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Shopping and sightseeing, refer to my travel itinerary
❤️ Itinerary Planning
Day1: A day tour in Gangnam wealthy district
Itinerary: Check-in - Starfield Library - Gangnam Station Underground Shopping Street - Apgujeong
Stay at 📍Park Hyatt Seoul, right above the subway🚇 Line 2, very convenient. Check out the Starfield Library📚, shopped at the mall, and walked around Apgujeong until my legs gave out
Day2: A day tour of Seoul's classic attractions
Itinerary: Gyeongbokgung Palace - Itaewon - Bukchon Hanok Village - Namsan Tower ➡ Experience the cultural characteristics of Seoul, tried on Hanbok, took a quick tour of the Hanok Village, passed by Samcheong-dong, ate Korean BBQ in Itaewon, and saw the night view from Namsan Tower🌃
Day3: A day of shopping and eating in Hongdae
Itinerary: Ewha Womans University - Hongdae Food Street - Yeonnam-dong Instagrammable Cafe - Trendy Clothing Store
Took photos at the Instagram-famous Ihwa Mural Village🌸, ate street food, shopped at trendy stores, lots of young people, vibrant nightlife
Day4: A day tour in Seongsu-dong
Seongsu DIOR Store - ADER/BEAKER/PAM AM Trendy Brand Collective Store - PNION Coffee Shop - NUDAKE Dessert🍩
Crazy shopping spree here, shopped till my legs were sore🛍️
🎈Essential Checklist
✔️ Apply for your passport one month in advance
✔️ Communication📲 Buy online in advance, around 30 yuan can get you 5 days of unlimited 4G data
✔️ Definitely bring cash💵 and credit cards, exchange cash in advance domestically
✔️ Translation software papago, really convenient, can recognize photos
✔️ For maps, I recommend NAVER🗺️, it's quite accurate
Traveling Taste Testers
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This library is inside a mall. I visited at night time so it was dark and all the lights made it look so beautiful. It's a nice place to sit and relax for a while
A genuinely purposeful place so that every single person or family should visit to enjoy as well as encourage bilingual reading... Everyone can enjoy there by drinking their fav drinks whether 100% Arabic coffee or other ones...
Must visit place to take photo. Beautiful backdrop of the books at the library. Books are in korean language. A place to chill and relax and be amazed at how high the book shelves are.
Honestly we were looking forward to visiting the Starfield library based on spectacular photos on the internet. The reality is a bit underwhelming. Books are mostly in Korean, smaller place than expected. still a nice instagrammable location for social media.
Starfield Library, a two-storied library with 13-meter tall bookshelves, is an open public space where anyone can freely come to sit, relax, take a break, and engage themselves in various kinds of books. It displays 50,000 books, 600 magazines, and also offers e-books. Besides, it also serves as an event center. Plenty of events take place here such as meeting with authors, book talks, poetry reading, lectures with intellectuals and personalities, book concerts, and morevery worthful for visit
Attached is a photo of Starfield Library that is not the grand picture of the library that captures the aerial view. Starfield Library has earned its status as one of the most iconic landmarks of Seoul, all within the last three or so years. I’m in awe.