DIEHARDX GOES TO SOUTH KOREA DAY 7 OF 8

Day 7 came and we were leaving the hotspring. We were greeted by many rock mountain ranges along the way.







We reached Nami Island, again another filming site for Winter Sonata.





They basically turn the whole place into an art nation. You can see all kinds of art stuffs being displayed or taught around the whole place.









We needed to take a boat ride to reach there. It is more like a turtle shell ferry.















They design their very own flag as well and called the 'nation', Naminara Republic.







You will see lotsa chestnut trees, authentic cottages and a lake.



Of course, the highlight is to imitate what the lead actor and actress did in Winter Sonata.



Our tour guide, Michael, trying to imitate it with an old lady from our tour.



The most important two rows of trees in the movie scene.













The "light bulb" appearing yet again!



Again, the imitation!













There were ducks around the lake.











We saw a sexy actress / model at the lakeside, probably a video or camera shoot for some advertisement or movie or drama. She must be extremely good at sustaining the cold weather with such limited clothing.









The rows of trees again.....how many times do we need to take this shot?







Again, more shots with the lead actor and actress.







They also set up a whole room filled with the movie shooting photographs.









The fake snowmen made of cement.





We tried the BBQ corn, had a good smell but the taste was too bland and dry.













Some arts stuffs along the trails.







Time to leave.



The interior of the turtle shell.



We went to have lunch. The main attraction was the tteokbokki. It is the reason apart from kimchi that we were considering going to South Korea. Yes, it is because of the food!





Stir fry chicken added to give more flavour to the whole mixture.



We entered Seoul yet again after that.



We went to the area near the president's residence.



























Then, we reached Namdaemun, the Great Southern Gate, for some shopping. It is more like a night market kind of setting.











In the heat of Namdaemun.









We went to try some roadside stall food.





Taste not bad but "kena potong" seriously. Paid 13000KRW for all of them which cost at most 7000KRW.















We then proceeded to have our Chinese dinner.



Later, we went to watch the famous Jump show, a non-verbal performance based on Taekwondo, the traditional Korean martial art, Taekkyon with a blend of comedy.







It was definitely hilarious and we had a great time.





Finally, we went to Myongdong for some late night shopping. There were just too many shops and boutiques to cover with the limited time given.





The day ended with our final accommodation of South Korea, J W Marriott.



This was probably even more posh than Sheraton but it gave a too industrial and office like design to me which I didn't really like.





They had their very own chocolate free for the guests.





The industrial office corner I was talking about.







Wow......nice bath tub.