Tips for self-help tour in Seoul

1. Entry: Korean entry cards for China people are strict, so it will be more troublesome to get a tourist visa and buy your own air tickets. You can apply directly to the travel agency (business group), and they will arrange visas, queue up and buy round-trip air tickets.

2. Exchange rate: RMB cannot be directly converted into won in Korea, but needs to be converted into US dollars and then converted into won in China. Approximate exchange rate: USD: RMB =1: 8.11 USD: won = 1: 1, USD. It is worth noting that the airport can also exchange dollars, but compared with the urban area, the exchange rate is only about 1: 995. Most banks in Korea can exchange foreign exchange, but they are closed on Saturday and Sunday, so be prepared in advance.

3. expenses: travel agency expenses: about RMB 3,./person (including visa, air ticket and insurance). Accommodation: Stay in the hostel hotel called Seoul Backpacker Deluxe, and book 42,. won/room online before departure, which is equivalent to about RMB in 38 yuan, with air conditioning, electric fan, TV and refrigerator. Other expenses: about 4. yuan/day/person (excluding shopping) meals and transportation expenses.

4. Facilities: Generally speaking, Seoul has complete facilities, especially free drinking water in major shopping malls, which can help reduce a lot of expenses in Korea where prices are extremely high. It is particularly important to note that the socket in Seoul is a two-pin flat plug, and the domestic charger cannot be used universally, so it needs to bring its own adapter. Otherwise, you'll have to look for it in big shopping malls or small grocery stores in Seoul. There is no general 24-hour convenience store.

5. Language: Although Koreans are highly educated, their spoken English is extremely poor. Many people don't understand English, or have a strong Korean accent, and they can't understand some Korean honorifics in their own unclear English. Therefore, it is suggested to bring a book in commonly used Chinese and Korean languages to facilitate communication.

6. Transportation: Seoul self-help tour, to make full use of its subway advantages, you can go anywhere. Most of the tickets are 9. won/ticket, which is about RMB 8 yuan. There are many taxis in South Korea, and the average taxi fare (starting price) within 2km is 1,9. won, which is about RMB 16 yuan. It will increase by 1 won every 144 meters or 35 seconds, so even for short trips, the fare is considerable. In addition, there are large taxis and model taxis. The basic cost within 3 kilometers is 4,5 won, and the increase is 2 won every 164 meters or 39 seconds. Four days and three nights tour in Seoul, South Korea. For wage earners, the happiest thing is to take the opportunity to travel. This time, I seized another opportunity to go to Seoul. Incheon Airport is no less than Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

It is a modern four-story building, with a 18-degree ring shape, brightly lit and performing its duties. A-F on the first floor is the international arrival, 1-4 on the third floor is the international departure gate, and A-M is the check-in counter. There are all kinds of duty-free shops and restaurants on the third floor, where you can find the tax refund counter. And provide free Internet access point, free mobile phone battery charging, mobile phone rental/roaming (rental of SK, LG and KTF mobile phones).

because Korea uses CDMA, but China's GSM is not there, the voltage in Korea is said to be 22V and 6 Hz, but my mobile phone can't be charged there, so I have to find a transformer. The fourth floor is TRASIT Hotel, prayer room and transfer lounge. There is a bilingual city traffic map on the first floor, which clearly indicates which luxury bus can be taken from the airport to all corners of the city.

my one-way trip to myeongdong is 7 won, which takes about 9 minutes. It is very convenient and much cheaper than a taxi. After going out, according to the map and English code, it is easy to find the bus stop, with an average of 15 minutes. My memory goes back to three years ago, when I first went to Seoul, along the Han River that runs through the city and with the familiar street view. Fukuoka Palace: The Forbidden City in Korea, the main palace of the Li Dynasty, has a history of 5 years. Due to many wars and fires, it is now only the size of the toilet in the Forbidden City in China (translated by a Korean tour guide three years ago), but now the South Korean government is restoring and expanding the Nangong, which was demolished by the Japanese in 191 and used to build the Governor's Office.

The floor tiles in the central square were turned upside down by the Japanese invaders, and will not be leveled in the future. This is the curse of the sinister invaders, which means TMD, so that your ancestors will never turn over. This shows that Koreans hate Japanese in their bones. Now it's just for the business of Japanese tourists, and the Japanese are very welcome. (The slogan of the Baekje Shentang store in Myeongdong may be Japanese, which looks more like Chinese characters. The Oriental Sexual Culture Museum is located in a three-story white building opposite the Gyeongbokgung Folk Museum, with an area of about 45 square meters. It shows Asian paintings and sculptures that show sexual behavior.

These exhibits span a long time, from the Stone Age to modern times, with more than 3 pieces, which vividly show all aspects of customs. The cost is ten thousand won, including a cup of tea. Cheongwadae: In the official residence of the Presidential Palace, there are beautiful and fair-skinned Korean policewomen who can take photos for free. 63 Life Mansion (63 City): Seoul's first tower, glittering high-altitude observatory, aquarium, cafeteria of IMAX super-large cinema (1: ~ 21:)-63 Fountain, B1 F, under the sunny garden roof, the dining table is surrounded by dream fountains, and the 63-day-view-59-storey high-class sightseeing restaurant focuses on traditional French style. Finally, I have time to appreciate Korean culture: folklore:

1. Multimedia cultural exhibition of Korea Folk Lotte World Museum, Korean traditional wedding exhibition (9: 3-22: ): 4,5 won/adult tel: 2-411-476 ~ 52. Hanwu Village in Nanshan (near Mingdong) moved five traditional Korean houses to Nanshan for restoration and established Hanwu Village. You can enjoy the home and lifestyle from aristocrats to civilians. Traditional wedding time: every Saturday, Sunday/1-3 times a day Location: Park Yongxiao's home Content: Actually, traditional wedding

3. Korea House (get off at Zhongwu Road Station on Metro Line 3 and Line 4 and walk for 3 minutes) www. Korea House. or. kr used to be the private residence of senior officials in the old days, but now it is modeled after the theme garden built by the palace of Gyeongbokgung Palace.

a) court food: even the cooking utensils, table setting style, dish names, dining etiquette and skills are intact. At two o'clock in the afternoon, you can enjoy traditional songs and dances while eating dinner. Sitting in the rain pavilion, eight people sat around the round table like stepping on rice. The most famous Korean cuisine is: grilled prawns (with colorful sliced side dishes on prawns) with a 1% discount plate (nine-flavored cold dishes), Shenxian furnace (Korean hot pot) b) folk performance: (29, won) bee performance, which is the top tradition in Korea. Girl fan dance (a classic reserved program performed by Thai shemale), and beautiful women cut peony; I also saw the boy's "Farming and Picking" (that is, the one with a gong in his left hand, a drum in his right hand and a whip on his head) on the first day of COEX exhibition, and the organizers specially invited these folk dance performers to have an active atmosphere. The most distinctive one is Fengshan Masquerade, which is very humorous. C) traditional weddings and souvenirs. Want to know the charm of Korean beauty? What I can't put it down most is the exquisite jewelry boxes used by these ladies, some with mirrors, all made of wood.

those tableware are also unique. Korea's iron chopsticks and spoons are very famous, suitable for buying home to send new people. Traditional restaurant: Quanzhou Central Council Hall (Korean seafood, charcoal barbecue, beef sashimi, stone pot cuisine, noodle soup with cold noodles) (8: 3-1: 3). This restaurant in Mingdong, No.2 Mingdong, Beicang Cave is the best tonic for drinking Korean ginseng chicken soup on a hot day. Bletilla striata ginseng chicken soup (although it is the ancestor of ginseng chicken soup, the ingredients seem too simple) Mingdong Store: 776-3267Kr Mingdong ginseng chicken soup contains gravy and various medicinal materials, such as four-year-old ginseng, glutinous rice, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, black coriander, ginkgo, pine nuts, chestnuts, jujube, garlic and so on. And full of flavor.

myeongdong store: the banquet hall of Xiaopujia 778-7378. This is a restaurant that specializes in making thick snow soup. If you order a thick snow soup, you will get a glutinous rice, black rice, chestnuts and red dates bibimbap. Snow soup is a soup that has been boiled for 24 hours. Very delicious.

Xuetang-5, won boiled meat-25, won 235-2 T: 2-959-3779 Shopping: (shopping guide) East gate: clothes and purses, and famous shops that are open until 5 am: Doota, Migliore, Freyatown, Hellow APM, Desinger Club and Nuzzon South Gate: clothes. Famous shops: Dongben Commercial Building, Central Commercial Building in Cave C (Korean-style things, tableware wholesale on the 3rd floor is cheap).

The most comprehensive commercial buildings in the D-hole and E-hole of Mesa Shopping Center in Food Street: the intersection of this hole and the C-hole (buying food). Maknae sashimi restaurant Eunho 7-year-old traditional stewed oxtail soup restaurant Jangteo soup restaurant Myeong-dong: the most fashionable shopping area in Seoul. Mainly for famous female shops aged 2-3: Lotte Department Store, Migliore, U-TOO Zone, TREND 2 (leisure suit) minimall (Seoul is similar to SALSA in Hong Kong, a cosmetics store). ESQUIRE Fashion Clothing Store specially recommends that seafood soup Hutong seafood soup restaurant gathers in a narrow alley, among which Myeongdong Ma Lao Store has a history of 4 years and is the originator of seafood soup. It is located in the center of Myeongdong.

If you are tired, you can also crash SAVOY Hotel, which is a more advanced hotel in Myeongdong shopping area. The Embassy of China is located in this area. Don't worry, SHOOPPING has gone too far and has no money to go home. Pear clothing, leather, shoes, antique furniture, the best place for foreigners. Making high-grade leather clothes on this street and choosing your favorite Italian style can be completed in a few hours. If you catch up with the summer sales, it is also a wise choice to buy a fitting suit directly. Recommend a company called Post leather collection, which is fashionable and frequented by Japanese artists. The boss's wife is sincere and the price is fair. The boss's surname is Li, and the telephone number of itaewon Store is 2-796-3429.

itaewon Hotel has delicious Korean traditional dishes, such as roast beef tongue: 17, won, cold noodles: 7, won. Like Li Chao's antique furniture, Li Chao's ribs will take you back to that ancient era. Apgujeong, the most expensive area in Seoul, is characterized by high-grade clothing, elegance and exquisiteness. Galleria department store, a big brand imported, is divided into lifestyle museum and rare goods museum. There are all kinds of exotic boutiques scattered around here. Even in summer, a pair of leather shoes costs at least RMB 3, to RMB 5,. I saw some big-name specialty stores in backstreet, but the styles were more novel than those in Shanghai. Such as kleven, Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, Gucci and Escada. Rensidong: antiques, galleries, ceramics, handicrafts, food and traditional tea. The traditional restaurants in Rensidong are famous for antique Hanbok and traditional Korean food without artificial chemical condiments. The famous ones are Mountain Village, where you can enjoy traditional performances while eating fast food, and Zhiyi Mountain, where you can enjoy delicious home cooking.

The famous traditional teahouses include Yet Chatjip with geothermal heating, Returning to Heaven run by the poet Mrs. Qian Xiangbing, and Traditional Tea Garden run by Gengren Art Museum. Korean sauna: I experienced a Korean sauna in Myeongdong, named Myeongdong Sparex. Tickets are 15, won, and you can enjoy the following facilities: platinum, pure gold, ginseng spa, loess kiln, infrared ray and amethyst sauna. I can stick to the last three except infrared rays. The other two temperatures were too high, and I escaped in five minutes, but it is said that it is good for blood circulation and body fat decomposition. Although people have escaped, they are still thinking about the mystery of amethyst cave.

What is worth mentioning is the beach sauna. After walking on the beach for several days, my feet are covered with beriberi. In just a few minutes, beriberi disappeared, and my skin was smooth and comfortable, which was really amazing. I also chose 2, won wormwood soup, which was decocted with six herbs for 2 minutes. It is said to be beneficial to women's physiological functions, such as constipation, dysmenorrhea, common female diseases and atrioventricular life conditioning. I saw the Japanese lined up, so I joined the revolutionary ranks without hesitation.

In the first ten minutes of these twenty minutes, Zhong Zhen suffered for spending money. Sorry, my face is above, and my little ass is below. They are all steamed with the heat emitted by boiled herbs. The weather is very hot. Do you feel uncomfortable? But after ten minutes, I got used to it and began to enjoy it until the manager saw that it was time, came over and spanked me and told me to leave. I didn't go to several theme parks this time, because it is more suitable to go there with my family. EVERLAND)25 won/adult) can be picked up and dropped off for free through city tour. LOTTE WORLD is the most cost-effective way to check in at the city terminal on the day of returning home.

It got its boarding pass early and did immigration. Then you can take their luxury bus every 15 minutes and go directly to the airport, 12, won/person. If you still have time, you can go to the Trade Building, next to the Coex Exhibition Hall. Coemall, underground, has more than 8 kinds of food to taste, as well as various shopping places, cinemas, nightclubs, bookstores, video stores, large aquariums and so on. Everything is delicious, beautiful and fun. Of course, there are no service facilities such as banks and post offices. Because of such a large scale, people who come here for the first time may be confused. Coemall is MEGABOX, Cineplus, Kimchi Museum, Snack Plaza, Seoul Bookstore, etc.

MEGABO's interior decoration is very unique, reminiscent of a spaceship, and with gorgeous lighting, it attracts many young people to visit. As for the exchange rate, it's better not to use RMB, because my exchange rate at the airport is 1:126, and the official brand price is 1 CNY=14 won and 1 US dollar = 1,164 won. Finally, I recommend myeongdong motel. My boss is a retired bank employee who has worked in Japan for many years and now runs this motel with his wife. A small but very clean motel makes me feel like one. You can surf the Internet, drink mineral water and borrow umbrellas for free. Its geographical location is also excellent, just opposite the Myeongdong shopping area and next to the Myeongdong subway station.

what I want is a double bed, 3,-35, won per night. (about RMB 25) Unfortunately, it is too late to find Beauty Street in Seoul. If any friends go there in the future, please let me know. Thank you.