Contrary to what we had planned, we weren't able to set out early for our trip to
Petite France. We woke up pretty late -
around 10 am, I reckon - and it sort of took me forever to get dressed and put my makeup on. I was feeling pretty sluggish when I woke up on our first morning in Seoul; I guess my body was still feeling the effects of the very turbulent plane ride from the
previous day. Thankfully, my husband took over the chore of getting Yue dressed while I did my makeup.
By 11:30 am, all three of us were good to go. But first, breakfast at the nearest
E-mart. Well, brunch, actually.
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| You can never go wrong with McDonald's. |
Yue opted for good ol' Chicken Nuggets and french fries at
McDonald's, while my husband and I each had a serving of
tonkatsu and
omurice. This meal costs
8000 Korean won, fairly-priced if I may say, since the servings are huge and the food tasted great. I wasn't able to finish my meal though, because my stomach was still feeling a bit queasy.
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| Tonkatsu and omurice. |
To relieve my nausea, I took a bottle of
Bengdelong solution which I bought from the E-mart pharmacy
(think Watson's or Boots or CVS). I asked the pharmacist if they have something for
'meolmi' (motion sickness) and she gave me this 30 mL bottle with
'Bengdelong solution' written on it in English. Each bottle costs
500 won. This stuff is wickedly effective, I tell you. I was feeling good after thirty minutes of taking it. :)
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| Pan Cold on the left (for colds and cough) and Bengdelong Solution on the right (for motion sickness). |
After our tummy-fill, we made our way to
Gapyeong Terminal to catch the 1:30 pm ride of the
Gapyeong Tour Bus.
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| The Gapyeong Tour Bus. |
The tour course of this shuttle bus covers thirteen areas, including
Petite France,
Nami Island, and the
Garden of the Morning Calm. Passengers can get on and off the circulating course with just one ticket. Each ticket costs
6000 Korean won for adults and
4000 Korean won for kids and teenagers. It took us about an hour to get to Petite France, and when we got there...
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| Petite France! |
Pictures galore!
