Weather update: Once October began, you can definitely notice the change in temperature. The highest temperature was always below 75 degrees and the lowest temperature listed around 60 degrees. During the first week of October, I would recommend starting to gather any sweaters and thicker jackets if you do not have any yet as there are predicted days where there is a sudden drop in the temperature. Incheon Chinatown 🥢 On one of our free days of the week, my friends and I decided to adventure out and head out to Chinatown in Incheon, which was about an hour half to get to from Hongdae by train. Upon arriving, you could definitely tell the impact covid has had on the businesses as many of the stores were closed. Our first stop was 共和春, which is a restaurant known for their jjajangmyeon. In addition to their jjajangmyeon, we also had their jjampong, which was also very tasty and flavorful as well. We went as a group of four and got 2 bowls of jjajangmyeon and 1 bowl of jjampong to share as we also wanted to experience some of the food stalls that were open around the area. After eating lunch, we looked around and I was able to try 红豆饼 (red bean bread) and sugarcane juice from the mini shops, which were both very tasty. Since it was also a little past Mid-Autumn festival, I was glad I was able to buy a mooncake, something I eat during this time every year. Although it was not exactly the same as a traditional mooncake, it was pretty similar. After exploring Chinatown, we went around the Incheon area to find filming locations from the popular kdrama Goblin! Although I have never seen the drama myself, I have seen clips of it and it was honestly wonderful to be able to see the places in person. Once we found the filming locations in the area, we headed to Wolmido Island, which was about a 15 minute bus ride from Incheon. The island is known for their mini amusement park called Wolmi Theme Park, particularly the ride called Tagada Disco. This ride in particular is famous for the DJ's commentary/banter that there are multiple YouTube videos of this ride! Although we didn't go on it, it was interesting to see how the people reacted as well a how fast the ride went. Before calling it a night, we decided to ride the Viking, which swung a lot higher than I expected! National Museum of Korea The National Museum of Korea is one of the free activities you can do in Seoul! The museum itself is very pretty and even has three stories. From pre-historic artifacts to modern art, there is so much to explore that we could only really look around the first two floors before we all decided to call it a day as we had already spent 3 hours there and it was approaching dinner time (we definitely will be back another day to check out the last floor). If you plan to look around the entire museum in one day, I would highly recommend booking an earlier time to make sure you have ample time to walk around (also reserve your spot couple days in advance as depending on the day, the spots tend to get filled)! New food discoveries of the week! I'm happy to share with you all the new dishes I got to try this week! As midterms are coming up, Blanc has been one of the cafes I have been going to study. This week I decided to try their multigrain sandwich and it was honestly one of the best decisions. The sandwich is made with their multigrain bread and the insides contain cheese, ham, korean pear, tomato, bacon, lettuce, and pickle, which only costs 3600 won! The sandwich was honestly filling while still maintaining a great balance. My second discovery of the week was ayce pork neck steak for 12,000 won at 통큰갈비 홍대점. Although there was only two choices (regular or spicy flavor), it was definitely worth the price. We also order steamed egg with cheese, which is a dish I would recommend ordering as well! The last discovery was Udon 0410. This is a great place if you're looking for a quick and cheap meal, while still having a decent variety in menu options. They have several different udon options in addition to several different bowl options and set meals. I got the spicy udon which was 5000 won and very filling! Lasty but definitely not least... dessert!
Ok, if you haven't figured out already, I love my desserts. I was so happy I got to try the mango ice cream from Go Mango this week! As seen in the picture below, it's a pretty big sized ice cream for only 1500 won (it really makes me wonder how this store is making money haha). Once again, I am bringing up Blanc but I finally got to try one of their desserts. Although I went in wanting a strawberry shortcake, they were unfortunately sold out (I guess I have to go back :)) so I ended up getting the mint chocolate pie. When getting a dessert from Blanc, I would recommend sharing as even if the pie slices initially seem small, the cream and chocolate itself was very rich. Lastly, after figuring out that the market near my place sells cheap ice cream (by cheap, I mean 400 won cheap :0) I have been trying different varieties of ice cream! This time the new flavors/types I tried the mojito, injeolmi, and red bean, which were all delicious and would recommend if you find them!
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