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DIEHARDX GOES SOUTH KOREA DAY 4 OF 8

This is Day 4. We are having bread for the first time with abalone porridge / congee. OK, very small abalones.

Can you spot any baby abalones?

We left Jeju Island and return to Seoul.

We went straight to Kimchi School.

The teacher explained the procedures of making kimchi. It was then that they told us most of the kimchi you eat in the streets and overseas are made in China. Therefore, they are not as fresh and hygenic.

This is me trying to wrap the kimchi up in style. Unfortunately, we can't even eat our own kimchi. It has to be donated to the poor.

We went to wear the traditional Korean costumes. Hanbok.

The children version.

We went to The Face Shop later for some shopping. This is like Korean version of The Body Shop.

Next, we had ginseng chicken meal. Of course, they don't give you kick ass 100 years old ginseng, just some ginseng finest root ends.

Their mee sua is quite nice actually. We were given white wine to be added into the soup to give the nice mix. However, the chicken tasted really bad, probably worse than those RM9.90 chicken you can find in Giant Supermarket in Malaysia.

We later went to this holiday retreat getaway resort / mansion of the emperor.

You can see how the many layers of protection they have for the different climate conditions of the year as well as for ventilation.

Alright, you don't need me to explain this stuff right?

There is a compound or square where many traditional games / sports can be played.

I thought I should show the price of petrol in Korea. (1000 KRW approximately SGD1)

We went shopping at Dongdaemun. It is literally translated to great eastern gate. It is the gate that the wall surrounding Seoul was located during the Joseon Dynasty. It is basically the largest shopping center of South Korea today.

Eventhough the tour guide reminded us that street food is not clean, we just could not stand people buying them all around us. We just have to try it no matter what happens.