10 April 2022 - Safe & sound back in SG

Time to head back to SG..

Made a trip to Bongeunsa to give thanks before my flight back.

My first overseas trip since covid.

Feel sad to see Incheon airport so empty.

My first time to see nobody at the tax refund kiosks.

Btw, the cash refunds which you will be getting at counter 28 (transit area) only comes in Japanese Yen, US dollar and Renminbi(yuan).

No Korean won!!!! 

It was the same during my Summer trip when I came back on 11 July 2022.

I chose to do my supervised ART in the airport cos I did not want to spend my time going for testing prior my departure.

I was busy catching the late arrival of the cherry blossoms this year..

Coffee while waiting for the result.

With this picture, it means I passed my pre departure test.

If you have been following my blog, you may have realised I never take bibimbap(only once maybe).

Not becos I missed this Chinese style food but becos bibimbap comes with minced beef.

The chicken was nice.

The ice cream alike was actually some kind of mousse.

The salad was nice.

That is all for my updates on my Spring trip 2022. It definitely feels super good to travel again and I am deeply grateful for that. I will only be able to post my Summer trip 2022 (just a short trip) maybe in Dec 2022 cos need to do some research for my upcoming Autumn trip. Please take note that many things could have changed since covid.  Places, operation hours etc could have changed so do not blame me for any inaccurate information.

Even if it is not due to covid, many information which I have shared years ago could have changed over time as well.  I am not an expert in Korea, I have to do plenty of research prior to my trips too.  Having this blog is just to share my experiences (especially non touristy spots) in my beloved country, Korea.  

Last but not least, if you noticed, I have opened up my comment section again but I will close it up if I get nonsense ads or any indirect ads again.  I also do not like to answer questions such as what is the bus schedule.  If I know the answer, I would have post it already. 

9 April 2022 - Where magical unfolds at Yangjaecheon

Came back to Yangjae Citizen's Forest station, exit 1 again.

I was here on 2 April 2022 and I told you in my previous post that I will show you magic ~ ~ ~

My heart skipped a beat as the magic unfolds before my eyes.

I cropped this picture becos it was very hard to take picture with just the flowers and stream in the background.

See what I mean?

Every empty spot will be quickly filled up with people.

The most popular spot along the stream lol

Very scary to see so many people.....especially when people took off their masks to take pictures.

I can understand they took off their masks to take a proper picture with the beautiful background but I felt threatened hahahaha

Why??

Cos during this travel period, I still need to do a PCR/Supervised ART for pre departure back to SG.

I think our friend here had the best view, the best undisturbed position, the best surroundings.

Yangjaecheon is definitely one of my top choices for cherry blossoms in Seoul ^^

 

9 April 2022 - Bibigo perilla leaves mandu

Closing the day with this.

Pan fried followed by adding a bit water to steam it.

Looks small....

..........Very juicy and filled with fillings!

As a big fan of perilla leaves, this was really good!

Junk food time lol

Very nice!

Tasted something like Murukku.

 

9 April 2022 - Cherry Blossom at Jangji station

Came to Jangi Station, exit 3 to check out the cherry blossom along Jangji Stream 장지천.

I did not finish the entire Jangji Stream course lol

I only did a small portion of it as shown by the pink dotted circle.

The Blue dotted line was the route I took from Jangji Station, exit 3 to the stream.

Really beautiful across the road (as shown by the Red dotted line in the map above)! 

But I did not went across to check it out...

I did not walked along the stream (I mean side by side of the stream).

I chose to walk under the pink canopy ^^

Under the Pink canopy ~ ~ ~

Love this candid picture so much!

Reached this part of the route and I did not cross the road.

Across the road as illustrated by the Green dotted line on the map above.

Turning back to the station.

Super crowded.

Guess mainly becos it was a weekend and a much awaited cherry blossom viewing after 2 years.

Time to head for my last destination of the day.

Btw, it was pretty warm today.

I saw a few Korean guys wearing short pants and flip flops already....

Global warming is really bad...

It was only 9 April....but already so hot...