hi there...i'm a silent reader in this thread for quite a while already and would like to share some info with you on the halal food that i found & tried so far in seoul ..

There is one halal restaurant called Murree Korean Halal Food .. it's in Itaewon and if you're going up hill towards the Seoul Mosque, you will not miss it.. it's on the right side of the road ... their menus are a mixture of Indian food and Korean food ... i've tried bibimbap, kimchi jeon, bulgogi something something (can't remember the exact name) and the food is ok ... but the price is a bit expensive.... one dish is about 8k won ...

As for jjangmyeong, I've tried once at Loving Hut, Sinchon ... it's actually a vegetarian shop, hence they do not use any sort of meat at all ... they use tofu as a replacement for meat ... the food is not bad either ... price also not so expensive ... much much cheaper than those in Itaewon ....

Other than that, I always go to Yukaney.. coz they have this seafood fried rice whereby they goreng2 the rice in a pan in front of us with lot's of sotong & mussels.. so yummy.... i went there 3 times during my last visit last 2 weeks ...

worst come to worst, you can always opt for Shrimp Burger at Lotteria ...

Last year i was there from 21/10 until 29/10 .... red, brown , yellow leaves everywhere ... awesome sceneries especially in Nami Island ...

You need to have a 3G phone there ... no 3G, no talk ...

according to my friend who went there last autumn, inside Dong Seoul bus terminal there are lots of small2 counters .. just approach any of the counters and mention 'Sokcho' ... and ask for the 3-hour express bus ... apparently there are also non-express buses which will take more than 3 hours to reach Sokcho .. if you are not in hurry, maybe can try the slower bus ... it's gonna cost you 16,100 won one way for the 3-hour bus ride ...