Early Winter Trip to Korea (Last Part + Filming Locations of 'Legend of The Blue Sea')

Day 9

I woke up at 6.00 to catch the free shuttle bus to Vivaldi Park Ski Resort. For your information, this place is the filming locations of Korean drama “Legend of The Blue Sea” in eps 6, where Heo Joon Jae (Lee Min Ho) teaches Shim Chung (Jun Ji Hyun) how to ski. Vivaldi Park is one of the favorite ski resorts for young people because it’s not far from Seoul. It took around 1.5 hours. They also provide free shuttle bus for foreigner, but you have to reserve first. You can check Vivaldi’s website for reservation. They only have one schedule each day. They leave at 8.00 from Seoul and back to Seoul at 18.00.

I was waiting at Lotte Hotel Myeongdong before 8.00 (please come on time). To get here, you can take the subway and get off in Euljiro il(1)-ga Station (Line 2), Exit 8. Go straight until you see the bus stop. It was crowded and there were 5 buses.

I arrived at Vivaldi Resort at 9.45 and looked for breakfast. I was planning to ride snowboarding, but unfortunately it was still closed. The ski equipment rental including clothes costs 154.000 won for 2 persons. After a long consideration, I decided to ride a cable car costs 10.000 won per person. I’ll definitely come back soon!

I didn’t spend much time at Vivaldi because I still have to go to Namdaemun and Myeongdong. So, I took another free bus from Vivaldi to Sports Complex Station at 13.00. Then, you can take the subway and transit to Line 4 to get off at Hoehyeon Station (Namdaemun Market). You can buy Korea souvenirs here with cheap price. I also found Honey Butter Almond with the cheapest price here! It only costs 5.000 won when it costs more than 6.000 won elsewhere.

After shopping in Namdaemun Market, I went to Myeongdong by foot. If you don’t want to walk, you can take the subway to Myeongdong Station (just one station away).

I finally ticked off one of my bucket list: dinner at Loco Quan 401 Restaurant by Haha, member of Running Man cast. I tried the Pork Belly packages costs 14.900 won and it was tasty! This restaurant is located in the 8th floor of ‘Champion Building’ which is right beside MCM. I ended my last night in Seoul with satisfaction.

Note: some restaurants require you to purchase at least 2 same packages. For example, I ordered 2 packages of Pork Belly in Loco Quan Restaurant and it couldn't be combined with another packages such as Neck of Pork. You have to choose either 2 packages of Pork Belly or 2 packages of Neck of Pork.

Day 10

I woke up early and found that it was snowing at night. I feel like I don’t want to go home, but I have to.

I take the Airport Limousine Bus instead of taxi because it’s much cheaper. It only costs 10.000 won per person. The taxi prices could reach more than 50.000 won from Seoul.

My last day here means that I have to end my story about winter trip in South Korea. I hope this article can be useful for all of you. See ya in another trip!

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