Chimaek picnic at Banpo Hangang Park (Day 7)

An icon of Seoul, the Han River stretches for 494 kilometres from Taebaek Mountains to the Yellow Sea. It serves as a water source for over 12 million Koreans. Numerous parks dot the embankments of the Han River including popular recreational spaces at Yeouido (famous for cherry blossoms and also the 63 Building, the tallest building in Seoul), Jamsil, and Ttukseom which offer ferry cruise services on Hangang River.

The park that we visited was the Banpo Hangang Park. The wide and spacious park was a great place to see and enjoy nature as well as to take part in sports and recreational activities. You can see many people strolling or jogging along the trail paths, in-line skaters, and cyclists. A summer tradition was also to have a picnic and hang out with your friends at the park and that’s exactly what we wanted to do too!

Rent one of these cute buoy-shaped boats and eat food there! So fun!

Cute overload at LINE Friends Store & Café, Sinsa-dong (Day 7)

Brown. Cony. Moon. James. Sally.

Do these names mean anything to you? If it does, you must be a LINE user!

LINE is a hugely popular messaging service app that has taken the world by storm due to its adorably expressive stickers sets featuring the characters I mentioned above. 1 billion stickers sent by worldwide users on a daily basis can’t be wrong!

It’s really no surprise that the popularity of these characters led to the production of sought-after merchandise and now there are 3 LINE flagship stores alone in Seoul – each with a unique theme!

We visited the 3-storey flagship at Garosugil in Sinsa-dong and as massive fans of LINE, we were in absolute LINE heaven! Everything is so darn cute!!!! A gigantic 3-metre tall Brown greets you when you enter the door and after that, well, it’s just cute overload everywhere.

Hallyu Star Hunt – a walking tour of Apgujeong Rodeo (Day 7)

One of the aims of our recent trip to Korea was tour the various locations where our favourite shows were filmed as well as to visit the big 4 entertainment companies in the small hope of meeting someone famous.

So off we went to Apgujeong in search of our favourite Kpop stars!

The Apgujeong/Cheongdamdong area is home to the country’s leading entertainment and talent agencies. It is also otherwise best known for being the playground for the rich and famous in Seoul. Flagship stores of major luxury and fashion houses line the street and this is the place for celebs and socialites to visit their high-end/private beauty and hair salons. There are also plenty of chic, trendy cafes, bars and restaurants everywhere.

If you have ever dreamt of running into a Kpop star, this area is going to be your best bet. Look! We found 2PM at G+Star Zone, a Hallyu star-themed photo zone at Apgujeong Rodeo Station.

Rose Festival at Seoul Grand Park (Day 7)

Spring time is the season for flower festivals in Korea. Even if you’ve missed your chance to see the cherry blossoms and azaleas, late Spring still offers other fabulous varieties of flowers to be seen.

And that’s the reason we came to the Seoul Grand Park on an early morning in May – for its annual Rose Festival.