DAY 4 in SEOUL(Part 3) - Visiting 63 Building

(Above)Get out from exit 5 of Yeouido Station to get to the shuttle bus to 63 Building

From Noryangjin station, we took the subway down to Yeouido Station to get to our next stop -63 Building which is an iconic building that has an observation deck that provides a paranomic view of Seoul. You can exit from exit 5 of the station to reach the shuttle bus stop which is actually just in about 15 m away. However for us as the shuttle bus sign was blocked, we failed to see it and instead ended up taking a very long walk to 63 Building.


(Above) The shuttle bus stop to 63 Building

The shuttle bus is free and comes every 30 mins during peak hour from 11am to 5.35pm. Looking on the bright side, while we took a long walk, it provided us an opportunity to experience the street scene at Yeouido area.


(Above) We took our bearings and mapped out a walking route to 63 Building.
(Below) Along the way, we looked at the apartments where middle class Koreans stay.



(Above) Nice boulevard of tree lined road on the way to 63 Building


(Above and below) We are on the right track - sign to 63 Building



(Above)We've reached - Interior Lobby of 63 Building


(Above) In the lift on the way up to the observation deck


(Above) At the observation deck


(Above and Below)Looking down from the deck







(Above) Not one for the faint hearted. There is a glass floor at the observation deck where you can peer 63 stories down under your feet.


(Above) Going down from 63 Building together. You can feel the pressure in your ears.

Before we left, we saw people streaming into the washroom to take photos and well, the washrooms are really unique.




(Above) The unique wash basin where you put in your hands and out comes streams of water like a mini waterfall or car wash.


(Above)Luxurious Glass urinals in the gents washroom. Better than those at ritz carlton.


We took the shuttle bus from 63 Building back to Yeouido Station and as we were quite tired, we decided to head back to Insadong-gil(above) which is very near our serviced apartment to spend some time before dinnertime and heading back.


(Above) Insadong gil street scene. You can see Seoul Somerset Palace - our serviced apartment in the background( brown building).


(Above)Ssamzie market at Insadong gil - a collection of artists and fashion designers selling their wares.


(Above) For dinner, we dropped by a popular noodle and dumping chain store which offered surprisngly tasty noodle soup and dumplings at a cheap price (about $3 - $4 )
They also offered rice rolls which you roll yourself.


(Above) The noodles come with a hard boiled egg and you have to peel the shell off yourself.




(Above) A simple Korean fare of dumplings and noodles for dinner.





On the way back, we bought supper from Dunkin Donuts(above) and of course kimbap(below), the national Korean snack from the convenience store.



(Above) Lovers fiery heart shaped kimbap which we bought.


(Above) Instructions to follow in unwrapping a kimbap - see if you can unwrap one intact without breaking the rice into half.


(Above) Spicy filling in the kimbap - shiok!


We also bought cakes from Lucy Cato(above), a famous cake and pastry store. Their cakes taste as good as they look.


(Above) Gayle holding the intricate cup of coffee made from chocolate which is paired with the tiramisu.


(Above)Tiramisu cake from Lucy Cato


(Above) Blueberry cake from Lucy Cato

With a full supper, we went to bed for a good night's rest ending Day 4 in Seoul.