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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:51 pm Post subject: Things to do over Chusok... |
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| With so many people heading out of town, and so many shops closing up, what all is everyone planning for the holiday? |
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as-ian
Joined: 04 Sep 2007
Location: Busan, South Korea
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:02 am Post subject: |
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I am not doing anything too special. One of my Korean friends and her family asked me to take part in their activities in their father's hometown. Should be a fun week.  |
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rumdiary
Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:13 am Post subject: |
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| Do you think it will be to late to buy bus/train tickets to get out of Seoul? I want to go to Samcheok and Chuncheon. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:14 am Post subject: |
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| I have friends visiting and am wondering if the palaces will be open. |
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tiger fancini
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Testicles for Eyes
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
| I have friends visiting and am wondering if the palaces will be open. |
I'm sure they were last year. There was also a big festival outside city hall with music and dancing and stuff. That's where I'll probably be going. |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:22 am Post subject: |
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| tiger fancini wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
| I have friends visiting and am wondering if the palaces will be open. |
I'm sure they were last year. There was also a big festival outside city hall with music and dancing and stuff. That's where I'll probably be going. |
What day is that? My parents are coming over for Chuseok so looking for place to go and things to see. |
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tiger fancini
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Testicles for Eyes
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:30 am Post subject: |
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| butlerian wrote: |
| tiger fancini wrote: |
| Captain Corea wrote: |
| I have friends visiting and am wondering if the palaces will be open. |
I'm sure they were last year. There was also a big festival outside city hall with music and dancing and stuff. That's where I'll probably be going. |
What day is that? My parents are coming over for Chuseok so looking for place to go and things to see. |
Not sure, but last year it was on the actual "Chuseok Day." Chuseok day is the Tuesday this year, so I'm guessing it'll probably be then. |
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pest2
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:19 am Post subject: |
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| rumdiary wrote: |
| Do you think it will be to late to buy bus/train tickets to get out of Seoul? I want to go to Samcheok and Chuncheon. |
express bus still runs from seoul and I think train does, too. Dont need tickets in advance, probably... well, being as that its a holiday, you might need them a little more in advance than normal. |
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tigerbluekitty
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:31 am Post subject: |
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| Things to do.. stay at home, read a book and watch TV. |
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Oreovictim
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:44 am Post subject: |
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I was considering China a couple months ago, but I never got around to getting a flight. Obviously, the flights have been booked for a while, so it's no big deal. A couple of my friends might take a boat over to Japan, but I might just save up my money for Thailand in November.
Uh, anyone going to Thailand in late November?
I suppose I'll just practice my guitar, play WOW, study Korean, and exercise. (Screw those loud gyms for cardio. I climb the stairs in my apartment.) |
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Pak Yu Man
Joined: 02 Jun 2005
Location: The Ida galaxy
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 2:35 am Post subject: |
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| as-ian wrote: |
| I am not doing anything too special. One of my Korean friends and her family asked me to take part in their activities in their father's hometown. Should be a fun week. |
Obviously you don't know how boring this will be.
Bring a suit.
I'll be going to the inlaws. Thinking of buying a PSP for the week. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Pak Yu Man wrote: |
| as-ian wrote: |
| I am not doing anything too special. One of my Korean friends and her family asked me to take part in their activities in their father's hometown. Should be a fun week. |
Obviously you don't know how boring this will be.
Bring a suit.
I'll be going to the inlaws. Thinking of buying a PSP for the week. |
I've never been to a Korean family's home over Chuseok. What's so boring about it? What goes on? |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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- Trip to DMZ
- Camping on a small island |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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I have some really original ideas:
Play Go Stop
Eat Rice Cakes
Spend 3 days stuck in a traffic jam. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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I learned long ago not to travel on Korean holidays. Massive traffic jams are not my idea of a restful, exciting or entertaining day off work.
I thought ahead. I ordered a pile of books which arrived yesterday, so I'm set in the reading department. I went to the grocery store early yesterday morning, so that's taken care of except for one item which I need to go to Itaewon to get. I have my paints ready so there will be no problem with that. On Chuseok day itself, I'm having a couple of students over for home-made pizza or lasagna, I haven't decided which.
I also got enough cash out of the ATM on Friday to last me through the holiday--no running out of money for me.
PS: To the poster asking if it was too late to get train tickets: YES, it is. You are a month or more late. |
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