On Saturday Ligaya and I wanted to go Nami Island ( also called Namiseom 남이섬).
Thanks to Yoonbin, we both got a discount for our train ticket. So want way just cost us 4100 won. Usually it cost around 6000 won for an ITX-ticket (train ticket). We booked the ticket on Friday and there were just a few seats left in the online ITX-system. The ITX-train just takes an hour to go to Gapyeong.
We took the blue bus 501 from SNU main gate to get to Yongsan, where the ITX leaves. It took us 35 minutes to Yongsan including a traffic jam. However, we missed the train because the platform was crowded and people did not move. Nobody responded to " Excuse me!", "Sorry!", "Can you please move!" and "This is our train. Please let us through!". So after 10 minutes struggling in the crowd, the train left without us. I assume people did not understand us. Most were Koreans in their late 40s.
Luckily a ITX staff told us to go to the counter to get a refund of 3600 won.
So we took the subway instead of the train. The subway took us 2 hours to go to Gapyeong via Sangbong. However, there were not so many people on the subway and we always got a seat. The platform where even very quiet. The subway just cost us each 1900 won.
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| The empty subway platform in the morning on Saturday. |
When we arrived a Gapyeong, we asked a cute couple to slpit with us the cab. However, the girl paid the whole taxi drive saying that we are still students. So she very kind and fun to talk to. On the opposite, the taxi driver cheated on us. He drove the long way and it cost 5600 won. Normally he should have turn left (from the main entrance of Gapyeong station) to go the shorter way. Thus, not every taxi driver is nice to tourist. When we arrive at the ferry wharf (Nami Island) we bought a bottle of the famous Makkoli (막걸리). Then we bought the Nami Island ticket (also calle Nami Island Visa) which were 8000 won for foreigners. Koreans have to pay 10000 won. We used our alien registration card to get the 2000 won discount.
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| Ticket fee information of Nami Island. |
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| Main entrance of the ferry. |
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| Our VISA or entrance tickets of Nami Island. |
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| The ferry is arriving. |
The ferry just took 5 minutes to go to the island and it was decorated with different flags. Of course, we had to take pictures with the US flag.
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| The ferry and a lot of people. |
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| The American girl with the US flag. |
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| The German girl with the US flag XD. |
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| Nami Island taken on the ferry. |
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| Ligaya and I on the ferry. |
I can easily describe Nami island: it is the most cheesy place I ever have been. Even Disneyland cannot beat it. It is designed for couple and it is based on a Korean drama called Winter Sonata (겨울연가). It has 20 episodes where girls like me cry and laugh. But the island toped even the drama.
Just look at the following pictures.
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| Nami Island main entrance. |
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| Let''s see if she get a boy- 2nd Jeju Island? |
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| Ligaya and I in front of a certain gate. |
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| Nami Island 1. |
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| Nami Island 2. |
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| Nami Island 3. |
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| Nami Island 4. |
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| Nami Island 5. |
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| Nami Island 6. |
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| Nami Island 7. |
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| Nami Island 8. |
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| Nami Island 9. |
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| Nami Island 10. |
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Just because all the tourists from Hong Kong are covering the girl.
I had to do the same. It is in my vene. |
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| Nami Island 11. |
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| Nami Island 12. |
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| Nami Island 13. |
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| Nami Island 14. |
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| Nami Island 15. |
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| Nami Island 16. |
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| Nami Island 17. |
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| Nami Island 18. |
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| Nami Island 19. |
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| Nami Island 20. |
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| Nami Island 21. |
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| Ligaya and a hut where couples snuggle. |
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| Nami Island 22. |
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| Nami Island 23. |
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| Nami Island 24. |
We did not eat at the island, as we wanted to try the chicken galbi, which was very famous in the area around Gapyeong. The Korean dish came originally from that area. Thus, we took the ferry back and ate in a restaurant at the ferry wharf. There were six restaurants which offerd this certain dish. We have chosen the one where most people were eating. And we also met there the friendly couple again.
The chicken galbi (닭갈비) was delicious and we got as usual a few free side dishes. The sauce was different to the one in Seoul. It was spicy, but the ingredients of the sauce were mixed well. They complement one another.
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| Locations of the restaurants which offer chicken galbi at the ferry wharf. |
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| The menu of the restaurant. |
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| Ligaya and the friendly couple from the taxi drive. |
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| Chicken Galbi. |
After our dinner, we followed the growd and took the bus to get to Gapyeong station. It took the bus only 3 minutes to get to the station. Then we took the subway to head home.
