Wednesday 2 November 2011

Day 2.1 - GAPYEONG STATION to FERRY STATION (of Namiseoum)



Mukhlis : Keluar dari Gapyeong station, ada tourist centre. Kami tgk2 sekejap dan ambil pamphlet kemudian ke perhentian teksi betul2 depan banggunan bari stesen Gapyeong. Teksi mmg byk. Kami naik teksi ke ferry station. Dekat je, tapi driver tu pusing jalan jauh sedikit, sbb jalan dekat sgt jem, ramai org. Si pemandu teksilah yg kata. Jadi kami naik teksi dan perjalanan ambil masa lebih kurang 7 minit dengan bayaran lebih kurang 10 000 won. Kalau ikut jalan dekat seminit je, dengan bayaran 4000 won lebih.


Dan before naik teksi lah aku membuka balutan kimbap. Dan di sini lah pertemuan pertama kami <3. Cinta gigitan pertama. Xsampai 3 minit dah habis semua satu gulung. Sgt lapar ok, dah la breakfast pun tak. Oh sebut pasal kimbap juga, setibanya di ferry station, Feena dan Dima buka 1 balutan kimbap, makan kongsi2. Dah separuh makan, tibe2 sebelum ambil kimbap potongan seterusnya, baru derang perasan yg kimbap yg dimakan itu adalah yg beli untuk Kar Yee punye ._.


Harga tiket, termasuk ferry dan entrance fee adlah 8000 won. Masa nak beli tiket tu sgt ramai org beratur. Tapi jgn risau sbb kaunter tiket byk dan laju. Dan majoriti orang tempatan yg datang pada hari itu. Rasanya mungkin sbb nak masuk autumn jadi ramai org tempatan datang, dan hari itu juga adalah hari ahad, jadi sbb itu mungkin ramai. Dari dengar2 orang kata, waktu best untuk ke Namiseoum ini adalah Winter dan peak autumn. Kemudian baru spring dan last skali summer. Kitorang pegi time baru nk masuk autumn, jadi masih byk lah daun warna hijau.


Ada 2 cara nak ke Nami-seoum (pulau). satu melalui feri mcm yg kami naik, ada 2 feri dalam satu2 masa. Dan satu lagi melalui flaying fox dari terminal feri sampai ke Namiseoum. Seryes nampk sgt best ok. Tak tahu lah harga berapa. Jarak antara terminal feri dan pulau hanya lebih kurang 1km. Naik feri ambil masa 10 minit je kot. Seronok juga angin dingin meniup2 dan menggigil sekejap.


Dima : Ok, i didnt know Mukhlis was gonna make this short transit into an entry by itself, but i guess i'll talk about it anyway.

Feena : zzzzzzz
Kar Yee : zzzzzzzzz







Dima : So we went to the Tourist Information booth to enquire on further transportation. This is also where we got our brochures.


Dima : This is us, waiting at the taxi stand. We were ogling at lil Korean kids all bundled up...they look adorable



Dima : aahhh...the fateful kimbap, Mukhlis' 'Korean girlfriend'. This is what the vegetarian kimbap is supposed to look like. Too bad we didn't take a picture of the one with ham for comparison.


Dima : You see that tower with the cables? That's where you can go on flying fox to cross over to Nami Island...would cost a bomb though (around 30k won if i'm not mistaken), definitely not for our budget. We were just gonna take the ferry instead, for 8000 won.



Dima : Now you see that thing that looks like a yellow construction crane? We learned much later than you can go bungee jumping over there!


Dima : the long ticket queue. Fakhrul was nice enough to queue for us while Karyee, Feena and myself had the fateful kimbap mix-up. He didn't take long though, they had many counters open....unlike in Malaysia, which would've taken hours.






Dima : There you go, our entry passes into Nami Island. Checkout the picture on the pass; a view of Nami island in Spring


Dima : There are several ferries operating at once, so there really isn't much of a wait. Even the ferry ride itself takes less than 10minutes





Mukhlis : 2 gambar atas ini adalah flaying fox yg dimaksudkan. Kalau tak nampak sila lihat betul2. Kecil sahaja. Next time datang mesti kene cuba. Mesti lebih cantik permandangan dari atas tu.


Dima : statue of the Maiden of Nami Island....i'm not sure of the story behind it though



Dima : We have arrived!! I have a thing about posing with signboards...this one is at the entrance gate to Nami Island

Dima : Isabella, stylish as ever

Dima : initially I didn't even noticed that the leaves were arranged in a heart shape...they're really trying to market the 'romance' angle to the place...and they're succeeding! Throughout the day i was growing more and more *ehem* sentimental


Dima : this signboard in particular intrigued me...i've never seen a 'warning, wild ostrich' before... we didn't see any ostriches though



Mukhlis : Setibanya di Namiseoum, tengok sangat ramai orang. Rupanya sejak dari awal pagi dah ramai orang sampai. Kami sampai ini lebih kurang jam 11.30am waktu tempatan. Sudah hampir tgh hari. Suhu pun dah naik sedikit, around 12-16 darjah Celcius. Kalau tak pakai sweater takpe, boleh tahan lagi, tapi bila angin tiup, fuhhhh sampai ke sum2 tulang rasa. Masa petang before nk balik rasa nya suhu turun balik sbb hari mendung dan hujan rintik2 namun untuk beberapa minit sahja.


Dima : Although Mukhlis was initially slightly disappointed that it wasn't peak autumn, I kinda like the scenery when we went. Some parts of the trail we fully green, giving us a glimpse of spring, while some are fully yellow with tinges of orange and red, welcoming autumn. The weather wasn't cold either, no need for the jacket in my backpack. More of Nami in the next post!

Feena : zzzzzzz
Kar Yee : zzzzzzzzz


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