Depart Seoul

YESTERDAY:

went to the samgyetang place again for lunch!
- Jackie had the white one and I had the black one this time
- chicken seemed drier than yesterday
dropped the pharmacy
- Jackie got some meds from the nice English speaking lady
walked around to visit a few shops
- Jackie went to Olive Young
- very fragrant
- dropped by two stationary stores?
- picked up some fun gifts
head back to take a nap
Jackie headed to a market to find Norigae
- asked the receptionist where to find them
- she recommended Nainsadong by bus
Jackie went to the metro station to reload her card
- this requires cash or a Korean credit card
- had to drop by an ATM
- convenient store (GS25) can reload cards instead
Jackie took the wrong bus
- hopped off the bus at Seoul station
- got onto another bus
store mentioned on TikTok was closed
- ended up a gift shop and found some hairpins, fans, and norigae
- food market was next to the textiles area
head back to station
- took metro to Nainsadong
- lots of calligraphy brushes for sale
went to dinner
- found a little restaurant with Korean bbq
- beef tips were so-so
- kalbi was delicious
- rice soup was actually rice on the side and a kimchi stew
head back to sleep

TODAY:

woke up around 8 am
packed everything and head to airport
- line to check-in bag wasn’t too bad
found a lounge to hang out in
flight left mostly on time
arrived in Hong Kong
- super rainy
Jackie’s auntie wanted to have dinner with us
- met up with them in Times Square Causeway Bay
- had tofu pudding (haven’t had this in ages)
dinner at fancy place
- Jackie’s auntie wanted to give her a nice watch as a thank you for covering lunch last time
- very sweet
- tasty meal!
- Uncle was all about the free desserts
head back to airport
met up with Dad
- took him to a few lounges
flight back to SF departed a little late

LEARNINGS: