Korean trip - 27/1/2014

Incheon is the second largest port city in Korea

Ở Incheon Airport có 1 chương trình khá hay gọi là" Korea Free Transit Tour". Có 5 loại tour tất cả: 

- Incheon Temple Tour: 2 hours

- Asia in Incheon City Tour: 3.5 hours

- Beautiful Night in Seoul City Tour: 4 hours

- Highlight of Seoul City Tour: 5 hours

- Korean Culture Tour: Gangwha Island Tour ( Mon. To Thur.) and Goyang City Tour ( Fri. To Sun.)

- Self tour: by Express Train or Maglev Train or even inside the airport 

Loại 5 hours hết vé nên nó đành mua loại 3.5 hours, gồm những địa điểm sau:

- Incheon Grand Bridge:

- Wolmi Park: In this park, troops were stationed for 50 years until it was opened to the public in 2001. Wolmi park was formed into natural eco friendly park from historic park at the edge of neon-modern period. Wolmi park had completed the first construction project starting from 2004 to 2007, building stuffs to enjoy. Therefore you can see here various facilities, main Wolmi observatory, traditional garden with Korean style houses, walking way surrounded with nature, and korea immigration museum.

- Open Port: The Incheon port is where Korea's modernization began at the end of the 19th century, when it opened to foreign nations for the first time.

- Shinpo Market: Sinpo Market was the first daily market to open in Korea. It was formed after the opening of the Incheon Port in 1883 as new goods and foreign visitors began arriving from overseas. Various foods are sold at the market, but the most popular is the dak-gangjeong (fried chicken pieces coated with a sweet and sour sauce). It is common to find throngs of people lined up to buy a bowl of dak-gangjeong at the market.

Money from the tour - each of us got $3 to shop in this market

Tour will be from 10am to 13:30 pm

The foreigner group that joined together in this short tour

One couple were luckily to be picked and tried on Korean traditional wedding dresses 

Then I can catch seoul subway from the airport to Seoul station for 4150 won, it will take 55 mins. I can spend 2 hours wandering around Seoul Center and catch the subway again at 16:30 or 17 to get back to the airport at 17:30 or 18. My next flight will start boarding at 18:30.