Hello!
This is the manager of tawawa.
This is the afternoon of the second day of our succulent tour of Korea.
For details, please see the blog on the first day and the morning on the second day ^ ^
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Afternoon of Monday, May 22, 2023
Visit two flower markets in Seoul in the morning,
Continuing from yesterday, I came to "Nambu Bus Terminal" to head to a suburban town a little away from Seoul.
By the way, even in Korean, it is pronounced "Nanbu Bus Terminal". (← This will come in handy later!)
The destination from now on is a succulent store.
To get there, take two buses from Seoul: (1) a medium-distance bus and (2) a local bus.
First, buy a ticket for ① medium-distance bus at the bus terminal.
I'm planning to go smoothly, but I managed to get something at the window ^^;
In addition to the window, there is a latest model ticket vending machine,
Whether it is written in Japanese, written in English, written in Chinese, w
I can't find the bus stop name for transfer from the search. . .
To the window without help.
A local bus terminal that tourists don't even see.
I was told by the lady at the counter that I couldn't speak English, so I used three apps (I'll introduce apps later), and managed to show the name of the bus stop to change to by showing the smartphone screen written in Korean. I told you.
Payment is a little easier.
I couldn't use credit cards issued in countries other than Korea (I could use foreign credit cards in other places without any problems), and as I wrote in the blog on the first day, I got a NAMANE card that can be used as a transportation card. I couldn't use it (T-money card can be used), so I used cash for the first time after arriving in Korea.
The number of 0's is one digit higher than in Japan, so it's hard to pay cash. w
I was relieved to buy a ticket and I was hungry.
In South Korea, eating and drinking are prohibited on the bus.
By the way, it was OK to bring a plastic bottle onto the bus, but I was told "no" to bring coffee in a plastic cup with a straw in it.
We had about 20 minutes until the bus departed, so we decided to have lunch at a food stall-like restaurant in the terminal.
There are several restaurants and restaurants, but only in Korean ^^;
There is no choice except for shops with menus with photos w
Even if I managed to sit at a table in front of the store, I could see the pictures of the dishes, but the menu names were...
Predict the fried rice-like picture and name the Korean dish you know for the time being!
"Bibimbap" and "1" with your favorite finger ww
Your prediction is correct!
However, there were different types of bibimbap. .
It's asked in Korean, but it's already refreshing.
I said "yes" for the time being, and somehow the order was completed.
After that, I prayed earnestly that it wouldn't be too spicy, and watched as it was fried on the iron plate in front of me. I can't eat spicy food lol
Here is the lunch I managed to get.
It's not spicy~~~~!
I hurriedly finished my meal and went to the bus.
I'm sorry that the information is trivial w
Take the same local bus as yesterday, about 50 minutes.
I got off at the transfer bus stop!
I don't have a single photo.
Surprisingly, I noticed that the charge of the smartphone was 30% on the bus, and when I tried to charge it with a mobile battery in high spirits, the charge of the mobile battery was also 0. . .
In order to use the remaining smartphone battery for taking pictures and live streaming, I wrote down the name of the bus stop to transfer to and the name of the bus stop closest to the meat shop in Korean.
I waited for the next local bus at the connecting bus stop, but it never came.
A taxi happened to come in front of me, so I took a taxi to save charging w
A very high-tech taxi!
From the lesson, I showed the Korean address of the butcher shop that I wrote down on my smartphone and arrived at the butcher shop without any problems ~
Payment was also OK with a Japanese credit card.
A long vinyl house in the middle of a rice paddy that has finished rice planting.
This is today's main event, Mihyan Tamiku.
The inside and outside of the shop are full of succulent meat! ! !
The archive of the LIVE video delivered at the last minute of charging is on the reel in Instagram, so please check it out if you like ♪
Including what I learned after the video, I managed to take pictures before the battery ran out to show the inside and outside of the house ↓↓
outside the greenhouse. This plastic bowl is nice~
The seedlings below are lovely roses.
You Tuber who happened to be there is in the picture, but it's right after entering the store.
Sorry for the picture from behind the cash register that was hidden w
The seedlings for sale are lined up in front of the store and in front of the store as they were purchased from the farm.
Korean bowls are also sold.
cute. But the price is not cute >_<
There are few left, but I bought the pot that is currently on sale at the tawawa online shop (6/7) at this meat shop.
A vinyl house with a width of about 10 meters and a total length of 140 meters.
Not all plastic greenhouses are succulent stores, but the ones in front are seedlings and pots for sale.
Maybe it's on sale too? Multi-meat bowl on multi-meat bowl ♡︎
And the back of the vinyl house is a system unique to Korea? It was a space that was lent to Mr. Taniller.
Here are some pictures of my personal collector's zone ↓↓
It seems that you can buy it depending on negotiations, but it is more like a collection of pots than a collection of seedlings!
The pot collection in the foreground was my favorite♡︎
Another one with a different angle.
Before the battery runs out, I'm taking pictures while trotting ^^;
Sorry for the blur! !
It was here too ♡︎
Unfortunately I ran out of battery...
The amount and variety of seedlings sold at this shop is wonderful, and just looking at the collection in the rental space is soothing.
If you really want to see it while traveling to Korea, please contact tawawa. I was told that there would be room for negotiation if I received a call from a Japanese dealer!
However, it takes about an hour and a half to get there by bus from Seoul ^^;
This vast house was run by just two people, a lovely older sister in her twenties and a mother.
There is no problem with conversation because the young lady uses the smartphone app crisply.
I chose a leisurely pot, bought the last two black sabbath seedlings I was looking for, and left the succulent farm with the pot and seedlings that were packed securely in both hands.
By the way, the sister in charge of purchasing said, "The price of Black Sabbath is going up" and "There is no Black Sabbath even at the Air Magic Farm where Black Sabbath was produced" (>_<).
For those of you who are still waiting for the arrival of Black Sabbath, please wait...
Let's go back to Seoul.
Go to the bus stop about 5 minutes on foot from the shop, first take a local bus to the bus stop where you change to a medium-distance bus.
The transfer bus stop is the same as a normal bus stop and there is no sign, and unlike the local bus in Seoul, there is no English guidance, so I wrote down the name of the transfer bus stop in Korean before my smartphone ran out of battery. to the driver and gestured earnestly, ``I want to get off here, so please let me know! I told you w
Get off safely at the transfer bus stop.
Thank you!
A medium-distance bus came soon after.
Tell the driver, "Nanbu Bus Terminal!" and touch the NAMANE card to complete the payment.
With this, it is confirmed that you can return to Seoul safely. I was relieved w
as a side note.
I have terrible motion sickness.
I get drunk on Japanese buses, but I got drunk as soon as I got on the Korean bus ww
I am very sorry to say this, but it seems that there are many people who drive rough.
Not limited to buses.
I only rode a medium-distance bus for two round trips, but it seemed normal, with sudden braking, horns, and no slowing down on bumpy roads.
Alright.
Even though I got car sick, I came back to Seoul safely in the evening ^ ^
From here on, it will be a bonus travelogue that has nothing to do with succulents.
After deciding on this trip, I contacted a Korean friend living in Seoul whom I hadn't seen in 10 years and promised to meet him that night.
I rushed back to the hotel and quickly charged my smartphone and mobile battery.
It was a huge mall in the Gangnam area, "Starfield COEX MALL," where they reunited for the first time in 10 years.
Nearest station: Subway Line 2 Samseong Station, Line 9 Bongeunsa Station
From Samseong Station on Line 2, if you go to Exit 5 or 6, you will be directly connected to the mall.
This mall has about 300 shops, a movie theater, an aquarium, etc., and there are also casinos and department stores around.
I read it in a guidebook, but without looking at the shop,
After enjoying our conversation for the first time in 10 years, we decided to go out for dinner before the shop closed.
Oh, the conversation is in Japanese lol
(I borrowed the photo from HP)
I couldn't stop talking and forgot to take a picture, but there was an Instagrammable place in the middle of COEX Mall.
The "Byeol Madang Library" has a huge bookshelf in the double-floor hall.
There are 50,000 books lined up, and they don't seem to lend them out, but they seem to be able to read them on the spot.
As you can see in the picture above, take the escalator up to the 1st floor, go outside and turn right to find the restaurant for tonight's dinner.
Store name: 광화문석갈비
It is located on the 1st floor of Airport Plaza in COEX Mall.
Menu for one person (probably)
Here is the menu for multiple people. (probably)
Rather than traditional Korean food, it feels a little creative Korean food.
Leave the order to us.
This night's dinner is here ♡︎
Kalbi set. It is served already baked, and you just heat it on the stove in the middle.
After it warms up, the shop staff will cut it into pieces.
Yukke~~~~!
I was impressed by Yukhoe after a long time.
(*Please be careful when eating raw meat!)
I didn't have the courage to eat yukhoe by myself even at the shops listed in the guidebook, so I'm grateful to my friends ✩︎ 
The small side dishes (반찬/Banchan ) also have a gentle taste that is somewhat different from ordinary restaurants.
I'm not good at spicy food (2nd time w), but it was delicious!
Meat and vegetables are wrapped in a tortilla-like skin and eaten by dipping it in a sauce containing onions.
delicious! !
A satisfying evening meal.
By the way, a few times.
As you know, Korean cuisine uses a lot of foods that cause bad breath, such as garlic, raw green onions, chives, and onions.
However, it seems that there are no breath care products that are often sold in Japan.
If you are sensitive to bad breath, we recommend bringing it from Japan!
Well, I'm full.
However, the two girls, who were old enough to talk, moved to a place where they could talk calmly.
Luxury! !
My friend is an older sister who is 10 years older than me. I am an OL in Seoul.
He showed me Seoul, which was quite stretched out, and we promised to meet again the next night, before parting.
The time is around 23:00.
Since I still had some energy left, I decided to make another detour and head back to the hotel.
From luxury to an area with a local feel that makes you think that the country has suddenly changed w
I came to Dongdaemun, the town at night.
I wondered if there was a wholesaler of flower pots, but
mostly clothes. Or fashion goods.
And what did Mr. Buyer and Mr. Buyer buy? A lot of vendors carrying plastic bags with.
I don't know how to buy even if I enter the store w
It looks like garbage at first glance, but there are many plastic bags in front of the store.
And the big building is packed with small shops.
Later I found out that there was a mixture of shops where the general public could buy and shops for retailers, and what was placed in a plastic bag was probably a sample product.
There are many shops with disproportionately large computers placed in small shops, and it seems that they are receiving orders from domestic and foreign buyers. I also saw some people streaming videos in front of the shop.
It looks like nothing more than garbage, but this is probably a sample or product that will be delivered somewhere.
Somehow, the scenery makes me think that it is Asia. w
I can hear Japanese! When I followed it, it was a shop where the entire 3rd floor of the building was a store for accessories.
Most of the customers are Japanese.
Like this, many accessories and fashion goods were sold on the 3rd floor of the building.
As I heard in the daily news, what I realized during this trip was
"Prices in South Korea have gone up considerably," he said.
I walked around Dongdaemun for about 3 hours looking at various clothing and miscellaneous goods, but the conclusion was that "Japan is cheaper".
I'm not familiar with fashion, so I'm sorry that I don't have any useful information w
My Korean sister told me that if you want to buy clothes in Dongdaemun, the recommended shop is "First Peace Market".
3 o'clock in the middle of the night. Dongdaemun was still lively, but I got tired of walking, so I ended the second day and took a taxi back to the hotel.
Thanks to everyone who read this far. Thank you very much for your long time!
We hope to see you again on the third day! !
