Whirlwind In A Mama's Head

At one point in our lives I'm sure we've all heard of the Korean war, of how just overnight a country got divided into two, families and friends torn apart, how one opened up and the other closed the doors. I'm not ashamed to say that my latest reminder of this war was the world-famous K-drama Descendants of the Sun :D For this Korean trip, my friend suggested that we participate in a De-militarized Zone tour and I agreed. I decided that it would be a great opportunity for Miss Kiki to get exposure to not-so-far-back history and learn more about the world.  There are usually two types of tours you can book to visit the DMZ. One is an easier course that doesn't actually visit the Joint Security Area (JSA)/Panmumjeon. The tour that visits the JSA requires more time, have higher risks, and I decided that it wasn't something I would want to go to with a child. We booked a group tour on a bus via Klook. We were picked up by an almost empty bus and then w...

The iconic Dongdaemun Design Plaza or DDP was designed by Zaha Hadid, a world renowned architect. It's an alien-like construction covered with aluminum panels. With 8 floors on the inside, it has a photogenic staircase that instagrammers often go to for their feed material.  We arrived at DDP just before sunset, just the perfect time to see it in sunlight and then see the lights inside the building turn on. The basement level had stores and restaurants. Check out this cute golf bag shaped liquor case. After dinner we shopped around the Dongdaemun area. The Daiso there was 1000 KRW so it's slightly cheaper than in Japan. And that concludes our long third day in Korea. Until next time!