Day 2 - Yangpyeong Rail Track

Oh yeah! lets skip the hassle of first day. On the second day, we went to Yangpyeong. How did we know about Yangpyeong?
OK seriously, no kidding... before we planned our trip, roughly 4month before we go to Korea, the first thing that we did was to study the map of Korea. How many states? Districts? how to get there? places of attractions, where can we get Halal food and I dont do it alone. We divides our work. by WE, I mean my travel partners and I. We split our tasks and exchange infos. That's how our dream trip starts. hahah

Then, Once you arrive at the subway area in Korea, find tourist centre and takes as many brochures of different districts as you can. That way, you can plan and plan and plan your trips again. By this, what I am trying to say is, our itinerary was not fix. We planned, but it changes depending on the weather, distance and our strength. hahaha in another way, we are creating Plan A, B C and maybe D.

So Yangpyeong is a little bit far from Seoul. There are lots of attractions in Yangpyeong. Basically outdoors activities. If you are heading to Yangpyeong, you can notice in the train that many are wearing outdoor gears. they are either hiking, cycling or trekking. As for us the beautiful tourists... hehee we wanted to try the RAILBIKE. just like the one that Runningman did. But the exact place of the one RM went was too far. so we choose Yangpyeong.

This is the address:  277, Yongmun-ro, Yongmun-myeon.
Directions: Get down at Yongmun Station. Some advices you to get on the bus to go to the railbike. But as we walk and try to get the bus, we already reached the railbike park. hahah so, in another words, you can just walk. its not that far..

as we walk, we found beautiful murals along the way... ^^

Having a fling with King Sejong..hihihi I love the murals! terasa ala2 bigung..keh3

Nice scnery and pitstop.

From here, I guess there was around 800m left before we arrived? hahhha

We were finally here. The rail trek.

Finally, we were there. The rail trek runs for 6.4km. you have to cycle on your own. xde gerak2 sniri okey. and this thingy managed to get me sweaty..hahahha and dont forget cramps!! but i'm excited!! and it is exciting!!

The wind was cold enough. so I had to put a mafla around my mouth. hahah As you can see, you cant cut out other people from the lane. you either can continue to cycle slowly or if the person at the back cycle veryyyyy fast, then you have to continue cycle faster than they were. My advice, keep the momentum!

The one way trip was around 3.2 km. then we made a pitstop. they turn the bike and we strike a pose! hahaha 

there's also a coffee shop at the end of the rail track, so we just join them and ate our own lunch. can you see the korean at the back? Yes we are in korea..hahaha the Korean and the tent should be the tagmark. 

After that, the journey continues for another 3.2km haha this time we feel like T.T hahahha

These are some of the sceneries. couldnt upload everything right? hahah 

oh hell yess!! there's a tunnel and you have to cycle through it. hehehhehe

Doo Hanok Guesthouse review

  

Anyyeonghaseyo!!!

So, chinguya, for your information, this was our second place that we stayed. We only stayed here for one night. it is a bit pricey. but we stayed there for the sake of experiencing bits of Korean culture and their house. 

Back in the 2004, I use to stay at a hotel with floor heated system. Honestly guys, to compare staying at a hotel with floor heated system and hanok house is like saying staying in a tent during winter with a hot water bag and staying in a house with a fully functioning heater! the experience is totally different!!! How and what ?

jajjang!!

Okey, first of all, this Hanok house has an open air concept in the middle. It would be nice during summer. But since it was winter, the cold air was kinda extreme for someone who lives at the equator, i'm seriously not a winter person. plus the -'c, it makes me a quilt person. i just want to cuddle with my quilt on the heated floor. hahahha but guys, it was nice to experience it for one night. hihihihi

secondly, can you see the blue basket? Next to the blue basket is the toilet. ooo yes! the toilet and bathroom is outside. Guess what? despite the cold, I still took my midnight bath just to keep myself warm. Can you imagine how long I stayed in the bathroom? hahhahaha  *luckily Malaysia is a warm country*
P/s: can you see the water on the cement, it froze. yes.. *shiverrr*

Third, the room! yesss my comfy quilt!! warm on the floor, chilly on the surface and around the room.. obviously, that is the difference between floor heated system in the hotel and hanok house.

instead of laying on the comforter, i decided to lay directly on the floor because it was too cold. hahhahah but overall, it was nice to experience this. 

This is the entrance/exit door. they have bulletin boards, pictures and messages left there. sweet arent they? hihihi


P/S : the manager and all their staffs are very friendly and hansome too.. hahhaha this place is near Hanok Village. and just a few alleys after Heartstrings hanok house where PSH and yonghwa acted.