Lotte World (Seoul-Day 6)

9 December 2009: We wanted to try out the Toboggan or sleigh (as the Koreans call it) but after purchasing the tickets.. we were given huge round tyres instead! Then we hoisted the tubes up this specially ploughed slope via a travel belt.. jumped into the crevice.. held on tight to the reins.. and pushed off... WEEEEeeeee! The boys spent almost 2 hours going down the giant winding slide without tiring! Finally, after wolfing down some cheesy hot dogs, churos (Spanish donut), typical Korean 'fish sticks' and kimchi rice cakes for lunch, we checked out and caught the 1:00pm bus headed for Seoul.

We stayed at Ramada Hotel for the next 2 nights.. a far cry from the earlier spacious service apartment which had 3 bedrooms with separate kitchen and laundry areas. After settling our luggage, we took the train down to Lotte World (the Korean version of Disneyland). A group of Singaporeans (or Malaysians) approached Jimmy and asked him for directions in broken English?!! Maybe he does look Korean? Hmmm.. single eye lid.. broad face.. fair skin..

Justin enjoyed the adventurous water rafting and hot air balloon ride.. Jared went on the flying merry-go-round twice.. we all got on the horse carousel (yup, the same one as depicted in the drama Stairway to Heaven.. see the painting behind me?). But we missed the opening hours of The Folk Museum which was such a shame since we already paid for the entrance fee! Later on, we found ourselves indulging in some local pumpkin sweet, large round rice crackers, Krispe Kreme donuts, Face Shop products (which were apparently cheaper in Korea especially the facial and eye masks) and a HUGE Nerf gun (Vulcan).. which resulted in even BIGGER problems the next day at the airport!!!