We went up to the second floor of the market and where there are lots of restaurants and stalls selling dried seafood. It was around 8 something in the morning hence there were no customers/ tourists to be seen lol. We sat down at one of the stalls, took a look at the menu, and damn. Everything is so expensive, there's nothing on the menu that is less than ten thousand korean won. But since we were there already, we decided to give it a try. We ordered this seafood pot (soup?) that costs ₩40000.

The journey took 2 hours and 42 minutes (as stated on the ticket). The ride was pretty cozy and there's wifi on the train too! Once we got down the train, damn. I can really feel the temperature difference between Busan and Seoul oh dear so freezing colddddddddddddd. We took the subway to Chungmuro station and checked in to our homestay which is located about a 3 minute's walk away from Chungmuro station exit 4. We booked this apartment through airbnb and it's a really nice place to stay in! It's called Han's house and you can check it out if you're staying in Seoul because it's in the same area as Myeongdong and Dongdaemun. Look at the amount of mattresses! It can accommodate up to 8 people I suppose.

We went down for lunch at 김家네 (Kimgane) restaurant located beside a convenient store in the area. A pretty japanese style lunch..? Apparently their kimbap (sushi in Korean) is quite popular over there and they have a few outlets around Seoul.

We passed by this museum when we were walking out of the exit but we didn't enter the museum.

The admission fee is ₩3000 for adults and half-priced for children. The palace closes at either 5 or 6 in the evening depending on the month, and the last admission is an hour before the closing. We managed to witness the very last guard exchange ceremony of the day!

After that, we headed to Insadong (인사동). You'll know that it's an artsy place just by looking at the wall of the exit in the subway! It is a street full with tradition and culture and there are lots of folk handicraft stores, antique shops and tea houses in the area. Before heading to the streets, we dropped by the tourist information counter and got a map there. It's actually quite useful to get a map because it gives you a bigger and clearer picture of that area and it highlights the popular tourist spots.

Directions: Take a metro to Anguk Station (Subway line 3), proceed to exit 6, walk 100m forward and turn left into Insadong-gil road.

If you have an hour or so to spend at Insadong, you might also want to try Making Your Own Stamp! It's a unique experience and also one of a kind souvenir that you can bring back home!

Ssamziegil (쌈지길) is a small sized shopping center located approximately 300m from the tourism information center. The floors are connected by spiral staircases and they sell a range of items over there. It was nice walking/ window-shopping there because the things there are really unique! 

The couple culture here in Korea is pretty strong lol. Instead of locks, they use this plastic board thingy and lock them at the rooftop of Ssamziegil.

After that, we headed to Myeongdong (명동), the primary shopping district in Seoul.

Directions: Take the metro to Myeong-dong station (Subway Line 4) and proceed to exit 1.

Before getting out of the subway station, we walked around the underground shopping mall. There are 3 stores selling kpop albums and merchandise! I BOUGHT INFINITE'S <REALITY> ALBUM YAS LIKE FINALLY AFTER 4 MONTHS!! I was really anxious when the first store I went in said that the album is sold out like omg where am I supposed to get the album because Myeongdong is definitely the best place to shop for albums (I haven't seen the other shops yet). I got it at the second store I went into for ₩10500 which is around RM38 whereas it will cost me RM65 if I buy it online from the shop that I've been buying from for years. I was so happy omg although I didn't get myungsoo's photocard :< So tempted to buy all their old albums to complete my collection hahaha maybe next time!

On the streets of Myeongdong-

BTW Nature Republic is everywhere omg. There are more than 5 stores in Myeongdong itself and I see it everywhere I go, even in some of the subway stations.

After walking on the freezing cold streets for awhile, we came across this Yogane dakgalbi shop and decided to give it a try. The waiter couldn't speak in English sigh he should've call the senior much earlier. We wanted to order the medium sized cheese chicken galbi but they said we can only order the large one because there were 4 of us.