Hwadam Botanic Garden 26 October 2023 🍁🍂

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• We tried to find tour packages before coming but it seems like they’re fully booked during this period. Also tried to book tickets on the website but it requires Korean phone number of which I didn’t have back then.

• We called Uber from Hongdae around 8 a.m. and arrived at the garden a little while before 10 a.m. The one way taxi costs 75,100 KRW.

• We presented our passports and bought the entrance ticket at the ticket office which costs 11,000 KRW/ person. Cards are accepted.

• MONORAIL: by the time we arrived, all the monorail tickets leaving from platform 1 was sold out. However, we were recommended to walk to Platform 2 to buy tickets on the spot.

• at Platform 2 there are 2 routes available to book at the machine (use Papago to translate): from Platform 2 - 3 or 2 - 1. We chose the route from Platform 2 -3. It costs 5,000 KRW/ person.

• at Platform 3 we also took the monorail back to Platform 1 for fun. There are plenty of tickets available so I chose the one which had 25 tickets available. It turned out there were only us and 2 grandpa/grandma. So we could take photos on the monorail.

• In my opinion, if you’re arriving in the morning, there is a better chance of getting the monorail ticket.

• It’s worth visiting from Seoul if you plan to spend your time freely here. I have the map with me but still got lost and walked back from Platform 3 to Platform 2. Haha 🤣

• The scenery is beautiful, with the leaves turning into pretty colours. 🍁🍂 I would prefer a quieter botanic garden, however I don’t regret coming all the way here from Seoul. It’s so peaceful here. (Look at the trees! 🤣)

• The food at the Hanok food court is kind of expensive, yet delicious.

• So we headed back to Seoul by using public transportation. The bus stop for the bus no. 9 is in walking distance from the garden, however the bus comes like once or twice per hour. It costs 1,350 KRW/ person if paid by card. The WiFi on the bus works pretty well. We got off at Gonjium Station.

• From Gonjium Station we changed the train thrice. (It depends on where you’re going. We came to Seongsu to explore the area.) So from the bus stop it took around 1 hour and a half to get back in Seoul.

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