Hey guys, Phoebe here from Little Grey Box now Matt and I are in Seoul! Yes!
[sings] Let your soul glow
we are here living our best K-Pop life and of course this is all
part of a #SquadSQ trip thanks to the guys at Singapore Airlines who flew us here
direct from Singapore to Seoul so we are gonna get out right now and
we're gonna explore Seoul and find out just what it has to offer
starting right here in Myeongdong
This is Myeongdong and if you're coming to Seoul you absolutely have to come
here this place is packed with loads of cafes all kinds of Korean beauty and
makeup shops I'm serious like everything your heart desires and things you didn't even
know you needed, there's loads of stores boutiques it's a great spot to pick up
hats, shoes, dresses, clothes anything and everything you want
when it comes to shops
you guys, this is the most beautiful coffee I have ever seen
you get this cotton candy puff over the top of your latte
this coffee alone was ₩10,000 which is about 12 Australian dollars
so she ain't cheap but she beautiful
We're at Cat Playground the cat cafe in Myeongdong and they're around forty cats
in here and they're really, really friendly and cute
It is raining cats and dogs here in Seoul
so we've been hiding out in the cafe but you guys I've been
stir-crazy so what we're trying to run underneath these awnings because we
forgot an umbrella
So look to make up for it we're gonna treat ourselves to an ice-cream
and they look like roses they're so beautiful
this was ₩6,000 but
you guys sometimes you just gotta do it for the Gram!
It was dinner time and I was very hungry
so we went out looking for somewhere to eat and now
look it's a challenge because a lot of the places look like they're going
to be amazing, but I can't read Korean so I don't know what they serve
and a lot of it is meat
But we found this place called Pomato
there are a lot of people in it I saw a couple of vegetarian options
Now this has come out, it's a tofu stew
now the Korean understanding of spice is very different to the Australian understanding of spice
so it's safe to say I'm petrified
I'm waiting for the afterburn
it's spicy but
it's actually the perfect amount of spicy
yeah okay that's delicious
Good morning you guys
So it is our second day in Seoul
yesterday it was bucketing down rain so
weren't able to do any of the outdoor activities we wanted to do but today
yeah forecast is for blue skies I'm really excited about that and we are
going to somewhere very interesting today we are going to the DMZ that is
the demilitarized zone between South and North Korea it's somewhere that Matt's
been fanging to go for for a really long time and today he's fulfilling that dream
I feel like my mom probably wouldn't want me to go there but you
know what she's not here, she doesn't really know how to use the Internet, so I think we're cool
Oh, that was just sixty minutes of quiet time it was four introverts in a van and it was just pure bliss
Did not expect to see this see
See North Korea ride the super viking
What a day
Alright guys, we are here, behind me is North Korea oh my goodness
I never thought I would ever in my life get this close to it. So this area is really
interesting if you look behind me you'll probably see a tower with a flag on it and that
is the North Korean flag
Now that area is Kaesong and it used to be a propaganda city
But now it's a place that workers who work in the major area of Kaesong
that's where they live. Also if you look behind you'll see two mountains and there
should be a tower sticking up in the middle that's actually a jamming tower
and what it's aimed to do is jam the signal from South Korea so that none of those
radio waves of televisions ones or anything can get over there
so interesting right?
All right we're inside another section now so we got back in the bus and we've
driven somewhere else and we're about to see a movie about the Korean War and
then it's time to go and see the tunnel which I'm really excited for and I'll
tell you more about it when we get there
We're about to go into the third tunnel but you guys we've just been told there's no
filming no photography in there so we're gonna lock you guys in this locker right
here and when we come back I'm going to tell you everything that we saw and some
really interesting facts because this place is wild
I'm exhausted
All right we just got back up from the tunnel and that's actually a really cool experience
you start with a light safety briefing
up here at the top and then you put on a hardhat and you begin this descent the
tunnel is very very steep and I believe it's a couple of hundred meters you go
all the way down and then you meet the North Korean tunnel it's made of granite
it's around 2 meters wide about they say it's 2 meters high but I would say it's
about 160 centimeters high you keep walking all the way to the end and then
there's like three concrete walls really thick concrete walls that you can peek
through this is the third tunnel so in total there are four yes they had
sneekly and this is after the Armistice so they didn't said hey peace peace
peace and then they had started digging these tunnels from North Korea to South
obviously with the intention of launching a surprise attack
This afternoon we are doing something really special so we are at the SBS TV
headquarters here in Seoul because we are attending the taping of a K-Pop
TV show it's called... The Show
what's it about?
I have no idea but I feel like
we're gonna discover it together
K-Pop is a big deal here and I'm so excited to see what The Show is all about
So I just went outside and spoke to some of the fan girls
cuz we're super interested to know like, who are they waiting for?
what are they all about? I met a lovely girl named Veronica from Poland and
she's there because she is staning a group called Big Flow now I don't know
who that is but she's told me they are amazing and to look out for them so the
girls out there they line up in different queues and about 20 of each
groups fans are allowed in to the taping of the show...
The Show
the show, The Show
So we're gonna be going in too and Veronica has told us to keep an eye out
for Big Flow because they are awesome
All right well that was incredible that was unlike anything I've ever
experienced before and I once took my little sister to a Justin Bieber concert
it was so much fun I was laughing
the fans really get into it and as Gui was explaining
the fandoms have like their own little light-up signs
different shapes and different colours represent a certain brand... well band
so you hold it up and that bnad sees you in the crowd and knows that you're their stans
I'm kinda blown away it's like a hobby almost
yeah if you ever get the chance get into K-Pop culture because it is awesome
One really great way to get awesome views of Seoul is to come here to Seoullo
so what it is is Seoul's answer to the High Line in New York, if you've ever been you
will know it's just amazing
it's a big walking area with lots of gardens and you wrap your way through the city
so there are fantastic views looking down over Seoul
high-rises, blue skies
I mean, if you're into photography there's light bouncing off everything
Now this is actually Seoul's national treasure and very sadly a few years ago
somebody... they burnt it down, but the locals have managed to rebuild it so it
has been restored to its full glory now it's definitely worth visiting and is
right in the heart of Seoul and it's a beautiful a fantastic opportunity for
photos and to soak up a little piece of Seoul's history and culture because this thing...
it's old
If you want really really good local food you've got to keep your eyes peeled
we were just walking down the street and to our right this whole alleyway just
popped up out of nowhere and the food in here smells incredible there's ladies
everywhere they are hand rolling and hand chopping noodles they look so good
and I just don't think you ever get anything better in those big restaurants
when it comes to getting around Seoul the subway is going to be your best bet
now the network here is expansive Matt is pretty sure that he heard somewhere
that it's one of the biggest in the world and not only that it's actually
really affordable and it's easy to navigate
This place is beautiful
so there are all these really gorgeous gardens around the area
stunning trees and of course really, really beautiful structures like this one
Right here in the middle of the city is the Cheonggyecheon stream and it's just a
beautiful oasis, lots of big trees, some birds and wildlife and it's a really
peaceful space in the heart of the city
All right we visited the cat cafe and of course when I found out they had a dog
cafe here in Korea I had to come
Cat cafe and dog cafe... offer just different things
cat cafe is very chill
it's very relaxed dog cafe there's barking it's a bit more hectic
so you know decide what you're into
We are ending our last day in Seoul right here at Yeouido Park
just... I think I'm pronouncing that wrong but you just gotta bear with me
so this place is heaving and I am fairly certain that today is a weekday and yet
there are people everywhere so it's a very popular spot for the locals
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Have a great weekend and I will see you next week
Love ya!