night time will get really cold.
advisable to bring along a thick jacket.

in south korea if somebody put signal to cut in or out they will actually give way unlike here jahanam put signal driver will speed up and horn like hell instead of give way.

yes really.
but as usual every country got their own rempits on their road.

day time still ok.
night time the temperature can drop below 0.
better be prepared.

dun forget basic winter gear - beanie hat, glove, scarf, winter jacket and warm socks.

most of the places that are worth visiting involves a lot of walking especially hiking.
even gyeongbok palace takes a few hours to walk around if you want to see everything.

anyway here is my 2 cents.

28/1 – midnight flight via MAS – reach seoul the next morning
29/1 (wed) – Early Check in Airbnb near Seoul station, Short rest / lunch nearby - Namsan – Seoul tower
Recommend to take the cable car ? or take the bus to seoul tower? Read that to reach the cable car station require quite some walk too.
- best if you can take a taxi if you want to take the cable car. the way to the cable car station is quite hilly.

30/1 (thurs)- Hanbok Rental – should start in Gyeongbok palace or Bukchon Hanok Village? '
- rental of hanbok is by hour. best you rent at gyeongbok palace because if you wear hanbok u get free entry to the palace.

31/1 (Fri)- No plan yet – seoul city tour – any recommend which part of city worth to visit, does not fancy to visit any themepark this time, and not a shopping person
- visit gangnam district, hangang park, dangdaemun design plaza or ihwa mural village maybe?

1/2 (Sat)– Nami island & garden of morning calm – most likely DIY tour – via ITX to gapyong – then with taxi
- garden of morning calm is about 2 hours away by bus from nami island. plan your trip accordingly. best to be there by evening for the led lighting. the lighting is turned on only during winter season.

2/2 (Sun)– Overnight with Vivaldi park – hw many hour recommend in snowyland ?
- well spend as much time as you want because its quite fun especially for kids bcs other than that there is not much to do at vivaldi.

3/2 (Mon)- Leaving Vivaldi park @ 1pm – going back to seoul – Free and easy / shopping

4/2 – Flight @ 11am

as for food no chicken / beef they have many restaurants menu with pork. e.g. Korean BBQ or braised pork knuckle

pack proper winter clothing as seoul winter can be harsh.
enjoy your holiday.

This post has been edited by COOLPINK: Nov 21 2019, 05:10 PM

from the forecast the winter this season for january and feb is not too cold.
but its too early to tell so hope for the best.

that why they call it forecast.
but for 1-3 days in advance its dang accurate.

thats why during winter season dun play play, always pack proper winter gear whether it is freezing or not.
but for the first time experiencing winter many people will be shock how fast the temperature drops after the sun goes down. right? right?

yes less headache if you take tour as they know the expected time to travel between all those places.
i guess you book the nami island, petite france and garden of morning calm day tour?

then its good you took the tour bcs visiting all 4 places in one day is tight.
but rail bike during winter thats gonna be challenging

forecast is accurate 7 days in advance.
the forecast for Jan and Feb is changing week to week.
compared with last week it would seem its going to get colder now.
but still ok considering last year it dropped -17°C during day time when they had a snow storm.

different people, different tolerance to the cold.
i have seen people wear shorts outside during winter, but they are definately not asians.

yes during winter everything is dull unless there is snow.
only consolation is if you go in Dec you can enjoy the christmas decorations.

thats the spirit!

freezing wind blowing in your face for around 50mins is numbing i tell you.
bring along a scarf to protect your face or keep your beard long.

during winter....

cold + snow = ok
cold + rain = die lo....

some of the places require each person to order or the menu is for 2 pax min, but not all.
i would say mostly all, its their culture or something.
its difficult to spot a korean eating alone at a table.

eland cruise you take the midnight one?

yup. portions are huge.
especially the jajangmyeon.
and yet you can see some koreans add rice to their jajangmyeon.

when in korea use Naver Map.
google map still sucks although it has improved from last time.

thanks for the update.
still bearable....

-4°C better get proper winter gear, no joke.
weather still cannot predict accurately yet for 1-2 weeks ahead.
i have been looking at the forecast and it still keeps on changing.

honestly i dunno how to recommend.
im not a fan of their traditional jajangmyeon.

got friends took me a chinese retaurant somewhere on the way to Osan.
their version of hot plate jajangmyeon was very good and cheap.
unfortunately i did not take note the name of the place as we were rushing and it was really out of the way from any tourist spots
besides the name was in korean anyway

not many food is suitable for me in korea.
i always go for the BBQ whenever i can.

This post has been edited by COOLPINK: Nov 29 2019, 09:54 AM

spring time is a good to visit all the public park there.
and if your timing is good dun forget to see the cheery blossoms (sakura) too.

check out the dates for the Yeouido Cherry Blossom Festival Apr 6 – Apr 13 2020

This post has been edited by COOLPINK: Dec 18 2019, 02:02 PM