October 29, 2011
Nami Island
On our third day, we took a 1 hour train trip to get to the picturesque Nami Island. The place is made famous by the Korean drama 'Winter Sonata' among others. I thought it was great that Korea is able to attract tourists thru its soap operas (not to mention K-pop artists). Before boarding the ferry to get to the island though, we had lunch in a restaurant across the ferry dock.
After a quick ferry ride, we reached the Nami island. Fall colors were in full blast. It was a great day for picture taking.
After a dinner of traditional Korean food (and the difficult task of ordering that comes with it), we went to Doosan Tower or Doota in Dongdaemum to buy souvenirs and pasalubong.
Before calling it a day, we checked out the Holloween party that went on near our hotel. Koreans and tourists alike put out all stops in their impressive costumes. Loud (and familiar) music was all around as well (Apparently, Koreans are fond as well of doing covers of songs by International artists). The crowd was huge that at one point I actually got separated from my friends. Good thing I found them some 30 minutes after as I forgot the way back to the hotel.
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