Twin Touchdown in Seoul!

Leaving Honolulu on a beautiful Hawaiian morning!

Fuzzy blankie + comfy pillow = excellent naps en route ^^ - They gave us Shin Ramyum...ON THE PLANE. They had us go to the back of the plane for hot water and chopsticks when we wanted it. Am I the only one who finds this utterly hilarious? :D

Candace: I had another great seat partner on my flight to Seoul! Good thing too because the flight was so long >.< He was a really nice guy who was apparently a baller. He had houses in Bangkok, Singapore, Canada, the East Coast, Vegas, London, New Zealand, lived in Hawaii, and golfed for a living. And traveled. Well geez, can I like, HAVE YOUR LIFE?! Luckily the flight went without complications and I got through immigration/customs relatively quickly to meet Jess at the baggage claim! She came in right before me so she met me at my baggage carousel. I always feel so relieved when all goes smoothly, flights on time, none of my baggage was lost, my phone works, etc. On trips like these there are so many factors and so many places where something can go wrong, that I feel blessed when they don't. We bought our bus tickets to Gangnam Yeoksam where our hotel was and checked in without any problems. Our room is really cute and the bathroom is way more massive than my single room last time! 

We watched tv and made a convenience store run for snacks and of course, banana milk!! My fetish for banana milk is only equal to Jess's fetish for banana milk :D We were both pretty tuckered out from the long plane ride and the long bus trip to our hotel. Not so tired that the excitement of being back didn't hit us though! It's SO wonderful to be back in Seoul, I can't even explain it. It's so exciting to see familiar places and to KNOW where I'm going and what to expect. Such a novel feeling haha since last time I was going by the seat of my pants, all day, every day. It was exhilarating not knowing anything or where to do/what to do, to be sure; I'm still really happy I went by alone and discovered myself along the way. But it's a completely different experience now knowing what to do and where to go for all the things I want. I'm still a clueless foreigner but I'm no longer a lost ant in an ocean. AND I'm now here with my twin, so it's a totally new trip! 

We slept around 10pm KST, which was about 5am back home. Had a blissfully uninterrupted sleep until 4am KST. I drifted in and out of sleep until about 6am, since I was TRYING to sleep more and get my sleep schedule on track ASAP. We have limited time here, so gotta make the most of it! After a quick run to my favorite Cafe Pascucci down the street for coffee & bulgogi paninis, we returned to our room to prepare for the day ahead: a raid on SkinFood, a run to Daiso for room and bathroom essentials, and (re)exploring the shopping under Gangnam Station...one of my favorite spots!! 

With our favorite banana milk - waiting for the next subway - the CUTEST glass hot/cold tumbler I got for free at SkinFood as a bonus with my purchases!

As you can see, we did DAMAGE :D The first day is always the most frenzied in terms of buying cool new things. We even restrained ourselves, because we were kind of limited to how much we could physically carry back T.T I miss my car already lol. So we toddled home with our arms full of bags...I think were good for today lol. After all, we have a whole 13 days more to break our banks...