Oct 2011 : 63 Building

Title: Trip To South Korea

When: October 2011

About The Trip:

Purpose: Year-end trip to South Korea and to have a glimpse of North Korea at DMZ (Demilitarized Zone).

Days/Nights: 8 Days 7 Nights

Arrangements: Travel Agent / ~~Self-guided Tour~~

Route: Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA – Incheon SOUTH KOREA – Nami Island SOUTH KOREA – Sokcho SOUTH KOREA – Soeraksan National Park SOUTH KOREA (1 night) – Yongin SOUTH KOREA – Suwon SOUTH KOREA – Seoul SOUTH KOREA (1 night) – Dae Jang Geum Theme Park SOUTH KOREA – Seoul SOUTH KOREA (3 nights) – Northern Limit Line / DMZ SOUTH KOREA – Seoul SOUTH KOREA – Incheon SOUTH KOREA – Kuala Lumpur MALAYSI

Traveling Method & Time:

Kuala Lumpur – Incheon = aeroplane (≈ 8 hours reaching Incheon next day)

Incheon – Nami Island = in a hired car + driver (≈ 2 hours)

Nami Island – Sokcho = in a hired car + driver (≈ 2 hours)

Sokcho – Soeraksan National Park = in a hired car + driver (≈ 30 minutes)

Soeraksan National Park – Yongin = in a hired car + driver (≈ 3 hours)

Yongin – Suwon = in a hired car + driver (≈ 1 hour)

Suwon – Seoul = in a hired car + driver (≈ 1 hour)

Seoul – Dae Jang Geum Theme Park = in a hired car + driver (≈ 1 hour)

Dae Jang Geum Theme Park – Seoul = in a hired car + driver (≈ 1 hour)

Around Seoul = in a hired car + driver (whole day)

Seoul – Northern Limit Line / DMZ = in a hired car + driver (≈ 1 hour 30 minutes)

Northern Limit Line / DMZ – Seoul = in a hired car + driver (≈ 1 hour 30 minutes)

Seoul – Incheon = in a hired car + driver (≈ 1 hour)

Incheon – Kuala Lumpur = aeroplane (≈ 8 hours)

Details:

63 Building, officially the 63 City, is a skyscraper on Yeouido island, overlooking the Han River in Seoul. The building rises to a height of 249 meters (817 ft), with a floor count of, of course, 63.

63 refers to the building’s 63 official stories, of which 3 are basement floors and 60 are above ground level. The building features the world’s tallest art gallery called SkyArt, an observation deck known as 63 Golden Tower, a large aquarium known as Seaworld, a wax museum, a huge indoor shopping mall, cafes and a food-court.

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