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๐Ÿ“– Journal โ€‹

What we actually did, day by day.


Day 1 โ€” Wed, Apr 15 โ€‹

Arrival day. Jet-lagged. Kept it local around Myeongdong.

TimeWhatNotes
07:30โœˆ๏ธ Landed ICN T1SWISS LX122 from Zurich
~10:00๐Ÿจ Bags at Hithere City Myeongdong
Morning๐ŸŽฎ LoL Park (Jongno)Quick visit โ€” will return for LCK tickets
Afternoon๐Ÿ’† Happy Massage (Myeongdong)Post-flight recovery
Afternoon๐Ÿ˜ด Nap at hostelJet-lag reset
Afternoon๐Ÿ›๏ธ Shopping around Myeongdong
Evening๐Ÿž Isaac Toast (Myeongdong)Popular chain, solid
Evening๐Ÿข Myeongdong street food marketTornado potato, egg bread, cheese lobster. Really nice.

Verdict: low-key arrival day, exactly right for jet-lag.


Day 2 โ€” Thu, Apr 16 โ€‹

Big day. Gym โ†’ lake โ†’ tower โ†’ Hongdae gaming street.

TimeWhatNotes
Morning๐Ÿ‹๏ธ Gym (Myeongdong area)
Morning๐ŸŽ Breakfast (apple place near hostel)
Late morning๐ŸŒธ Seokchon LakeCherry blossom loop โ€” caught the late blooms
Midday๐Ÿ™๏ธ Lotte World Tower / Seoul Sky555m observation deck
Afternoon๐Ÿ›๏ธ Lotte World Mall
Afternoon๐Ÿฅฏ London Bagel MuseumFamous Seoul bakery
Afternoon๐ŸŽค Hongdae โ€” K-pop street dancersExit 9 pedestrian plaza
Afternoon๐Ÿ”ซ Shooting range (Hongdae)
Afternoon๐Ÿน Archery (Hongdae)
Afternoon๐ŸŽฎ Zzang Games (Hongdae)Arcade / gaming
Dinner๐Ÿฅฉ Yuksangyang (Korean BBQ)์œก์ƒ์–‘

Verdict: packed day. Seokchon blossoms + Seoul Sky views + Hongdae gaming crawl was perfect.


Day 3 โ€” Fri, Apr 17 (in progress) โ€‹

Slept in until noon. Face cleaning โ†’ afternoon wander โ†’ Sparex jjimjilbang evening.

TimeWhatNotes
12:00๐Ÿ˜ด Woke upLong sleep after packed Day 2
Afternoon๐Ÿ’† Ppgeum (face cleaning + analysis)
...see ๐Ÿ“ Today for the rest

๐Ÿ“ All places visited โ€‹

DayDatePlaceType
1Apr 15ICN T1โœˆ๏ธ Arrival
1Apr 15Hithere City Myeongdong๐Ÿจ Base
1Apr 15LoL Park (Jongno)๐ŸŽฎ
1Apr 15Happy Massage๐Ÿ’†
1Apr 15Isaac Toast (Myeongdong)๐Ÿž
1Apr 15Myeongdong street food market๐Ÿข
2Apr 16Seokchon Lake๐ŸŒธ
2Apr 16Lotte World Tower / Seoul Sky๐Ÿ™๏ธ
2Apr 16Lotte World Mall๐Ÿ›๏ธ
2Apr 16London Bagel Museum๐Ÿฅฏ
2Apr 16Hongdae๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ”ซ๐Ÿน๐ŸŽฎ
2Apr 16Yuksangyang (Korean BBQ)๐Ÿฅฉ
3Apr 17Ppgeum (face cleaning)๐Ÿ’†

Djole ๐Ÿง‹ ยท David ๐Ÿฐ ยท Ogi ๐Ÿ‘ ยท Korea Adventure ยท Apr 15โ€“29, 2026 ยท ํ™”์ดํŒ…! ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท