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If you have excess energy or wish to keep fit, fitness equipments are provided for you by Seoul Youth Hostel.
Koreans not only love reading, they are also taking care of their health. They even keen to exercise while traveling. The fitness equipments are located outdoor nearby hostel. Room guests who like sport sure will not miss to make full use of the fitness equipments.
South Korea Seoul Youth Hostel is so caring. A variety of facilities is provided for its visitors.
Room guests who are truly take care of their health can stroll in the park near the hostel. Follow the track and go up the slope to breathe fresh air of Namsan. You also can have a birdview of South Korea capital city, Seoul down at the foot of Namsan.
Besides the rooftop garden, there is a self service kitchen at level seven of Seoul Youth Hostel.
I don't think foreign tourists would cook while they are traveling in Seoul. The local tourists may be would like to cook during their stay in Seoul Youth Hostel.
At blazing summer night, enjoy the cool air at the rooftop garden of Seoul Youth Hostel is truly a great pleasure.
Relax yourself by having a cup of Korean aromatic coffee and fanning by the gentle summer breeze. The gorgeous neon lights of Myeongdong are sparkling in the distance.
The implementation of 1Malaysia idea is just like a tough nut to crack. Merely the determination of PSD scholars, dispute emerges between MCA Youth Chief Dr Wee Ka Siong and Minister in the Prime Minister Department Nazri Abdul Aziz.
Suppose Malaysians are not treated justly, any commitment is as if empty promise. It's undeniable that Primes Minister is determined to achieve the goal of 1Malaysia. The response seems to be an interesting story.
MCA Youth Chief Dr Wee Ka Siong and Minister in the Prime Minister Department Nazri Abdul Aziz are involved in a war of words across the air. Their argument reveals the unsolved Public Service Department Scholarship problem.
What's wrong with Public Service Department in handling the selection of scholars for years. If not Deputy Minister of Education Dr Wee Ka Siong no need to appeal for the excellence pupils. This is the sad story of MCA not in power.
Seoul Youth Hostel provides a comfort ambience of reading space for visitors. This indicates that Koreans like reading even when they are traveling.
Books are mostly written by wise people. That's why Chinese say that reading is always beneficial. Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad launched "Look East Policy" in 1981 but Malaysia still far behind Japan and South Korea.
Seoul Youth Hostel guest room is clean and bright. Getting into the room, your mind would be eased and totally refreshed.
The guest room is fully furnished. Heater, arm chair, round table, television, wardrobe, refrigerator and dressing table are provided.
In addition to the tranquil cafe, a restaurant is available in Seoul Youth Hostel.
The beverages serves by the restaurant are tea, coffee and fresh fruit juice. Yummy food includes toast, steak, sandwich and Korean delicacy such as pasta, porridge and barbecue.
The restaurant business hour is from 11 am to 7 pm. In case room guests wish to dine in the restaurant, reservation should be arranged.
Hang out in the tranquil cafe of Seoul Youth Hostel in cold winter is really relaxing.
Fragrant coffee, fresh fruit juice and various types of tea are available in Seoul Youth Hostel. The business hour of the cafe is from 9 am to 10 pm. Breakfast is not inclusive to room guests. In case you wish to have breakfast in the cafe, you have to reserve in advance.
This is the lobby of South Korea Seoul Youth Hostel. Although the lobby is not splendid but the cordial and friendly atmosphere will ease the mind of visitors.
Most of the reception staffs are able to communicate in English. Therefore it's unlikely any communication problem. In case you have any enquiry, feel free to enquire the reception staffs. They will assist you gladly. Sightseeing information brochures are available beside the reception counter.
This is the information signboard in front of Seoul Youth Hostel. The details of the Seoul Youth Hostel are clearly listed on the signboard.
The hostel lobby is at level 1. On the left and right side of lobby is cafe and restaurant. Level 2 is Seoul Youth Cultural Exchange Center. Sickroom, banquet hall, consulting room, conference room, literature information Center is available at level 3. Guest rooms are at level 4 to six. There is a kitchen and a rooftop garden at level 7. You can cook in the kitchen but have to inform the hostel reception in advance.
South Korea Seoul Youth Hostel is located at Seoul Jung-gu Yejangdong. Seoul Youth Hostel is not far away from Myeongdong Subway Station and Chungmuro Subway Station. You just need to walk for few minutes from these two subway stations to Seoul Youth Hostel.
Staying in Incheon Airport Hotel for first night during my 6 days 5 nights trip to South Korea in February. The other 5 nights my wife and I lodged in Seoul Youth Hostel. The guest room of Seoul Youth Hostel is clean and spacious. The room rate is 66000 won per night. The staffs are polite and would like to ensure you have an incredible stay in Seoul Youth Hostel.
The hanging racks are full of colourful souvenirs. Various varieties of cute souvenirs are available.
Tourists stop at the stall and look for their favourite souvenirs. These different types of souvenirs include key chains, mini purses and mobile phone accessories. You can bargain with the vendor for the items you want to buy.
There are many stalls which sell apparels in Myeongdong, Seoul. A wide range of items are available. You can select until satisfied.
Walking under the bright neon light, stop at the stall if there is clothing which you desire to buy. The stall owner is very polite and friendly.
At first glance, I thought these were pizza. In fact these were Korean pancakes.
The ingredients of pancakes were put on top of pancake skins. The pancake seller will fry the pancakes when customers order. You can decide which sauce to add to your pancakes.
Rubbing a hot chestnut between the palms is able to warm your stiff palms in cold winter.
Peel the chestnut shell and put the fragrant chestnut into your mouth to nibble. Chestnut is Chinese traditional delicacy. I was never expected that I could have eaten chestnuts while traveling in South Korea.
Chestnut is nutritious. It's rich in starch, folic acid, dietary fiber, vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B complex and mineral such as iron, zinc, calcium, potassium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus.
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Apart from the flocking crowd, the streets of Myeongdong are packed with stalls which sell various varieties of foods and snacks.
Tire of walking around, stop and have a rest. Look for your favourite snacks. After paying money, you can enjoy your snacks on the street and watch the glorious night view of Myeongdong.
Seeing the steaming kebabs in cold winter, why not have some?
Such stall selling Korean street food is quite common in Seoul. If you like Korean street food, try to taste these Korean spicy kebabs. These are not grill kebabs. The foods are cooked and skewered. You can dip with spicy sauce when eating the kebabs. The main materials of Korean kebabs are meat and sausage.
There are a few Korean hanjeungmaks in Myeongdong, Seoul. These Korean hanjeungmaks are Myeongdong Hanjeungmak, Myeongdong Mud Hanjeungmak, Myeongdong Seocho Hanjeungmak and Myeongdong Chunjiyun Hanjeungmak.
What is the hanjeungmak? After doing a Google search, I have just known that hanjeungmak is Korean sauna. The customers of these sauna centres mostly are foreign tourists. The majority visitors of the sauna centres are Japanese. The service charges of these sauna centres are about 80000 won. The distance among these sauna centres are not far. You can take line 4 subway to these sauna centres.
If Jeonju Bibimbap is your favourite food, you don't have to travel all the way to Jeonju. There are two Gogung Jeonju Bibimbap branches in Seoul. One of the Gogung Jeonju Bibimbap branches is in Myeongdong and other branch is in Isadong.
Located in Jeollabuk-do, Jeonju is famous for bibimbap. Jeonju is also the cradle of bibimbap. A variety of ingredients is required to make Jeonju Bibimbap, including rice, beef, carrot, radish, jujube, sprouts, spinach, seaweed, ginkgoes, pumpkin, pine nuts, cucumber, chilli sauce, mushrooms, bracken fern and water parsley.
Located at Seoul Myeongdong, Lotte Young Plaza is a youth speciality shopping mall.
Lotte Young Plaza is one of the subordinate shopping mall of Korean Lotte Corporate. Since it began to operate in 2003, Lotte Young Plaza is always flocked with youngsters. A wide variety of various general merchandise and youth fashion apparels are available at Lotte Young Plaza.
When I was strolling in Myeongdong, to my surprise I saw this white puppy. The puppy was busy posing for tourists to take photos.
This friendly puppy is the live sign of a dog themed cafe in Myeongdong. The puppy was promoting for the cafe in the night street of Myeongdong. The customers of the cafe are humans not dogs. Visitors can enjoy fragrant coffee and play around with the dogs in the cafe.
Nanta is Korean renowned mime stage show. The show is extraordinary and its glamour is inconceivable.
When these two young Koreans discovered I was taking photo, they immediately displayed their capabilities of Nanta. They care to present Nanta impromptu for tourists. This shows that Koreans are really proud of their unique culture.
Undoubtedly, the renowned Nanta mime show is Korean unique cultural art.
Nanta adopts the humorous approach to express the fun of cooking in kitchen. The show is an integration of body language with stunt, juggle, dance and percussion. The performers who act as chefs present amazing action with the rhythm of Korean traditional samulnori. Apart from the superb chopping skill, cooking materials and kitchen utensils flying all over the stage is truly stunning.
South Korea Myeongdong Migliore Mall is located at Seoul Chungmuro 1-gil. Migliore Mall building is comprised of 5- storey and 2 underground levels.
A wide range variety of new and unique commodities are available at Migliore Mall. There is a stage outside the shopping mall. The stage is for publicity campaign and artists performance venue. Youngsters like to hang out around Migliore Mall.
South Korea Children's Day is on May 5. South Korean children can't wait for the coming of Children's Day.
Children's Day in South Korea is a public holiday. Girls dress up beautifully and boys look smart during Children's Day. They would be very happy all day long. Parents will bring them to attend various children celebration. Theme parks, shopping malls, tourist attractions and children play grounds will full of joyful children.
While I was visiting South Korea in February, it just happened that a grand sale for foreign tourists was on-going.
In order to coordinate with Visit Korea Year campaign, Visiting Korea Committee conducted a grand sale for foreigners. The date of the sale season was from 10 of January to 28 of February 2011. Some of the participating companies were E-Mart, Times Square, Homeplus Mart, The Shilla Duty Free, Galleria Luxury Hall, Doota Shopping Mall, Lotte Department Store, Hello Apm Shopping Mall, Hyundai Department Store, Shinsegae Department Store.
Strolling at Myeongdong night streets, suddenly discover a teen Korean girl offering free hug.
Seeing such a beautiful girl, really so anxious to move forward to hug her. I dared not to do so because my wife just beside me.
As night falls, Myeongdong is brightened by various colour of light. The colourful neon lights seem like the dazzling lanterns and fireworks.
Strolling at Myeongdong night streets, your eyes will full of glitter lights. Middle of the streets is thronged with stalls which are selling food, snacks, fruits, apparels, ornaments and souvenirs.
Boring of walking around, drop in a cafe to have a cup of hot luscious coffee. In case you are hungry, just walk in a restaurant to taste the authentic Korean cuisines. Various mega shopping malls which sell jewelry, cosmetic and fashion dress are available for ladies to visit. Tired of traveling, you can enjoy Korean massage.
