Namdaemun Market 남대문시장 :: Day 07 :: South Korea Winter Escape Trip 6-15 January 2017

From Gwanjang Market, we go to Namdaemun Market 남대문시장 for buy some souvenir.

Namdaemun Market is the largest traditional market in Korea with shops selling various goods. All products are sold at affordable prices and the stores in this area also function as wholesale markets. Most of the goods are made directly by the storeowners. Namdaemun Market is even open overnight, from 11:00pm to 4:00am, and is crowded with retailers from all over the country. When day breaks, the site of busy shoppers bustling around the market creates a unique scene that attracts tourists worldwide. Namdaemun Market sells a variety of clothes, glasses, kitchenware, toys, mountain gear, fishing equipment, stationery, fine arts, accessories, hats, carpets, flowers, ginseng, and imported goods.

Credit: Visitkorea

Go to Hyehyeon Station, exit 5 and you will see a lot of store in there. Walk through the alley, spend about 2-3 hours in there.

Namdaemun operated from 23:00 to 17:00 the next day. And it close on Sunday.

I buy some Key Chain, Korean Socks, Winter Hats, and walk around.

Part 1: Gwanjang Market
Part 3: Korean Egg Bread Ewha Women's University
Part 4: Lotteria Gangnam
Part 5: Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Part 6: Dongdaemun
Part 7: Hongdae

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Expense for 12th January 2017

- isi T-Money: KRW 10.000
- Jelly Yoghurt: KRW 2.400
- Bindaetteok: KRW 2.000

Sub Total: KRW 14.400 (= IDR 180.000)

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Flight Ticketing+Accomodation+Visa: IDR 5.390.349,5

6th January 2017: IDR 8.329,5

7th January 2017: IDR 544.633
8th January 2017: IDR 356.250
9th January 2017: IDR 505.625
10th January 2017: IDR 701.875
11th January 2017: IDR 706.750
12th January 2017: IDR 180.000

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Total: IDR 8.393.312 (include transport + eat #food, snack, drink# no shopping)

Gwanjang Market :: Day 07 :: South Korea Winter Escape Trip 6-15 January 2017

Today, it's time for shopping. We plan to visit traditional market today. In the morning, we go to Gwanjang Market 광장시장. I want to buy some dried Red Ginseng, and try the seafood pancake.

Ride subway to
- Jongno 5-ga Station Exit 8
or
- Euljiro 4-ga Station Exit 4

I'm looking around for Red Ginseng, and with the help of a kind ahjussi, I found a special ginseng store with reasonable price. I bought 6pcs box of dry red ginseng with price KRW 70.000. They pack it with wooden box.

I also buy some Jelly Yoghurt at Ahjussi Store.

Then, we bought some Bindaetteok 빈대떡.

Part 2: Namdaemun Market
Part 3: Korean Egg Bread Ewha Women's University
Part 4: Lotteria Gangnam
Part 5: Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Part 6: Dongdaemun
Part 7: Hongdae

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Expense for 12th January 2017

- isi T-Money: KRW 10.000
- Jelly Yoghurt: KRW 2.400
- Bindaetteok: KRW 2.000

Sub Total: KRW 14.400 (= IDR 180.000)

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Flight Ticketing+Accomodation+Visa: IDR 5.390.349,5

6th January 2017: IDR 8.329,5

7th January 2017: IDR 544.633
8th January 2017: IDR 356.250
9th January 2017: IDR 505.625
10th January 2017: IDR 701.875
11th January 2017: IDR 706.750
12th January 2017: IDR 180.000

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Total: IDR 8.393.312 (include transport + eat #food, snack, drink# no shopping)

Dinner at 해운대시장 Haeundae Market > Busan, South Korea > Day 03 (6) - 2014 October 10 (Busan, Gyeongju, Seoul, Daegwallyeong, Nami Island, Mt Seorak, Kuala Lumpur)

We decided to watch sunset at Haeundae Beach. So we eat dinner first. We want to eat seafood, then we go to 해운대시장 Haeundae Market. The market looks nice, and sells many fresh seafood and vegetables.

So many restaurant, and we don't know where to eat. So we decided to choose it random :D. This is our choice.

The restaurant name

We orderes 2 set of Sashimi and 1 set of fried fish.

Fried Fish, just like in Indonesia, it's salty. But I don't know what kind of fish it is. It's unique to eat fried fish using chopstick.

Fresh sashimi, long time not eat.

Sour and Spicy soup

It's delicious. You should come and try the seafood here.

자갈치시장 Jagalchi Market > Busan, South Korea > Day 02 (4) - 2014 October 09 (Busan, Gyeongju, Seoul, Daegwallyeong, Nami Island, Mt Seorak, Kuala Lumpur)

After dinner, we go to Jagalchi Market. Jagalchi Culture Tourism Festival coincidentally being held in there, so there's so many people.

On the way there, I found 호떡 Hoddeok, Korean Sweet Pancake. It's delicious and cheap.

Jagalchi Market is Korea's largest seafood market. This market represents Busan and is famous throughout the country.

The gate to Jagalchi Market

You can see a lot of people sell seafood in there. You can buy raw seafood then ask ahjuma to cook it.

inside Jagalchi Market 1st Floor

2nd floor of Jagalchi Market is restaurant. Many people eat in there. But I heard that it's quiet expensive. I didn't have a chance to eat here.

We also go to the back side of Jagalchi Market, which we can see the sea and night view of Busan

View from Jagalchi Market back side

Lotte Mall at Gwangbok, Nampo

Some of the people in there, could speak Chinese. And it's better than English. My friend has a chance to ask for fish meat, and it's quiet expensive.

After take some picture, we decided to eat Korea Dessert.

Chatuchak Weekend Market (จตุจักร) > Bangkok ~ Thailand < 2013 August 11 (6) > (Bangkok - Ayutthaya - Kuala Lumpur)

After eating lunch, it's time for shopping. And because today is weekend, we go to Chatuchak Weekend Market.

Chatuchak weekend market, is one of the world's largest weekend markets covers area of 70 rai (27 Acres) altogether divided into 27 Sections, contains more than 15,000 booths selling goods from every part of Thailand.

Chatuchak Weekend Market,is very popular shopping centre to Thais and has become a popular place to tourists and foreigners who stay in Bangkok, has over 200,000 visitors each day(SAT-SUN) 30% is foreign. There are almost everything can be found here at a bargaining local price (not a tourist price), and most vendors actually come from local factories, like antique wood carving, clay handicrafts, local souvenirs from every parts of Thailand, Buddhist amulets, wooden funitures, hand made decorated flowers, plant, ceramic wares, dools, Thai Bejarong, Chinese wares, graden decorated plants, stones, trendy fashions, silk, hill-tribe outfits, fluffy dogs and more miscellaneous, etc.

Services in Chatuchak weekend market
Media Center, open Wednesday to Sunday 8.00 am - 20.00 pm.
Banks provide foreign exchange deposit.
Electric train around Chatuchak weekend market, service time Saturday - Sunday: 10.00 - 17.00.

Chatuchak Weekend Market is open
WED-THU (Plants & Flowers) 6.00 am - 6.00 pm.
FRI (Wholesale day) 6.00 am - 6.00 pm.
SAT-SUN (Miscellaneous) 6.00 am - 6.00 pm.

For further information:
- http://www.chatuchak.org/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatuchak_Weekend_Market

We go there by car. But our Thai friends said, that if we want to go here by BTS or MRT, you can stop at MRT Kamphaengphet station. It located in the back of the market.

But if you want to go from the front side, you can go to MRT Chatuchak Park or 5 minutes walk from BTS Mo Chit station.

And the Chatuchak Park is so large. I don't know how large is it, but when I saw it, I thought that I prefer stop from MRT Kamphaengphet Station.

It's not enough for 1 day to explore each place. I thought, I only walk for 1/4 area. And the hot weather didn't help at all. It's too hot. But the stuff here is so cheap. If you really love shopping, I think you have to spend whole weekend in here.

I found the map, but I forgot to whom it may belong. So just to inform that this is not mine.

Ayutthaya Floating Market > Ayutthaya ~ Thailand < 2013 August 10 (9) > (Bangkok - Ayutthaya - Kuala Lumpur)

Ayutthaya Floating Market
Address: 65/12 Moo 7,, Phai Ling, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phranakhon Sri Ayutthaya 13000 Thailand
Phone Number:
- +66 (0) 3588 1688
- +66 (0) 3588 1733
Open: Everyday, 10:00 to 21:00

Wat Phra Mahathat is the last temple which we visit at Ayutthaya. After that, we go to Ayutthaya Floating Market. Actually, it's not really floating market, because we can reach the store on foot. The store located in the side of large pond and there's over 200 shops in there.

You can buy some souvenir in here, with cheap price. Just use your skill to bargain. The people is nice and kind.
Spend 2-3 hours to walk around, but if you like to shopping, spend more time in here. Don't forget to bargain. If you haven't try Ayutthaya snack, you can find it in here.

This is cute.. :)

I heard that Ayutthaya Coffee is special. And I try this even I'm not into coffee much, and also it sells on Tuk Tuk, which make it unique.