This was the last day with Kay. Bcos it was a Monday, he had asked to meet at 9am instead to beat the peak hours. It was a mad rush bcos we had all overslept. We had instant noodles for bfast again bcos we still had 2 bowls left and mummy was lazy to keep them in the luggage. We were checking out and shifting to a different hotel.
Why were we changing hotel? It is my thing - bcos we were staying in budgeted hotels, I had planned to change hotel midway just in case the 1st hotel happened to be super bad. Additionally, though housekeeping takes place daily, the housekeeper would do a more thorough job when the room is unoccupied. So, I like to switch hotels to get cleaner rooms. Hehe. That had always been my practice when we go for long trips and if we are to stay in budgeted hotels. Our 1st hotel, Myeongdong Skypark 1 hotel wasnt too bad. We had a double bed and a twin bed. It was small and there wasnt much space left but the bathtub made up for everything else. It was also right smack in Myeongdong.
The hotel that we were going to shift to - Days Hotel, was also in Myeongdong. In fact, it was like a few streets away. Kay probably thought that we are eccentric to shift hotels that are so nearby. Lol.
We were late by 10 mins after our best efforts. It was drizzling when we left the hotel. It meant that if temperature had been low enough, it would have been snowing! We loaded the luggage into the car and started our 1 hr car ride to the strawberry farm.
The ride was fairly peaceful bcos Lil Isaac fell asleep on the way. We had a late night. Kay said that strawberry season hadn't really started so there weren't many strawberries but the farm owner welcomed us given that Kay had worked with her on many occasions. Bcos there werent many strawberries in the farm, we needed not to pay to pluck 4 boxes of strawberries at 15k each but only to pay for 1 box. It was actually to our benefit. Imagine having to finish 4 boxes of strawberries and they turn soft very quickly. The strawberries were organic and we could eat whatever we pluck directly. So it was definitely worth it to pay 15k for 1 box and whatever that we could keep in our tummy.
Kay pointed out the snow on the road while on the way to the strawberry farm. Kay said that it probably snowed in the night! We should have come in the night! Haha.
Then, it started snowing when we were arriving at the farm! The kids were so excited and so was I. Kay only looked very cold. He probably seen this "tourists crazy about snow" scene a few hundred times. Lol. Upon arrival at the farm, it was still snowing lightly. The kids started snow fighting using the snow that had accumulated on a stationery car in the car park. It was good fun despite the little snow.
We would have fought forever in the snow if time had permitted. Unfortunately, Kay started to pack us off to the strawberry picking. The strawberries were so super juicy and sweet and we enjoyed the strawberries so much. Lil Isaac doesn't like strawberries but enjoyed plucking and sending them into Daddy Lim's mouth.
We didnt stay long at the farm. Sadly, the snow had stopped and melted within the short time that we were excited over the strawberries. The melted snow had turned the road into muddy puddles. Kay shared that many Koreans dont like snow bcos of the muddiness. Lil Isaac didn't care about the mud and was stepping into the muddy puddles like Peppa Pig. He was so gross. Then, the muddy water seeped into his lousy made in China snow boots and wet his socks. Zzzz. Luckily our luggage was with us and so was his extra pair of socks and shoes. The rest of the taobao boots didnt disappoint us too much. Or maybe we just didnt step into puddles like him. We proceeded with our another 1 hr ride to lunch.
Lunch was delicious bbq chicken and we finally had bbq meat. Kay said that it was a shop famous for their chicken and it tasted really good and was cheap. Kay ordered a stew beef soup for himself and we got an exact order bcos it was so nice. The soup was sweet and we finished every drop of the soup.
Right after lunch, we took the ferry to Nami island - the place made famous by the Winter Sonata Korean drama. Actually I didn't watch that drama, it was way too old school. Haha.
This was Kay's 1st picture with the kids. Lil Shauna still thinks Kay is handsome. Haha. By the 3rd day, the kids were very familiar with him and frequently go "Uncle Kay here and Uncle Kay there". Kay also helped a lot to watch out for the kids, actually only with Lil Isaac bcos he was so active and dangerous, jumping here and climbing there. Sometimes, I wonder how did Lil Isaac manage to survive his 5 years. Lol.
There werent many things to do in Nami island but we spent a good amount of time walking, taking in the scenery and taking plenty of pictures.
We also munched on bbq hotdog and had hot coffee in the cold weather. See, even the fountain was frozen.
There were many such heating points in Nami Island and many gathered round for the fire.
The ponds were frozen too but the ice was too thin to walk on. Still, that didnt stop the kids from attempting to step on and break the ice. We were acting like crazy tourists. We also built little stone tower. Kay said that the builder's wish will come true as long as the tower stands. Such things always get the kids very excited. They built so many towers and made many wishes. Lil Shauna was still worrying and talking about her "tower" after we left the island.
We took some pictures along the famous trees but with Kay's camera. Daddy Lim got nice jump shots though.
It was still early when we left Nami Island. Seeing how much the kids enjoyed snow fighting, Kay suggested to go to the nearby ski resort, take the ski lift to the top of the mountain to play snow. The ski lift is really expensive at 15k per pax. However, we decided to do so bcos we didn't plan to go to any ski resort and thought that it would be a good experience.
I think we were the only crazy tourists to take ski lift to play snow fight. The kids were pestering to do skiing upon arrival but forgot all about it the moment the moment we sat on the lift.
The ski lift was an exciting ride. It was as if we were in the theme park. Lol. We see people skiing and wakeboarding and falling down the slope.
We were indeed the only crazy tourists at the top that weren't skiing or snowboarding. We didn't spend that much time at the top too. Kay said that we had to go down by 5pm. But we still had a blast snow fighting. All those white!
Snow fighting time!
Lil Shauna throwing snow in the air and pretending that it was snowing.
Look how happy the kids were.
We took the ski lift down and I fed the kids hotdog bcos Myeongdong was 1.5hr car ride away. I had thought that we were going straight back to the hotel when Kay reminded that there was another destination - Garden of Morning Calm, which was
on the way back. It is actually the Botanic garden. There are different flowers in the different seasons but not in winter. As such, a large part of the garden was decorated with beautiful lights in winter. The decoration was over a really huge area and the scene was gorgeous.
Unfortunately, Lil Isaac fell asleep in the car and we had to wake him up to see the lights, which he obviously didn't appreciate. He was very fussy, complaining of being cold and refusing to walk. Daddy Lim and I took turns to carry the 22kg! That explained why I was carrying him in the picture.
It was after a lot of coaxing that he eventually was more awake and willing to walk and started enjoying the lights. Luckily he walked or we would have to cut the walk very short or break our back.
The kids were trying to do the famous Korean heart shape. But I think their hands are a little too short. Kay said that they looked like they kena punishment. Lol.
Lil Isaac started fussing again and we left for the hotel, which was another hour ride back. Of course the kids grew bored on the way and I was so glad when we finally arrived at the new hotel. We took a picture with Kay and he said that he enjoyed himself the last few days. I wonder if he was just being polite bcos the Lil Isaac had been torturing him with his dangerous stances throughout the 3 days. Haha.
We had a simple dinner at a nearby Korean restaurant and we made sure that we didn't over order. Hehe.
So how was the 2nd hotel? It was slightly smaller than the 1st one and had 3 single beds side by side to form 1 big bed. There was no bathtub but it came with bfast! Hurray, no need to brave the cold to buy bfast for the next few days!
Mummy Lim
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