Sunday May 18th, 2025
Today we had an extraaaa late start as we only had to meet in the lobby at noon. Riya and I took advantage of this and went out to get brunch. We attempted to get fluffy pancakes but the place was closed so we went to a different pancake spot but they said they weren’t serving pancakes yet so we settled with their French toast. The French toast was amazing and had a berry compote and ice cream to go with it. We were able to also walk around and relax a bit more before meeting to go to N-Seoul tower. A short 25 minute bus ride to the tower brought us to the base of it where we could see all over Seoul. We walked around and inside the tower looking at the views and Dr. Yun got Riya and I fried chicken bite for lunch. There were also many other restaurants and fast casual places. After some more free time we all walked down the small mountain the building was perched on to grab another bus. The bus we took funnily enough brought us back up to the tower before taking us to the metro stop we needed to go to. But whilst on the bus going back down the mountain we came to a halt as four buses ahead of us a cyclist was in a mini accident. Thankfully no one was seriously injured and we were quickly on our way.
We took the bus as we headed to our cooking class near the royal palace. We arrive early and had time to kill so we walked around the palace museum but w few of us ended up just basking in the sun on the grass field. It honestly felt nice to just sit and feel the sun on our faces as we waited for a bit. The cooking class was at 5 and was also our dinner. The instructor demonstrated to us how we would be preparing and cooking the ingredients for bibimbap which consisted of a variety of vegetables, beef, and an egg. The food was really good and easy to make but fun to eat. After the class we all headed back to the hotel for free time where a few of us went to try to get our nails done but ended up doing a little shopping and getting dessert. Overall today was a relaxing and fun day with a lot of good food.
