South Korea Day 2 - Everland Resort

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Last time (here) I went to Everland by bus #5007 from Jamsil Station Exit 6 (Line 2). This time I decided to try a different route. 

Kalau ikutkan direction that I got from Sis Zarina, one have to walked out from Gangnam Station Exit 6 or 7 (Line 2). Crossed the road. And the bus stop for bus #5002 is in the middle of the road opposite Dunkin Donut. 

I did follow the route. But I didn't get to the bus stop without getting lost first! Thanks to my fickle-mind that day, ntah kenapa otak macam separa berfikir. Confuse with the instruction from her blog & KTO website. 

In the blog, it clearly said that I should take either Exit 6 or 7. But I took Exit 10 instead. Walked for nearly 300 metres, cross the road in front of a Krispykreme cafe. Padahal sudah jelas tertulis Dunkin Donut. The moment I realized it wasn't the right 'middle of the road' bus stop; I walked back to Gangam Station & followed exactly the direction in the blog. 

Finally sampai bus stop yang betul. This is the view from the bus stop. 

Alhamdulillah, berkat sesat juga I now know the right way to get to Everland. Without jadi sardin dalam bas that is. My first & second time to Everland, I had to stood up in the bus all the way from Seoul. Annnnnnnnnnd the same thing happened for the third time. Ingatkan kalau tunggu bas di Gangnam Station, dapatlah aku duduk during the one-hour journey. Verangan jaklah! 

I figured out pasal the right route ni masa balik dari Everland. We took the same bus #5002 from the theme park. When we arrived at the last stop; there were sooooooooooooo many people queuing. Waiting for the bus. And that's when I heard the Ahjussi driver said; 

"Just come in, all these people will hop off the bus at the next station. They're all from Everland". 

Magic kan sebab Ahjussi tu sah² ndak cakap English. Tapi aku faham! I picked up words he said...and amazingly I understood them! Ok set aside rasa bangga please! Now I know in order to NOT HAVING TO STAND UP in the bus all the way to the resort, I have to take the bus #5002 from Sinnonhyeon bus stop. It is right in front of Krispykreme cafe & there's no need to cross the road! 

Sob! Kan senang kau ikut jak direction dari KTO tu Bie oii! Sudah sampai depan Krispy Kreme, tapi mahu juga kau lintas jalan & cari bus stop tengah jalan tu kan. Beconfused by two directions from different sources. 

This I took masa sesat cari middle of the road bus stop. And this is actually the very route to Sinnonhyeon bus stop from Gangnam Station Exit 10. 

This is the building  in front of Sinnonhyeon bus stop. Wait for the bus #5002 here. Do not cross the road. 

Image credit to naver.map. This is the bus stop. Wait here! Gitu kan ulang² remind diri sendiri. Regardless how crowded the bus is, worry not. Most of them will alight at the next station. Ulang balik apa Ahjussi cakap.

The route I got from KTO website. Inilah direction yang seliratkan otak aku with the one I got from Sis Zarina's blog. 

The one-hour journey from Gangnam to Everland went smooth. Traffic was a bit congested on the opposite road. From the bus stop kena walk a bit to the shuttle bus area. 

This picture taken on the way to the resort. Berbungkus kau! Sejuk gila...tapi oklah, ndak cair foundation aku. *puke*

I brought the discount coupon I printed before coming to South Korea. Hence dapat beli entrance ticket way cheaper. As for the cousin, dia memang entitle for Teenager rate. Total damage cost for our tickets 65,000₩.

New store in the park. It's YG Hologram Store. Cuci mata tengok Top-ssi dalam ni. Cawir hati!

Lights on the moment we stepped into this area. Wah terus rasa magik gila! Just on time.

My magical tree. Ever since my first visit, this tree has always been the center of my attention. Mesti ndak sabar mau tinguk macamana diorang deco this tree. My fav stuff; as the besties called it. 

Last trip guna superwalkertapaki turun bawah. This time pilih sky cruise pula sebab sejuk melampau ndak mampu melangkah lebih². Located inside this building. Mula tu aku ingat kena bayar rupanya it's free. Aigoo perangai kau Bie suka buat rules sendiri kan.

On the way down. Ada budak excited cum gayat. Cantiknya taman!

Last June, this garden penuh dengan bunga. This time, lip lap lip lap with colorful lighting. Ada few areas covered with snow. Tapi maybe sini jarang snow sebab pathways ndak da snow pun. 

Performance was in Korean so kami melayan seminit dua jak. Lagipun penat melompat² mau tengok stage, ramai sangat orang di depan. 

Holland Village viewed from the garden.

Roman Area. Haritu ada air mengalir²....kali ni air semua beku sudah. 

Di depan sana ada castle. When we arrived the area, macam ada lighting performance going to start. We were beyond excited, atur langkah laju ke depan. Ndak mau miss the performance. I was trying to take a video of the colorful lights when I suddenly heard a sound. So I stopped & looked down. Seriously masa tu jantung immediately paused beating. Kepala terus blank. Sebab terlampau sejuk, tangan kebas hence I didn't realize the camera slipped from my wrist.

Poor my baby. Terhentak twice(!!!) atas gravel ground. Lens adalah senget, cannot close, cannot focus whats more taking picture. Cuma boleh guna untuk edit gambar, view instagram & anything that has nothing to do with taking picture/video. Baru second day! 

Lepas jak insiden tu, mood terus masuk laut paling dalam. Sudahlah memang buta² bawa that camera jak. All our things sudah simpan dalam loker near the entrance gate. And that included our handphones. Mood sudah ke laut. Plan untuk ronda the theme park automatik ke laut juga. Mau main the newly upgraded snow buster pun ke laut. Padahal punyalah berkobar main main sledding bagai before sampai Everland. Semua semua semuaaaaaaaa ke laut. In the end, guna gondola lift naik atas. And 'check-out' from the park. Hati sangat berdarah². 

As the camera thingy wasn't enough, masa naik shuttle bus tu kaki aku buat hal. Fine, blame the legs yang suddenly numb. Aku ndak rasa di mana aku pijak...the next thing I knew, I was already on the floor. Jatuh atas bas kau! Imagine nangka terjelupuk jatuh atas tanah. Bukan sekali pula tu, dua kali! Si Kazen sudah bantai ketawa ndak hengat punya, aku ni ndak tau mana mau sorok muka. Macam mau masuk dalam beg ada. Tapi sungguh terharu when the cousin told me, none of the people in the bus laughed. Instead, most of the girls tried to helped me to get up. And yeah, muka diorang risau gila. Yang lelaki pula sibuk tanya "Gwaenchanheuseyo?" few times! Aigoo lagilah aku rasa macam mau terbang keluar bas oii! Betul lah hari yang bingai for si Err. 

Sampai hostel, mood still belum ok. After talking to the bestie, barulah timbul rasa 'redha'. Sesi bercakap sama diri sendiri bermula...

"Eh, kesah sangat kamera rosak? Janganlah spoil mood holiday just because of small thing macam tu. Boleh repair kan sampai KK nanti. Guna jaklah handphone. Settle masalah problemo". 

And so roh waras pun masuk dalam diri balik. Baru rasa perut kosong; lapar! Marilah kita jamu perut. Lagi haru kalau sakit time bercuti compare sama kamera yang rosak. 

Our first dinner in Seoul.  Dalam pasrah mampu masak lagi kan. Ngeks. Fried spaghetti cecah tuna sardin. Pastu segelas nescafe panas di malam hari di kala sejuk...memang terbaik. Hilang rasa sedih. 

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CutiCuti: South Korea Day 2: Everland Resort

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Day 1

Sungguh bermotif excitement aku pagi tu. Bangun super awal. Poyo lebih padahal sudah pernah jejak Everland pun.

On the second day jaklah sebab hari² seterusnya macam berchenta sama katil ndak mau bangun langsung YET demi teringat 'time is gold when u travel' maka haruslah bergigih juga untuk bangkit.

Bukti sungguh we were among the early birds. Subway masih lengang, boleh lompat² untuk pilih seat. It was Sunday afterall; the Seoulites masih ramai berchenta sama katil. Weekend is time with the family; as Lisa told me before. 

We opted to take the bus from Jamsil to Everland Resort. Just like last time. But this time we waited at the right bus stop. Last year salah bus stop, ndak kan this year salah lagi. Ndak kan si Err hasn't learn from experience, kan.

To get to the bus stop. From Jamsil Line 2 (Exit 6), make a u-turn from the exit & cross the road to get to the bus stop located in the middle of the busy road. Wait for the green bus #5007.  

That's Exit 6 behind Ms G. Bus stop di area Jamsil ni sangat banyak. Apa ndak, jalan raya pun ada 6 lanes ok!

Another option is to take the bus from Gangnam but because I wasn't sure where the bus stop is...hence pilihlah yang memang sudah tau. Kalau ragu², please refer to the live board at the bus stop. Agak² nombor bas ndak timbul², sila rajinkan diri tanya the locals. Just mentioned Everland, they will defo understand u. 

We didn't have to wait long for the bus...but the ride was one helluva experience for us. Bertabah diri berpusu sama orang ramai. It was like everyone who rides the bus wants to go to Everland. 

Bus was already full when we got in hence we had to stand up throughout the journey. From Seoul to Gyeonggi; which is nearly an hour distance. It's been eons since I last ride on a bus; let alone sardine-ing myself in a crowded bus.

From the bus stop near the resort, we took a shuttle bus to get to the main entrance. Its free. And we managed to secure seats although it was only a five-minutes ride. Like, perlukah?

Walawei! Sungguh ndak bersabar orang berbackpack pink itu! Kebulur jalan ke depan.

Annyeong Everland Resort! We meet again. This time, it's hazy summer. No more remnants of snows on the street; like last time. This time around, the theme is Summer Splash. Water splashing to cool down the summer heat, I reckoned. 

Anyway, we got a 40% off for the ticket as I printed the discount voucher from their website. Cheapskate traveler like me will always look for discount stuffs. But, who doesn't love discount. Yes? So if ada sesapa yang plan mau jejak Everland, rajinkan diri buka website diorang. Ndak silap, discount tu valid until Dec this year. Tapi memang every year ada discount for tourist, so no worries. Yang penting bawa printed discount voucher. Aku pun baru ingat untuk print the night before departing to the resort. Luckily hostel kami stay tu ada service printing voucher macam ni...FOC lagi!

The way I remembered the place from my last visit.

Place like this remind me of the people who enjoyed gardening. Bunda & bestie; Ernie always come in mind whenever I see flowers. 

My magical tree. Decorated differently this time. I think the theme is about kehidupan dasar laut. 

Ms G didn't noticed we passed through this buildings. Syok gaban berposinglah tu.

Entered the auditorium for Pororo 3D Adventure. The only indoor show we wacthed that day. 

Too cool a place for mommies & babies. Nursing pondok.

Isn't this cute? Parking spaces for stroller. 

It cost 10,000 KRW to take a picture on the bench. We passed. I will do it if I were there with the chentahati. Motif meroyan sungguh.

Kids are the most enjoyed; most happy. How I wish I could join them...but I wasn't brave enough lah kan. Or perhaps alasan ndak bawa baju spare pun macam logik juga.

*Mode potong stim* Of course u will hear the bell rings...aren't u the one who ring it. Aigoo.

Among my favorite place in the park. The Rose Garden. I simply love the ambiance & the scents this garden has.

Nobody nobody but you! Boleh buat mv siap dengan splashing water di belakang tu. Background rose-y sangat.

Them after lunch. We brought our own meal box from the hostel. Brahim's sangat menyumbang jasa di kala travel. Not to forget my penyet Gardenia bun.

We Got Married (Global Edition) of Taec+Emma's farewell episode was filmed here. And I only got to know about it when I'm already back to Malaysia. Kalau ndak boleh bertrip kejap.

I don't remember seeing any washroom like this while I was in Amsterdam.

Four Seasons Garden; the park I didn't get to visit last time. I don't know how it was decorated during the winter but it is indeed a breathtaking view during the summer. Flowers everywhere. And ouh, lots of Kvariety shows were shot here as well. Running Man is definitely one of them. Ndak habis lagi kan kalau aku.

Bunda went "Wah! Cantiknya!!" endlessly upon seeing this. Hinting me to bring her there. "I want this view; lots of flowers...but I want to go there during winter". Aduyaiiii how lah macam tu. In winter, all the pokok went botak lah Bunda oii!

Just because its pink!

Ehem! I am a fairy now...tell me ur wish. Kununs.

Us ladies. Ahli rombongan summer holiday aku. Thanks for the sweet & bitter memories.

This kind of stuff is like a culture among Koreans. Matching outfits apparently is a thing there. 

Water splash performance in the evening. Splash splash everywhere. Lucky we got to watch it before we left the park. The view above taken while I was on the Skyway lift going up to the exit gate.

Ms Z overcoming her fear factor. An acrophobia that she is, we succeeded in making her ride the lift. Yeah!

Before the Laciun Memorium building. I took a picture on the same exact spot last time! Kenangan betul!

My favorite picture of Ms G on that day. Very the poser!

These two ladies invested their moolah at Etude in Everland. Like there's no Etude store in Seoul, huh. Peluk habis plastic bag takut nanti kena curi kah? 

We left Everland at 5p. Took the bus from the bus stop where we alighted earlier that day...and stopped at Gangnam station; last stop for the green bus #5002.

Balik hostel, mandi manda, rest kejap & off we went to the next destination.

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