On Board Daejeon-bound KTX

Leaving Seoul station at 08.10...

Bound for Daejon

On a rush trip to...

Attend the 8th Cisak*

Gleefully capturing....

Each passing moment

On a bridge above Han River

On a Sunday morning

Couldn't use my camera well

But ....at least it's an early entry into...

a world of my Sony...

Rush...Rush...to Daejeon

Managed to buy a seat for one~hour ride to Daejeon to attend Dies Natalis of our UT Korea....where I teach.

It's a must-attend event since there'd be the first graduation ceremony of our students.

SEOUL Station on Sunday morning...

Took a pic of it while I managed to do so.

KTX train at platform 4 was where I was heading to.

In time for me to take a relaxing trip to Daejeon.

Bye bye Seoul...

But...it's just one-day trip.

On My Way To Work

There was a fire at Guro station and it made all subways on line 1 come late than usual. All subways ride got delayed or slowed down in their speed. 

Even when it run through the Han river, its speed was not in its normal pace...it was more like slowing down...so..I got a chance to take a picture while the train was on the move. 

Yeouido with its landmark "63 Building" was visible from afar. Just when I clicked my camera, Mugunghwa train was passing us by. 

In a split second, in a different track, KTX passed it by.

At first, I was taken aback by the sudden change of color.^^

It turned out to be another train passing by at the same time.

Then...off they went both ways. 

A clear view of 여의도 with its sky scrappers was visible once again.

I got to rush since I was already 15 minutes late.

But...in the end..I did enjoy the slow pace of the train, though.^^

Gyeongju Tour: Going Back to Seoul

Finally the day we went back to Seoul arrived. It's just 2 nights in Gyeongju. 

Some things we remembered from Gyeongju:

The 37 Celsius Summer Heat!!

The cozy pension we stayed in.

The not-so-many buildings in and around Gyeongju: which turned out to be an advantage.

We love the trees and the lanes..and the blue sky that dominated most of what we experienced there. 

Not many cars. blue sky. trees on both side of the lanes... 

The green paddy field along the way.... 

A dome protruding out of the hills....(did not know what)!! 

We changed our ticket 3 times!

First: the original ticket we bought from Seoul.

Second: The second one we bought after we changed the time schedule. We changed the tickets into the earlier ones so as to provide us ample time to take a rest in Seoul (after arriving).

The third: After we MISSED the TRAIN to Seoul.!!!!!!!

Yes, I got a penalty for the tickets we bought. GEREHGDHGOIDHGEKHGDKGHDFDDG#$GDGR$^DG&D*G&D(GD&(GD*)(GD*)D*G)_D&*(GDUIGDHIOGDJOIGDUOIGDUIOG&*(E^*&GE^*&E^

But...IT was a great experience and we can laugh about it NOW. 

Freya always had fun time and found something to do...to spend. 

She never stopped talking. Well, that's a good thing. 

What about Eyra? She's busy with her phone.!!!!!! 

We're transfering @ DongDaegu station. 

And the 13.42 KTX time was the train we're boarding. 

It's a hanok-style waiting room inside the station. Is it??

Now..let's take the whole group. Say 'Smile'''' 

More members of our group came along. We still had some time left before departing to Seoul... 

Oh...the KTX train was approaching...oops..no..not that one.. 

So, let's take some time off again.... but...not for long..since our train would arrive soon  

It's a good thing that both of them were always enthusiastic and energetic....^^ 

Never complain or whatsoever...they seemed to have always been able to enjoy their trip.

Hope you enjoy your trip in Gyeongju, girls!!

Gyeongju: Here We Come!!!!

 We are going to Gyeongju. Yes....although summer is hot..hot..hot, we do not want to just stay at home...without doing nothing. We want to explore Korea. I've been to Gyeongju, of course. But, my family and my friends have not. So....we booked trains (all kinds of trains: Saemaeul, Mugunghwa, and KTX) to have a different taste of Korean train in all of its aspects. We depart from Seoul to Gyeongju via ordinary train, and we return to Seoul via KTX. Smart, choice? hmm..not really..coz we could've just booked all KTX train..from and to ..back and forth Seoul - Gyeongju. Because it's not even 5,000 Won in difference!!!!

Anyway we booked it already. Yeeeeeeee...

We go to Gyeongju with mas Wawan and mbak Ulfa: our fellow friends. 

Wait..this is not the price for Gyeongju, but Busan..

hmm going to Busan via KTX costs above 50,000 won per trip.

But...the trip to Gyeongju cost around 40,000 per trip.

Guess..we'd do it  

aoh..one more thing, we did manage to secure a home (pension) for our 3 days, 2 nights trip to Gyeongju.

We do hope that this is a great and an enjoyable trip.

Hurray!!! Got the tickets already...for 6 people in our group.

Korail Train Ticket.....^^

and...of course....one of the ways to explore Gyeongju (for those who want to have a hassle-free experience in Gyeongju).....is to take the Gyeongju City Tour Bus.

Got our seats reserved already...and we're ready to see the Shilla Kingdom:)