Nami Island in the Summer

 102호's first trip together for summer 2022 is to Nami Island!

As we live in the northeastern part of Seoul, traveling to Nami Island wasn't really that far for us. We took the metro/train from near our home to Gapyeong station and then continue with a short bus ride to Nami Island. However, to actually get to the real Nami Island, we still had to take a 10mins ish ferry ride.

Calling themselves Naminara, Nami Island is like a little country of itself and is primarily famous as Winter Sonata's filming location. It is generally a huge outdoor space full of lushes greens and beautiful scenery. It is said by many that the prettiest time to visit Nami Island is around autumn when all the leaves turned red and yellow. I honestly haven't been there during autumn myself, but judging by the tons of pictures I've seen online, I have to agree with it. Nevertheless, that doesn't mean going to Nami Island in other seasons is bad! I personally think Nami Island is always a nice place to visit for anyone who appreciates nature and fresh air :)

                                         cute welcoming statue                    tour around the island

                                                                              us four ♡

                                                       trying to recreate Winter Sonata poster

After strolling around the island, we grabbed some lunch at one of the many Korean restaurants there. We had pajeon and some soup. We also ordered a bottle of plum(?) liquor that we thought was very interesting and unique to this Island - only to find out a couple of days later that they sell it everywhere around the country at most 편의점s! Good thing we liked it haha.

                                

lunch!

  labeled specially for Naminara

                                                  cute squirrel                                  hotteok!

After lunch, we strolled around the island a little bit more. The Island is pretty big and there were actually quite a lot of things to see and do. I just didn't take pictures of everything we did and saw. We took the tour bus(?) around the island but they also offered bike rents, picnic and camp areas, workshops, there were some gift shops, a manmade waterfall, and many more. There were a lot of beautiful areas for photos and most interestingly, we could spot some wild animals too!! 

                                            All in all, it was a nice day spent with the girls ♡

Life is a Race, but Never Forget to Make a Pitstop

Rainy season and the weather is getting chilly here, which I love.
And 4 days off starting today, wohoo.

Got plenty of exciting plans in my head.
But not to forget about some strict schedules to catch up.
All in 4 days.

Life is a race. Not with others, but with your past self.

Spirit!