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Hi. I am Jinyoung.
First, Thanks for visiting my blog.I entered University on March. :) ..
My major is English Interpretation and Translation. I am happy to enter the university. I am going to post More More detail story about my lovely country KOREA :)
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Beutiful Seoul: Cheonggye stream, Samcheong-dong and Insa-dong

Let me introduce Beautiful Seoul!

I went Cheonggye stream , Samcheong dong and Insa dong with my friend.

1. Samcheong Dong

I was really really surprised when I visited Samcheong dong.

If you want to visit Beautiful Cafe or restaurant, GO to Samcheong dong.

You can see the picture of Samcheong dong below. There are lots of cafe like this picture in Samcheong dong. Also There's Beautiful street in there too.

2. Insadong

If you want to buy Korean Stuff or special items, Visit Insadong in Seoul. There's lots of sight in there. Third picture of Insadong is Bean jam burn in the shape of korean famous character 'ddalki' (ddaliki means strawberry in Korea.) In last picture, My friend and I took a picture with Character 'Ddalki'. I Love that character! Isn't it cute ? It's also delicious. You can eat turkish icecream and many kinds of Korean traditional food. And there are many performance for visitors in insadong. You can enjoy Korean culture walking through the insadong street!

3. Cheonggye Stream

Cheonggye stream is represented of Seoul stream. It's really cool when you walk with your family or friends at night. There are beautiful lights both side of stream. Sometimes, They open some light shows or performance in stream. So many people love to visit cheonggye stream. When I visit Cheonggye stream with my friend at night, There's big light show. So I enjoyed very much in Cheonggye stream. Stream is clean and cool. I also post vod of Cheonggye stream. Enjoy it! And These picture are me and my friend.





















Enjoy Seoul trip! If you have questions about Seoul trip , Leave a comment ~

Gando, lost territory of Korea

Background Song is 'Arirang' which is Korean traditional song.
Gando is KOREAN territory. This movie explain real story about Gando.

The truths beneath Gando conflict

Incheon Airport cosmetic shops!

I got some mails asking for incheon airport cosmetic shops. They want to know about price, scale of shops. I'm very surprised that many foriegn people interest in korean cosmetic shops.
I want to tell you more detail information about these shops.
There are Etude house, Missha, The face shop and Vov. I called Etude house shop assistan in Incheon airport asking for question! :)
I will tell you all more detail informaion about cosmetic shops.
- Korean cosmetic shops are cheaper than overseas branch.
If you buy korean cosmetic items in Korea umm.. You are lucky for buying at gooood price!
- There are many shops in Incheon airport. You can enjoy anywhere in departure hall, arrival hall and duty free place.
If you want more and more information you should call under phone numbers.
Enjoy shopping in Incheon Airport :)
I'd like..to have a comment :)

1. ETUDE HOUSE
There are 3 shops of Etude house.

* Hours of operation : 07:00~21:00
location : (public area) 3F, near check in counter G
tel : 82-32-743-2329

* Hours of operation : 07:00~21:00
location: (public area) 1F, Next exit 10
tel: 82-32-743-2327

* there is also duty free shop in incheon airport.








2. Missha
there are three missha shops in Incheon airport.

* hours of operation : 07:00~ 21:00
location: (public area) 3F, near check in counter G
tel: 82-32-743-2331

* hours of operation : 07:00~ 21:00
location : (public area) 1F, Near arrival hall 1
tell : 82-32-743-8286

* There is also duty free shop in Incheon airport.





3. Vov

items : lip gloss, Eye shadow, Mascara, Blusher
location : (public area) 3F, Near check in counter F
Hours of operation : 07:00~21:00
Tel : 82-32-743-1532
+ It's also have duty free shop!


4. The face shop


Hours of Operation : 07:00~ 21:00
Location : (public Area) 3F, Near check in Counter F
Tel : 82-32-743-4790
+ It's also in duty free shop.

Incheon airport: Best airport in the world

Incheon international airport has been rated 1st in airport quality service four consecutive years. Incheon airport is largest and busiest airport in Asia. It located in Yeongjong-do ,Incheon.
The main passenger terminal is the fifth largest in the world. It's clean and comfortable place for every passenger.

<- Outside of airport. It looks like ..UFO!!

<- Isn't it nice? Inside of airport.




<- there's lot of shopping center in Incheon airport






TIP FOR LOOKING AROUND INCHEON AIRPORT!

1. Using internet in incheon airport
Information and communication center on 2nd floor in airport, you can use internet!

2. Massaging before departuring
There are foot massage shop and sports massaging shop in Incheon airport.

3. You can charging your mobile phone battery.
It's on 3rd floor B, L counter.

4. There is baby rest room in airport.
Baby can change diaper in here.

5. There is interchange hotel for passenger.



Shopping in Incheon airport! ( cosmetics and perfumes)



1. AK duty free !

item : cosmetics and perfumes

hours of operation : 07:00 ~ 21:30

location: (duty free area ) 3F , enterance of departure store hall 1 , near gate 9 , near gate 12

2. The shilla duty free

items: perfume, cosmetic , apparel, leather goods, accessories, sunglasses, amethyst

hours of operation : 07:00~ 21:30

location: (duty free area) 3F, near departure hall 3, near gate 27, near gate 47, near gate 50

There are also 'The face shop' , 'Vov', 'Missha', 'Etude house' too.
You can enjoy cosmetic shopping!

Airport attraction!

1. Korean culture museum





2. Gardens



3. Food court






Enjoying your trip in Incheon airport

TAXI in KOREA

Taxi is representative transportation in Korea. You can take a taxi if you want comfortable to drive to your destination. There are two types of taxi in Korea. One is ordinary taxi and the other is model taxi. Model taxi is black one which is bigger than ordinary taxi and little more expensive. Most people take an ordinary taxi.

these are Korean taxies. Left is ordinary taxi and right is model taxi.

Charsing of taxi is determined by two factors. First distance based if taxi move normal speed , second is based on traffic jam. It can take more money. It's calculated by electronic meter calculator.

AND! one of the merit of Korean taxi is cheap! You can enjoy comfortable driving.

Also You can go anywhere in Korea ( not too far ) with taxi! There is GPS navigation in every taxi. so it will introduce the way for you and taxi driver. It's most advanced computerlized system in Korea.

ONE MORE TIP!

Seoul city provide international taxi service for foreign traveler! International taxi offers the most convenient service to foreign visitors. Taxi driver can speak fluent in foreign language . and you can pay easier than normal taxi in Korea. This taxi accept various credit card ( Visa, Master, JCB, Amex ) and T-money.

how to use international taxi in seoul ?

-> Reservation should be made by phone ( 82-1644-2255) or on the international Taxi webpage.

Consultant offer service 24hours/365days in English and Japenese by phone.

You can visit http://www.intltaxi.co.kr/ for getting more information.

<- medium international taxi <- luxury international taxi <- Large internatioanl taxi

<- international taxi driver

ENJOY KOREAN TRIP WITH TAXI :)