Just for today, I had to ditch my sister and hang out with a friend. My friend and I had some last minute planning to meet up in the morning. My friend is part of the TaLK program in Korea where she teaches kids English in some rural part of Korea. She came all the way to Seoul from Pohang! She even came to pick me up at my guesthouse in Myeongdong! (❁´▽`❁)*✲ﾟ* I haven't seen her for several months since she left in Feb of 2014, but she seems to be doing quite well and spending like crazy.
It was still quite early, perhaps around 10:30-11AM, so we went to grab lunch at Pizza Hut in Myeongdong. Pizza is quite expensive in Korea but it taste so good! ₩16900 for this pizza and one drink. (oꆤ︵ꆤo)
After eating we spotted a person dressed up in a cat costume advertising a cat cafe in Myeongdong so we went there, but this was before we went to grab some cheap nail polish at etude house of ₩2000 each.
I forgot the name of this cat cafe, but it was on the 3rd floor of a building in Myeongdong. It cost ₩8000 to enter and you get a free drink. My friend and I both got the green tea ice milk tea. To my surprise it actually tasted pretty good! There are rules on each table in terms of how you interact with the cats. Also, you must change into slippers before entering the cafe. I did feel a bit disheartened as the cats did not approach our table at all, we had to go to them. (｡•́︿•̀｡) You can buy some cat food at the cafe to lure the cats to your side, if you prefer. There wasn't as many cats there as I had hoped.
After eating we spotted a person dressed up in a cat costume advertising a cat cafe in Myeongdong so we went there, but this was before we went to grab some cheap nail polish at etude house of ₩2000 each.
I forgot the name of this cat cafe, but it was on the 3rd floor of a building in Myeongdong. It cost ₩8000 to enter and you get a free drink. My friend and I both got the green tea ice milk tea. To my surprise it actually tasted pretty good! There are rules on each table in terms of how you interact with the cats. Also, you must change into slippers before entering the cafe. I did feel a bit disheartened as the cats did not approach our table at all, we had to go to them. (｡•́︿•̀｡) You can buy some cat food at the cafe to lure the cats to your side, if you prefer. There wasn't as many cats there as I had hoped.
Even have a drawing of a cat on top of the drink.
For some reason all of the cats are on the other side of the cafe. We're so lonely on the other side. (๑ १д१)
This cat is sooooo pretty, but always sleeping! ♥
EEP. Kinda scared of this one. Don't like naked cats.
This one is soo fluffy and walks like a BOSS.
A lot of cats here like to sit or sleep by the windows. Sunbathing. What a life. ♥ ♥
Looks like there's an evil shadow...
We were at the cat cafe for a few hours, good thing they only charge you once and you are free to stay as long as you want. After this we walked around Myeongdong some more and then I guided my friend to Insadong and then Lotte Young Plaza. Even though she's been in Korea a lot longer, it seems like I was the one who lived there. LOL.
I LOVE LOTTE YOUNG! It makes me FEEL YOUNG! I mean you can find so many cute things and the styles match our North American tastes and the affordable prices geared towards people our age. Excellent work, but still out of my budget as most of the brands we can grab back home. But this is a great place for photo opportunities! A lot of cute artworks! (/^▽^)/
Even the washroom! Clean and cute!
Inside a washroom stall... yes....
And on the roof of the Lotte Young Plaza....Kim Soo-Hyun! Annyeong. (๑♡3♡๑) The last time I went here with my sister, it was raining so this time I got to see them in natural light. Heh heh heh.
AWWWWW.. My little cuties
After a lot of walking we went to a cafe, forgot the name, for some late snack/dinner. Obviously my friend treated again....even though she needs to save up...₩15800. The green tea shaved ice was ₩9800 but it was big enough to share. Even the honey bread tasted pretty good. The nice thing about cafes in Korea is that they give you a beeper to let you know that your order is ready for pickup. We sat on the second or third floor and I can tell you that this place is jam packed. A lot of young people studying and chatting away. FREE WIFI.
Cinnamon bread ₩1000. I think it's too hard and the taste was kind of bland. I would not buy it, good thing my friend let me taste some of hers.
But I did buy some Custard red bean for ₩2000. I think there's 10 pieces, so it's a pretty good deal. It's not bad since I LOVE red bean and it's steaming hot too. Great for sharing with a friend. (*´∀｀*)☆
Myeongdong is open quite late... we left at around 10 - 10:30PM. I did thought of my sister and what I could bring back for her to eat...but I decided not to since I couldn't find anything by that point. We walked back to Myeongdong station together and I saw her off before I headed back to the guesthouse.
Once I got back to the guesthouse, I opened the door to our room and I find crapload of shopping bags. My sister had done a LOT of shopping by herself. And she ate quite well too.
The next day would be our FINAL FULL DAY IN SEOUL.
