Korea - Itinerary 9 Days 8 Nights, Day 9: Seoul

TRIP DATE: 20 APRIL 2017

Day 9:

• Shopping and  head to Juno hair salon at Ewha Womans University Station
• Breakfast/lunch/dinner at Lotte shopping supermarket

To Do:

Juno Hair Salon

Ewha Womans Univ. 7 Road 30, 3rd Floor, Junho-hae-dong Univ. 2, Daehyun-dong, Seodaemun-gu Seoul

Always wanted to try doing my hair overseas and with korean salons locally charging a premium i thought it would be better for me to try out a authentic korean salon instead. 

Service is great with lots of attention from the main hair styllst. The hair stylist will have a specific work station to work on and for general things like hair steaming or perming you will be brought to a designated area to do it. I like that they have a central area where friends can enjoy tit bits and talk to each other while the hair stylist tends to you. Prices menu is also very clear and standard. 

The hair stylist also did not push for sales and at the end of the session i was given a discount card for returning customers. It is an overall positive experience but when the bill came in Singapore dollars the price is comparable to Singapore. But then again, Juno is one of the premium hair salon in Korea so i am still getting value for the service. 

 I really like the fringe look achieved. Though i failed miserably a maintaining the fringe.

To eat: 

Lotte supermarket- 2.9 stars, budget

30 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea, Level B1

We keep trying to get to the supermarket during our time in Seoul but we keep missing the time. We usually reach our hotel room around 8-ish pm and the supermarket is closed. And the next morning we will need to go to our place of interest and the shopping mall is only opened like 10.30 or 11 am. 

We had a quick breakfast at the supermarket with some cakes and pastries and sit at the side benches. We wanted to have it at the cafe where we bought our coffee but were rejected as we have food from other stalls. 

Subsequently we found out as long as you buy within the supermarket, you can head to the food court area. One lesson learnt, don't play by the rules. As we are mainly shopping in the lotte young plaza and by the time we finish, its almost time for lunch. 

Lunch is also at lotte supermarket. Hubs choose pork cutlet for lunch. 

I finally got to drink my ox bone soup with sliced brisket. In korean, its called seolleongtang (설렁탕), a milky white soup made from ox broth.  

The soup is quite bland but that is why they pass you the salt and pepper for you to adjust the flavour to your taste. 

Summary

This is the last day of my korean trip. I was full of enthusiasm when i plan but very soon i realise that finding information is not as easy as i hoped and eventually, this shows in the trip itself. As a foodie, i'm dissappointed i couldn't sieve out as much good food as i hoped and alot of food places are inaccessible (at least to me).  

I did alot of shopping on this trip. And i was a little shocked when i see my bills as it didn't seem like i made alot of purchases. 

I am glad i went to a korean hair salon to try something different. Price wise is almost the same to korean hair salons in Singapore but you get more guaranteed results. I really love my hair but its a pain to maintain. I guess the saying that says there is no ugly woman only lazy ones is true. 

For the places of interest, the only place i truly enjoy is seoraksan. I guess i am more a nature loving person than one who likes architecture or historical sites.  And unfortunately, i planned too much of such historical sites on this trip. 

To sum up, i didn't really enjoy this trip very well. i hope for the next trip will be better. till then.