Seoul trip III: Everland + Hongdae

Day 5 - 25/3/2016:

EVERLAND!!!!!!!! Emotional attachment warning.

The Nami Island trip was tiring and we ended up sleeping late. Initially wanted to join a tour group for Everland because it's cheaper that way but we woke up at 10am...? Thus, we took our own sweet time and traveled via bus from Gangnam station's Exit 6. We got discount tickets for the entrance tickets too, obtainable from the official website. All in all, it wasn't that expensive and we could explore Everland at our own pace, as compared to following a tour.

It was the coldest day during our trip and we spent it at Everland lol. When we arrived at Everland at 12.30pm, we took a map and properly planned our course. Had to decide between all rides and some rides + zootopia so we opted for all rides.

First, we headed to European Adventure and placed our bags in the locker place. Once done, we rushed to queue for the most extreme ride: T Express! "Experience the steepest ride in the world with a top speed of 104km per hour at a 77-degree angle. The world's superb wooden roller coaster will leave you with unforgettable memories that you can treasure forever." Can yall deal with that?! We queued for less than an hour but anyway, tak perasan since we were busy bercerita. The wait was worth it nonetheless, because the ride was exhilarating!! Rasa nak mati tu ada so banyakkanlah berzikir masa naik tu ok hahaha. I screamed for the first part but the guys behind me were so silent and cam tak faham asal takde bunyi langsung. Macam awkward to scream so I laughed after that. Aliana was beside me and her expression showed "adakah ini kehidupan sebenar?" so tu pun dah confuse nak jerit ke gelak ke senyap hahahahaha.

What we rode:

1. T- Express (9.5/10) - Bezzzzzz
2. Mystery Mansion (2/10) - Had to shoot lasers like piupiu. Boring lel.
3. Rotating House (4/10) - Our seats rotated inside the room. Pening sikit.
4. Let's Twist (9/10) - Sat at the end. While I was hanging mid-air, I saw a glimpse of Everland and it was gorgeous.
5. Rolling X Train (8.7/10) - Very fast ride and the course had spirals and 2 complete loops.
6. Double Rock Spin (8.5/10) - It was a lot of spins. Spins were a little confined compared to Let's Twist but fun nonetheless.
7. Hurricane (8/10) - As the name suggested, the ride was like a hurricane. I didn't expect it to be fun.
8. Columbus Adventure/Viking (6/10) - Ala kapal je. Gerak macam pendulum. There were a group of friends across us and we had a mini series of reciprocating 'WOOHOO'. Lol fun times
9. Cable car - Wanted to see the fireworks when we were in it but it stopped when we got on.  Rushed to the garden to snap pictures afterwards

 *Mentioned rides were in European and American Adventure sections

Let's Twist. Credit: Google Images

Had late lunch at the designated picnic area and prayed at a prayer room near the Mystery Mansion. There were no telekungs and the room is shared for both women and men by the way. Still, syukur for the convenience of having a prayer space. At the end of the day, we rode the cable car in hopes to see the fireworks but it stopped when we got on.  Rushed to the garden to snap pictures afterwards but it was already a little past 9pm and lights went out #badluck haha.

Can't believe we went on rides at night time and it was what, approximately 4-6 degrees then? Crazy experience. Headed home after that and ate some odeng along the way. Had rice once we reached home and slept right after.

Day 6 - 26/3/2016:

Macam biasa, bangun lambat hahaha. We reached home around 12am ke 1am the night before ok. Headed out to Hongdae in the afternoon.

Hongdae was so alive with flea markets, street performances and street foods. Bought socks and sunglasses. Ate kebab. Went to Style Nanda where Aliana, accompanied by Maryam creepy stalked a Thai artist while Seet and I main mekap hahaha. Afterwards, we went to Ehwa University. Looked for a Musolla but failed when the place was locked so we prayed at a dark corridor in the ECC area. During this time, my 'introvert' switch flipped so I kind of shut down and needed my own space but it didn't last long thankfully, maybe because I grew up. Since Maryam knows me the longest, I think she noticed haha hai Yamzz. Think the term 'extroverted introvert' describes me well and this is a normal occurrence, I believe tapi masih bisa diperbaiki :B

That's all for Hongdae.

*Tak banyak gambar sebab sibuk jalan lelz