South Korea Trip: Cheongdam-dong and Trick Eye Museum

Last November, my sister and I visited South Korea. Well basically this is to fulfill my sister dream to visit the country of K-Pop and K-Drama, since she loves them a lot. Once we arrived in Seoul, we drop our bag in our guesthouse in Myeong-dong and start the journey. Since we've spent half day at the plane, so the first day journey just trying to adapt with the new situation.

The first trip is to Cheongdam-dong. My sister had plan to visit some K-Pop music companies that are located in Cheongdam. We stop at Cheongdam station and walking along the Cheongdam-dong. The sun down early in Seoul, 5 p.m. already feels like twilight.

Cheongdam-dong at twilight

The first music company that we visited is JYP Entertainment. JYP Entertainment was founded by Park Jin-Young and its popular pop groups such as Wonder Girls, Miss A, and 2 PM. JYP office building is covered by pictures of its popular artists. In front of JYP office, there is a Dunkin' Donuts cafe which was full with fan girls who are waiting if there's any JYP artist come out from the building.

JYP Entertainment building

Not far from JYP building, there's Cube Entertainment. Cube's popular artists such as Rain, 4Minute, and Beast. 

Cube Entertainment building

After Cube Entertainment, we intended to visit the new SM entertainment building. But since we couldn't find it, so we decided to visit its old building that was being renovated. It's not a big deal since its under construction building were covered with huge posters of Girls Generation's group members.

SM Entertainment building that was being renovated

Finished with the three buildings, our stomachs started calling for foods. Since we intended to take MRT from Apgujeong Rodeo station, so we try to look to all stores along the road, including seeing this beautiful blue lamps in front of The Galleria mall and lovely Christmas decoration in at Caffe Bene.

beautiful lamps at The Galleria

Caffe Bene christmast decoration is sooo unbearable

Cheongdam-dong is full with branded stuff and high class cars, which worrying us if we took the wrong restaurant, since we didn't plan to visit fancy restaurant in our itinerary. Luckily we found Lotteria, so we directly entered and order some fried chicken. We also got corn salad, which is good because it's tasty.

the dinner

From Apgujeong Rodeo station, we stop at Hongik Univ. Station to visit Trick Eye Museum. When we arrived, unfortunately the museum has closed. The last entrance was on 8 p.m. and at that time it was already 8.30 p.m. The officer said that there are some free area that we can try near the ticket desk. The pictures were not much, but enough for us to take some silly pictures.

Since our guesthouse in Myeong-dong, so we took some time to visit some make up stores in there. Then we went back to our guesthouse at Soo Guesthouse to have a beauty sleep.

Soo Guesthouse front door

XOXO, 

The Tourist