Finally starting on posts regarding Korea trip. Had been trying to figure out how to make the posts more interesting instead of just a blabber of the timeline of events; and had been reading up a lot on the blogs that I normally frequent to see how it is being documented. Hopefully the pictures will help!
Had been looking forward to this Korea trip for the past 2 weeks, all the fidgeting and counting down was much of an agony. I even packed my luggage a week prior, amidst the excitement and knowing that I would be caught up with work the few days before I leave. And true enough, the work day on the day I flew was absolutely hectic. Most people seem to have the same idea of taking Friday off for a long weekend, and so tried to finish most of their work by Wednesday, which then landed in my lap. Grrrr.
In the end, I left office late and was rather panicky to say the least, reaching home at 8pm and having to take dinner, shower, and finish the last of my packing by 10pm.
Nonetheless, managed to reach the airport in time, and checked in!
My very first Singapore Airlines boarding pass that's white in colour,
unlike the beautiful green that was used previously.
Feeling a little sad to see the white boarding pass. SIA changed the boarding pass colour in lieu with its launch of Premium Economy (PEY), where the old Economy green was used for PEY, leaving the Economy class to be indeed, the most economical, of having no colour at all for the boarding pass. Somehow, this action makes me feel that they do not really value their Economy passengers and Economy passengers are somewhat a low class citizen on the flight. In the past, just holding an SIA boarding pass is something of pride, even if it is just economy. But now, it does not feel that way anymore. Boo. Hopefully I will have the chance to experience Business and First class one day.
So back to the airport experience - Changi Airport was having an exhibit to commemorate Singapore's 50th birthday! Kudos to them for this exhibit, can see some thought was given to it as special / specific spots or buildings that are significant to the nation's history were singled out.
I like this merlion =)
An attempted panorama, to showcase the various Singapore tourist attractions made out of luggages.
One of my favourite exhibits
Another mandatory aircraft shot of mine before take-off, unfortunately the window pane was rather dirty and the haze didn't help =(
I have a penchant for window seats, despite their inconvenience. This is because the windows give me a glimpse of what is happening outside, and I get aerial views of both the departing country and arriving country during take-off and landing respectively. Another perk is that when the plane is flying low and the sky is clear, you can even spot land mass along the flight path! Here's one:
I have edited the photo so as to brighten it up and make the land that the plane is flying past more apparent, somehow it did not show up as well in the photo as what can be seen by the naked eye. It is rather dark, but you can see the shimmer of lights at the bottom left of the picture.
This land mass, is Taiwan.
You can even learn interesting things about the country's geography here. From an aerial view, it is apparent that settlement in Taiwan dots around its coast, whereas the centre or backbone of the island is not occupied. Why? Because the centre of Taiwan is mountain ranges, where nature is the dominant party. And in the middle of the picture, you can see some light glow, across the island of Taiwan. That's China.
Not usual of me to take photo of the inflight meals served, but for the purpose of this post, I did so anyway. Chose the Korean dish of beef with rice and noodles, to prepare for Korea! Hahaha
Another aerial photo as we approach Korea!
And finally, here we are! In Korea!
(though sleep was not very comfortable)
There are a few ways to get from Incheon Airport to the city - (i) airport bus, (ii) train, (iii) cab. Option (iii) is obviously out due to the distance the airport is from the city, and we opted for the train due to its speed and comfort. We took the AREX airport express train, where the train bypasses all stops and heads straight for the main Seoul Station in the city. There is also the All-stop train, where it stops at all train stations en-route from Incheon to Seoul. Tickets for the express and All-stop are sold separately, so just be mindful when making your purchase.
How the train look like
Next mission - to check in to the hotel! Wrote a post about my opinions on the hotel, will be posting it soon. Shall continue to describe Korea Day 1 next!
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