31 October (Thursday)
Day 7 in Korea! I helped my mum and sis to plan their day to go to the Gyeongbokgung Palace and Gangnam to shop cause I feel like they need to go to Gangnam at least once before leaving HAHA
And... it's finally my solo day out to visit what I have always found to be so surreal. Always wanted to go to SMENT and my boys cafes but not sure why but it seems like I'm a little afraid to go cause I scared my heart cannot take it and so I didn't even plan for a day to go there during my previous trip there. But finally decided to go this time!!
Wow. Started my day seeing Changmin ad underground.
Mouse Rabbit Cafe
Okay so Mouse Rabbit was located at Konkuk University area and I had a hard time finding cause I totally walked pass the alley that leads to his cafe! It was right at my face man. Anyway I bought a Oreo Frappe there, and a glass cup to bring home!
Sat there for quite abit admiring the area and sat at a particular spot where I can see the door in case Yesung comes in :-) But okay I didn't see anyone there that day, and it was also cause they had a comeback so I didn't really expect to see anyone there.
Went to the toilet afterwards and then headed underground before leaving. Omg the deco underground had a totally different vibe. I think he regularly revamp cause I saw their Instagram stating that they were doing a revamp this year.
Common Ground
I was looking at the map and it seems like Haru&OneDay is walkable from Mouse Rabbit? So I walked and walked and passed by Common Ground so I just went to walk around but wow everything is so ex there.
Haru&OneDay
Okay, it wasn't very near Mouse Rabbit and I think I walked for about 20-30 minutes LOL. Finally arrived at Donghae's cafe omg!! Got myself a hot chocolate and charged my phone there cause it was dying.
Didn't see Donghae but then there's this lady who came in and brought a bunch of her friends in. She looked kinda familiar and then I see her talking to the staff and asking them to serve her friends and all and passing them keys etc. I was like omg is this donghae's mum???? So I went to google and it was indeed her hahahaha. I think I sat there for quite awhile cause she left before I did.
Bought a Haru&OneDay black tumbler before I left! Thank goodness I went there cause Haru&OneDay went through a revamp this year too (also cause they had to social distancing due to COVID I guess).
Poster of Donghae at his cafe's train station!
SMTown @ COEX Artium
Took a train to SMTown @ COEX and it was so hard to find information about the difference between this place and SM Ent HQ! So as I went to explore SMTown @ COEX since it's like a safer option. Explored every nook and cranny of the building and wow it's like an SM Museum there wtf.
Since I was already there, I went to walk around the whole COEX mall and visited the Starfield library before leaving.
Also had some spicy ramyeon at some store there and that was one of the most expensive dish I ate there man. $10 for a bowl or something...?
Was googling and decided to walk to the SM Ent building since it seems walkable too :-) AND IT TOOK ME probably 20-30 minutes again and there was even an uphill oh my god. No one was walking except for me...
SM Entertainment
Finally here and I was so amazed at the entrance hahaha. Upon entering the building there was the cafe and restaurant which I always see appear on television show so ok seems like this is the official building where they train and etc. Then I thought it was connected (the cafe and restaurant) so I went to sit at the restaurant area but I didn't know you have to order like actual meals there cause all I wanted was just a milkshake. Everything was so pricey too!! My milkshake cost like 8 bucks or sth.
So I sat down and drank my milkshake and there was so many girls there camping cause there's like a glass window and you can look out at the carpark. I sat at a seat near the carpark too hahah but after about an hour or so it was getting quite late so I went to this area which had Black Suit in a glass box. It seems that there is an actual shop there too so I went through some shady door and had to go to the basement.
Upon leaving the shop I saw some shadow dancing in some room, but it's probably a trainee or something I guess. Then theres this whole sliding door with like a gold panel for the staff there to tap to go in or something. So yeah the entire building was restricted except for the first floor and basement hahaha.
Walked out from the SM Ent carpark and then headed to the train station to go meet my family at Garosugil! I think it was already 5pm by the time I met them hahah.
Donghae birthday just passed recently so there was like banners and all bought by the fans underground!! Here's some that I spotted.
Garosugil
Met them at Macs cause they arrived there first and they had some food there too. Omg they bought a bunch of stuff from the express bus terminal... Anyway we went to walk around and passed by Cafe Kitsune and went to Dr.Jart store. Also passed by this club and there was this weird clown scaring me and following me. I think there was a halloween party or sth. But I was so scared of clowns I wanted to die zzz.
Had chinese food at one of Chef Baek's franchise for dinner but didn't really like it.
1 November (Friday)
Day 8 in Korea and last full-day there :-( Wasn't sure where to go so I decided to at least visit a mountain before leaving. Went to Myeongdong in the morning to try this porridge which I saw Kwangsoo going to before. But I prefer Bonjuk hahaha.
Spotted another Heechul anti-smoking ad hahahah.
Bukhansan National Park
Left Myeongdong for Bukhansan Mountain by train/bus afterwards. Only went there for awhile cause it was so steep and our shoes are not for hiking man. But the autumn leaves in the mountain was just.. wow.
Sinchon / Ewha
I wanted to try this highly rave Sunbudu at Sinchon so we headed there after and omg omg NJTTW mascot had an event there! They were like playing scissors paper stone with the people and then giving away a mini doll. But I just watched haahha. Found out that they had some event at night at Mino was at the event! It was for halloween I guess.
Went back to rest early afterwards cause we had to catch an early flight the next day and my mum found out that we can see Seoul Station and there was some light thingy there which we haven't noticed previously haha.
2 November (Saturday)
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