Well good morning.
Good morning.
It is a beautiful autumn day in Seoul (서울) so today we're going out for a little outing.
Yeah, we're going hiking.
We are going to climb Namsan (남산) Mountain to Seoul Tower (서울타워).
And we took the metro today.
We went to Hoehyeon station (회현역) which is also Namdaemun Market station (남대문시장역)
and from there we're going to walk all the way up.
We're going to hike up.
So we're really excited.
Let's get started.
So to reach Seoul Tower (서울타워) you basically have two options.
You can take the cable car which is the lazy route or you can hike up Namsan Park (남산공원)
and that is exactly what we're doing.
That is how it is done.
That's how you earn those views of Seoul (서울).
So this is such a rookie travel mistake that we make time and time again.
But we are hiking and we have no water.
Neither of us brought water.
I'm already out of breathe.
Arggh.
Ta ta do do.
This is a life saver because we didn't pack any water.
So happy to have found this.
So harpy?
He is so harpy.
So happy.
I'm so harpy.
I feel so harpy drinking water.
(Slurping sounds)
I think that fountain is for like refilling water bottles so I may have washed off like
half of my makeup while trying to drink out of that.
Ah!
Okay, so there are two very distinct looks when it comes to hiking Namsan (남산공원).
Tell us about those?
Yeah, so something that cracks me up about hiking in Korea is you have the super hardcore
hikers and they're decked out in the most hardcore hiking gear.
They've got their florescent visors, they've got their hiking sticks, they've got their
hiking pants and their special shirts.
It is all like kind of neon colors.
It is like they're going to Everest base camp.
Exactly.
And then you have other people who are like woefully under dressed.
They're like hiking up in miniskirts and like high heels.
So this is our first official lookout point and the views are stunning.
This sun is just hitting in the right direction and it is awesome.
So in terms of hiking up Namsan Park (남산공원) there are two times of the year that are highly
recommended.
So the first being in fall around the late October early November time which is when
we're doing it right now.
The second time that would be really recommended would be late April and early May in the thick
of spring so I mean it is just lovely temperatures you get gorgeous scenery and it is just very
pleasant and very fun.
Time to quench that thirst.
Ah, yeah.
Quench that thirst.
Pocari sweat.
It is kind of like Gatorade here in Korea.
I know.
I think it is actually Japanese.
I used to think the name was so funny when I first came across it.
Sweat.
We're going to drink some sweat.
Woo hoo.
Pocari.
So we finally made it up to the top of Namsan (남산) and let me tell you guys we are some
kind of hungry.
We're starving.
Some kind of hungry!
Some kind of hungry.
Not just any kind of hungry.
Not any kind.
Some kind.
Very hungry.
So we're going to have food first.
Yeah.
And then go up N Seoul Tower (엔 서울타워).
Yeah, so we got two of our favorites.
We're getting Bibimbap (비빔밥) and Jajangmyeon (자장면) so we're just waiting for that
to arrive.
So the first of two dishes have arrived.
Yeah, this is the Jajangmyeon (짜장면).
Yeah, and this is like Chinese Korean food and it is noodles with the black bean sauce.
Check it out.
Some onions, caramelized onions.
It is going to be good.
Mmmmm.
My bimbimbap (비빔밥) is here.
And this is one my favorite Korean dishes.
I absolutely love this.
It is basically mixed vegetables with rice and red pepper paste.
And what is cool about this one because sometimes it comes pre-made for you is that this one
you get to do it yourself.
Do it yourself.
Get to work.
You see all of the veggies in there.
Let's plop in the rice and I'm going to pour all of the gochujang (고추장) sauce which
is the red pepper paste just like that and now it is going to be a mixing marathon.
Alright.
So now that we've had our lunch we're going up N Seoul Tower (N서울타워).
We've got our tickets, it was ten thousand Won (원) per person.
Made it to the top.
Woo hoo.
Made it to the top now time to enjoy the views that we have.
You know what it has got a little bit hazy since earlier this morning so it might be
a little grey but we still get to see the whole city.
(Korean traditional drumming)
Okay so we walked up and now we're taking the lazy way down.
We just got tickets for the cable car.
Yeah, so we're being lazy for sure.
Back down from the mountain.
Yeah, and that is basically a wrap for our day.
That was a nice long afternoon.
It was a lot of fun.
And the thing that was really cool for me was getting to see the Korean Folk Farmer's
Dance and the Korean Traditional Martial Arts performance.
That was a big time bonus.
Also I ended up getting some Korean postcards while we were there.
So I was thinking maybe in the comment section you guys can let us know what kind of Korea
videos you'd like to see in the future and I'll choose eight comments because I have
eight postcards and I'll mail those out to you.
But also make sure that your account isn't set to private because sometimes people leave
comments and they ask questions and I can't actually reply.
So check that.