A Short Video from Our Incheon Trip

This is short video I took as we ventured out @ Wolmido Amusement Park. This is Apollo Disco: The most sought-after ride in the park. It's so hilarious. What made it even more temptingly hilarious is the comments made by the DJ who blatantly and overtly made jokes and over-the-top ridiculous comments about the passengers taking the ride. He simply kept on picking on the passengers one by one until they blushed and lost control and forgot to get a grip on the handrail and fell off....^^ 

Even..just staring and watching at this ride is an experience in itself. 

Practically, it should be on everyone's must-do list when it comes to visiting this 'tiny'* amusement park. *not so tiny, actually.

The thing was that..we were drawn by the sheer sound of joyous 'ooh and aah' as well as the intermittently uproar of laughter ...

which turned out to be oozing out of this Apollo Disco ride.

More Stories from Incheon Trip

The pictures are for decorative purpose only. It has no relation to the stories I am jotting down here whatsoever.

It took us 2 hour from our home in Seoul to reach Incheon Port. We took the subway at around 12 and reached the city at 2 pm. Then off we spent 2 hours at Incheon's China Town. 

After 2-hour tour in China Town, we took no.2 city bus that transported us to Wolmi island. 

Then we spent 4 hours at Incheon Port and Wolmido including a cruise ship for 4 of us. It was a worth-trying cruise should anyone want to visit Incheon. 

We booked the 6 pm cruise earlier so that we could have ample time to explore more of Wolmido before boarding on the ship. 

Fed the birds, strolling along the sea-side lanes full of restaurants offering mainly seafood, especially the 회 (hwe) or live seafood (which) at times are eaten raw.  

But what we did mainly was enjoying the afternoon with the whole family in a comparatively different setting than that of Seoul.

After all, it's one of the cultural and social immersion program that we design for our kids to know and explore more of the country they live in currently, i.e. Korea. 

That's why we travel to see more of what this country could offer us for the sake of our first-hand experiencing and living in Korea. 

Cruising under the Incheon Bridge (part 1)

Just as the show on board the ship ended, we managed to get back to the upper deck and found out that we were about to reach the Incheon Bridge: one of the longest on-the-sea bridge in the world. So..why not try see it... 

Once again..it kind of reminded me of my Busan trip in 2012. The Silver Gate in Busan. But..this is Incheon Bridge that connects mainland and Incheon Airport.  

We were approaching.... 

getting closer.... 

Getting closer....and we barely saw buses and other cars passing on 

this two-level bridge. 

'Tis  a good thing that the sky was clear that afternoon. We could see Incheon's landmark, only this time..we saw it right under it.

The 'Show' on Venus Cruise

 

An attempt to entertain its guest passengers on board the Venus Cruise, the crews had their share of showing off what they had to offer. First, there were these dancers who staged a cabaret-style number. 

Eyra got a little scared of what she saw....no..not scared..she's just having 'oh-no-oh-no'that kind of feeling...since... 

this one-man show from China performed on stage. Basically what he did was making fun of ceramics by tossing them around and spinning them around in every move imaginable or at times unimaginable.  

It may look so trivial for adults..but for kids..this stole their moment, especially they were sitting in the first row. 

Then..a Chinese Mask Dance with its how-she-did-that amazement on display. She changed the masks in different colors countless of times that we were simply dazzled by its sheer simplicity.

Then there was this belly dance(?) in peacock-feather outfit that ...well..considering the size of the stage and the scale of the show...was enough to give a highlight of what a cruise with a show was all about. It's not a cruise-stopper or anything, but if you thought that paying 15,000 Won you got nothing but the sea view, you'd better get down to the first floor of the cruise and take a peep of what the show offers: that's my tip. Or..if you are an outdoor person and does not need this kind-of-show, just stay on the top of the deck and enjoy the scenery.

As for us, we got to make sure that we could enjoy the whole experience of this Venus Cruise. Now let's go back to the 2nd floor of the cruise ship and continue our experience of seeing the view....

"Wait..are you dancing, girls?":=)

On Board the Venus Cruise (part 1)

Freya:"The wind's blowing so hard, Daddy..palli..palli" 

Yes, we're on the upper deck and of course the wind's blowing fast enough to fly my hat... 

Why don't we take pictures here as well? 

After all, it's what we came here for, right? Taking memorable moments while we could. 

My verdict: Eyra and Freya would ask me again as to whether we could take a cruise again.  

Because even on board the cruise, they still did what they started to like doing: feeding the birds that kept on following where the ferry went to. 

I bought them the shrimp crackers for them to throw away into/feed the birds. 

Seemingly Surreal Pictures at Sea (part 1)

The cruise was about to start and I already encountered too-good-to-be-true moments and spectacles to behold. 

I saw an incoming ferry which was about to dock the harbor. It looked so tempting that I wanted to go closer...so..I waited and waited... 

until I got a glimpse of what the ferry looked like in the distance. 

The birds even made it more interesting. 

The boat/ferry looked just like toy, right? 

See the tiny miniature of a ferry on high sea? that's what it fell like. 

The seagulls circling the ferry seemed to be undeterred by the visitors that they just came in hundreds relentlessly. 

This is one of the pictures that I like. Somehow it captured an imaginative sight of the ferry being so mall in the vast blue ocean. 

The incoming ferry was ready to dock and then..it was our turn to embark from the harbor.  

This kind of view: sea, seagulls, ships, ferry, far-away islets beyond...were all surreal. 

Venus Cruise @ Wolmido, Incheon (part 1)

 

Finally, it's 30 minutes before departure. Yes, we booked 4 tickets to board the Venus Cruise. The 90-minute cruise would take us to see Incheon sea, Incheon bridge and other islets that dot the area. 

That is the cruise ship we were about to board. 

It is actually different from what I thought. it does not look like a cruise ship, rather it is a cruise ferry--that's more like it. 

After showing our tickets at the entrance, we were ushered into the cruise. Hmm...it's gonna be so much fun. 

First..let me take your picture, first, gals.

"Hope you have a great adventure" 

The entrance into the cruise ferry. We were led to the 3rd floor directly. The 1st floor was a dance floor where we'd see the variety shows from Russia and China during our 90-minute cruise. 

This is what 3rd floor looked like. We managed to secure a table and 4 chairs circling it. A perfect spot to view the sea and what it offered to us. 

The kids received welcoming candies to 'seal' their mouth:)-:) 

With..a smile on our face..we were ready to explore more of Incheon by sea route. 

Wolmido (Part 2)

We were not inside the Wolmido and wandered around to.... 

see if there were anything we could do, at least for the kids to... 

see and enjoy hassle-free. Practically we could just hang out .... 

and enjoy activities people were doing along the street. See the monorail? Yet..it did not operate at all. I wonder why. The place is a popular hang out for everyone... 

Then..I got a glimpse of of people embarking on a ferry. Cars were already loaded into the ferry and then the passengers tagged along... 

Seagulls were flying over the ferry and.... 

I turned around to find out that the ferry was about to embark on its journey to islands scattered around Incheon. Just when I got back...I found this... 

Venus Cruise. 15,000 Won each for adult and 8,000 Won each for children.  

I booked four tickets for 6 pm cruise. Well..it was a lot of money to pay, but considering that it would be an adventure...why not. 

It was around 4.30 and we still had one and a-half hour before going on a cruise ship. So..we decided to stay in the vicinity to see what we could do and enjoy....