close to home in a foreign country. Shopping! There was a big sale at the Face Shop when we were there as it was their 10th year anniversary!  We were at the right place at the right time.. the sale "happened" to en

Dream Come True 2013 - Day 2 in Korea - Jeju-do (11 Dec 2013, Wednesday)

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So Day 2 started with breakfast at 8.30am. The good thing about this accommodation is that you get both bed and breakfast and we also got to play with their baby boy as well. It really felt like home and it definitely warms the heart especially in the midst of our travel in a totally foreign country. If you would like to stay in the same accommodation as we did, feel free to check out the link here . It costed us about SGD$33 per person for one night stay. After saying our goodbyes, off we went for our Day 2 tour. Our first destination was part of one of the Olle trails in Jeju-do, one that was near to their place at Seogwipo. Beautiful Coast for a Wednesday morning This time with the sun in sight! There was a natural swimming pool found in the midst of the walk...  Another angle of the coast Then eventually we reached the Oedolgae Rock which San explained to us meant "Lonely Rock" and this was one of the filming sites for the famous drama Jewel in