Seoul 2012 Sinchon-Ehwa-BonJok

Day 4 was shopping day. Normally people will goes to Myeong dong for shopping but my cousin sister's friend recommend me to Sinchon and Ehwa instead. Sinchon is full with different typical Korean restaurant which is cheap and cute stationery shop while Ehwa is place for fashion shopping. Everything are relatively cheap since their targeted market are students from nearby universities.

Lunch of the day is Korean BBQ (First korean bbq in Seoul) even though we started to have sore throat. Coca cola turns out to be our cure for sore throat. Initially we enter one BBQ restaurant at a tall building and only realized that they only served beef. So we sneak out secretly and went to another restaurant along the street that has a piggy picture on the banner. 

Korean BBQ tastes the best in Korea. I can't find back such a nice BBQ back in Malaysia although the restaurant is owned by Korean. BBQ in seoul is all self service compared in Malaysia where there are people to cook for you. Continue our shopping spree after brunch in the direction of heading to Ehwa. We basically entered every different cosmetic shop we pass by and bought at least few masks from the shop.

Found myself a ankle boot that cost only 10,000won inside M plaza and few clothes that cost less than 10,000won. Along the street to Ehwa university, there are a lot of shop selling cute and lovely designed socks and earrings. Prices as low as 1,000 won! The socks are the best souvenir you can get for your friends.

At the end of the street, we reached Ehwa University. The university is famous for it building design.  How I wish I can study in such an amazing environment. Not to said Nottingham is bad, but the design just way too simple.

Ehwa University 이화여자대학교Address: 서울특별시 서대문구 이화여대길 52
How to get there: Ewha Womans University Station Ext 2 or 3, 5 mins walk 

We shopped too much that we need to drop our thing in hostel due to it's too heavy to carry around. Dinner was spent in Bonjuk right opposite of Chungmuro Residence. It's an korean traditional porridge francaise since both of us were in the mid of falling sick.  I ordered the pumpkin porridge which tastes like dessert rather than porridge. Peiwen ordered tuna porridge which is surprisingly tasty.

Bonjuk 본죽 (Chungmuro)Opening hours: 8:00-22:00
Address:서울 중구 충무로2가2층
How to get there: Chungmuro station Exit 1, walk straight and turn right when you see the cross road

There are more than 1000 franchise in Korea. So you can find it easily everywhere. They offered variety of porridge from the traditional one to nutrition one. The porridge is prepared after order instead of ready made. It's definitely worth trying and escape from spicy and heaty food in Korea.

----------------------Activity after dinner will be continue on next post. :)-------------------------------------