一入閘, 每人一條手帶,(好似大陸按骨的手帶),門口前已要除鞋, 赤腳行入去LOCKER 地方放鞋。之後我們到COUNTER 每人交低1萬WON,存入手帶, 因為入面所有消費會扣手帶內的錢!!其實價錢隨心, 但怕不夠才存1萬WON
一齊行上樓梯,便分男女更衣室, 領隊是女人,所以她帶我們入內解釋參觀,我們要在LOCKER旁換泳衣,領隊給了我一個隱閉位置, 沒有其他女人 整個更衣室無人,好靜, 沒有韓國人..
我與老公集合, 一齊戴上泳帽, 入內落水一定要戴, 很攪笑我與老公互相對望而笑,因為大家好像火柴頭,哈哈哈哈..入到去有團友租借救生衣, 原來每人落水玩人造浪要著救生衣這樣就被迫每人扣了4000WON($29), ,共8000WON!!但周圍設施很少,只有兩條滑梯,一條胸口前手要抱住救生衣滑下,另一條可以單人或雙人坐水泡滑落, 水泡已供應,但要自己揹上兩層樓梯,但沒有刺激,因為是密封滑梯,無景只有光..另外有個人造浪, 幾細個, 有救生員, 每人著救生衣,不用帶水泡就浮起..最後一條漂流, 它標示不能坐水泡,只能穿入水泡玩, 但我們個個著住救生衣怎樣穿上呢太煩了,我們個個也坐上水泡,我就訓上水泡飄浮,幾好玩水當然是暖水!!整個樂園得室內,而且細, 外面沒有開放,而且好像裝修,冬天不知道有否開放呢??!!我們玩了個多鐘頭就離開!!入到更衣室,連住個室內溫泉, 3個溫泉池旁有沖涼地方, 每個人也要赤條條行來行去,但團友很不乖,有些人著衫在內,少人浸溫泉,只有大膽的我,赤條條的來回數十次之後就沖涼吹頭, 在內有部乾衣機,大家都好興奮地放泳衣乾洗, 我也不例外!!玩到16:30,與老公集合,並取回按金錢離開!!  

今次被安排上二樓房間, 很多團友是一樓房間
入面房間比較細,但我覺得幾舒服,龍平渡假村已有多年歷史,但不算殘舊,乾淨已很足夠老公第一時間訓覺,而我就WIFI 上網, 不用密碼,我們要45分鐘後再落大堂集合去溫泉水上樂園。醜爆的事發生了,我本身不想訓覺,但在床上不知不覺間訓了睜開眼時已經夠鐘我拍醒老公,我第一時間戴CON,再執拾泳衣毛巾,領隊已經打房CALL, 我們遲到了,只是五分鐘,因為其他團友太準時了..

大家安排好座位,便食中午但我好餓,不過眼訓更甚
與一對母子團友坐, 四個人共用一個鍋, 每人一個石頭鍋飯, 枱上還有數小碟,最好味的是其中一小碟, 醃味魷魚, 有點似日本芥辣魷魚,不過這裡是咸味, 送飯一流, 因為太咸了!!!但我最LIKE!!
石頭鍋飯不是太大,但見到有點飽濟, 於是食個SHABU SHABU先, 一早已將豬肉全部放落湯內,清湯底, 還有許多菜, 略縑太清淡,要沾辣椒豉油

If you love to watch drama as much as I do, you must know some of the most famous names in the past 10 years. One of the names that must have rang a bell would be "Meteor Garden" (Taiwanese version), aka "Hana Yori Dango" (Japanese version), aka "Boys over flowers" (Korean version). The Taiwanese version aired when I was in junior high, and it was a big hit back then. Eventually, Japan and South Korea aired their own version. Frankly, I much prefer the latter two, the Japanese one especially.
For any dramas, the places that has been visited by the filming crew for shooting scenes usually become very popular after the drama is aired. And this includes Bonjuk.
In "Boys over flowers", the leading actress worked part-time in a porridge shop, besides studying in the university, to earn money for supporting her family. Throughout the drama, the porridge shop appeared quite often, but not that it was so special that a foreigner like me would recognize the speciality of such shop. Until! My Korean friend complimented the porridge she tried in the shop, that I had been so keen to have a try while I was in Hong Kong.

Thank to this faculty summer trip, I am finally in Seoul, and my Korean friend could finally bring me to Bonjuk, the place where "Boys over flowers" was shot.
It was a Saturday morning and I was slightly worried if the place would be crowded with early birds like us. Walking out from the underground station, we spotted the shop effortlessly as a huge banner of the drama "Boys over flowers" was hanged by the name of the store, making it all so easy for anyone to notice. It was at that point that I finally felt my heart beated so quickly, I was so excited. Like really.
Inside Bonjuk, it was smaller than I imagined it to be, but very cosy and quiet. With only around 20 tables, there were cushion chairs around to keep the customers happy and comfortable, while glancing every bits of the detail in the shop. When we were seated, we couldn't wait but to examine the shop carefully, as there were pictures, signatures and words around the wall in relevant to the drama shooting. All I could say is, Bonjuk has decorated the shop really well, that anyone who watched the drama would love this place. I wished I was here during the shooting!

After all the silent-screamings and excitements, we had our eyes fixed on the menu, ready for some yummy breakfast. As funny as this might sound, but I am actually very granny-like. Those who know me well would know that I love to eat food that an old-aged woman would usually eat (well, kind of). Porridge is certainly one of the things that I love eating, anytime of the day. Therefore, the menu gave me an extremly difficult time for picking the one and only porridge. At the end, I picked the Beef seaweed porridge and my Korean friend picked the Crab meat cheese porridge.
While we were chatting about the good old times when we watched "Boys over flowers" together, the porridge arrived! Oh my gosh. The presentation topped the list immediately. Not only did they provide porridge, there were also side dishes provided, along with a cup of sweet tea as dessert. This was the most perfect porridge serving I could imagine to have.
The Beef seaweed porridge was unexpectedly delicious. The beef did not taste overly strong in the porridge, as seaweed and sesame were as strong as the beef was that everything balanced so perfectly! As for my friend's Crab meat cheese porridge, it was a refreshing combination with melted cheese and crab meat together in a porridge. Both bowls of porridge were particularly impressive because they were served immediately after cooked, the warmth and refreshness were delivered to our tummies directly.

One thing about the porridge was, it was very very big. I could still remember that, upon I finished my bowl of porridge, I burped, for a few times. Perhaps it was a better idea to share between two, or come with an empty stomach!
Bonjuk serves Korean style porridge which is something that we could hardly find in Hong Kong. I'm missing Bonjuk already!

During the summer time, Seoul rains everyday. And I mean it. It rained much more than Hong Kong did that bringing an umbrella when you wre out was a must. But, instead of bringing an umbrella around, most of the Koreans tended to go for a shelter instead. And coffee shop was a popular place for shelter.
That afternoon, as my friend and I happily shopped around in Sincheon area, there it was, rainning cats and dogs. We ran into the nearest coffee shop - Coffee gam. Having no idea what this shop was, we were led by our 6th sense.

Coffee gam was quite small but very suitable for an afternoon chat, or a place for work individually in a rainy afternoon. Unlike other coffee shops, Coffee gam had a sense of western feeling. From decorations to the fashion style of the owner, it was quite American alike.
Perhaps due to the changable weather in Seoul along with my sleepless nights in working for my academic project for the past few days, my throat was not well. Thanks to my dear friend, she ordered a pomelo tea for me which was apparently famous in South Korea for its healing effect for throat. My friend was right: sweet and warm were perhaps the only words to describe the magical effects of that cup of pamelo tea.

While we were chatting, and watching the raindrops, my pamelo tea cooled down rapidly. It was a pity because I only had a few sips. Oh well, I guessed it was time for us to leave - more shopping!

[This is the final restaurant review for my stay at Seoul - thanks for reading til the last! See you in my next travelling journal!]