I know I said I would do a video review but uhm... that has a shit ton of work to be done to it before it can be shown to public... So bare with me (: hehe
Instead, today, I'll be talking a bit about 남산타워 aka Namsan Tower! or
N Seoul Tower! Super famous landmark, gives you a pretty good view of Seoul (towards Myeondong and all), and it's a pretty known place for couples to visit and have their personalized locks locked onto the rails of the look out point.
How to get there:
Kay, honestly, a friend drove me to the
National Theatre of Korea, and we bused it up the hill to the tower!
So, I'm gonna pull out my cheat sheet and show you some ways of getting up there (instead of you having to google it and all hehehe)
Alright.
How to get there by:
BUS
First, get to the bus stop by subway.
Your options include Myeondong Station (
Line 4), getting out at
Exit 3 or Chungmuro Station (
Line 3 or
Line 4), getting out at
Exit 2/ if you're looking at the map, in front of Daehan Cinema)
From there, you can take the
Namsan Sunhwan Shuttle Bus #2 (02번 남산 순환버스) up to the tower.
Running Hours: 0700 -2400 (aka Midnight)
Intervals: 15 minutes
Cost: 950 won with cash, 850 with T Money card.
Route/ Using the same bus, you can also board it at the following locations:
N Seoul Tower (N서울타워) → Namsan Public Library (남산도서관) → Seoul Education Research & Information Institute (교육연구정보원) → Namsan Walk B Course (남산산책로입구B코스) → Seoul Animation Center/Soongeui Women's College (서울애니매이션센터,승의여대) → Teogyero 3-ga Hanok Village (퇴계로3가하녹마을) → Daehan Cinema (댈한국산) → Teogyero 5-ga (퇴계로5가) → Dongguk University Station (동대입구역) → National Theatre of Korea (국립극산) → Namsan North Side Circuit Entry (남산북측순환로입국).
Option 2 (subway and
Namsan Sunhwan Shuttle Bus #3)
Subway stops: Seoul Station (
Line 1/
Line 4) getting off at
Exit 9, Itaewon (
Line 6)
Exit 4, Hangangjin Station (
Line 6) in front of
Exit 2
Namsan Sunhwan Shuttle Bus #3 (3번 남산 순환버스)
Running Hours: 0730 -2330 (aka 11.30pm)
Intervals: 20 minutes
Cost: 950 won with cash, 850 with T Money card.
Route: N Seoul Tower (N서울타워) → Namsan Public Library (남산도서관) → Beokbeom Plaza (벅범광장) → Huam Intersection (후암삼거리) → Namdaemun Police Station (남대문경찰서) → Seoul Station (서울역) → Namdaemun Market (남대문시장) → Namsan Tunnel 3 (남산산3호터날) → Yonghan Hanshin Apartment (영한한신아파트) → Haebangchon (해방촌) → Itaewon Yongsan-gu Office (이태원 녕산구청) → Hamilton Hotel (해밀톤호텔) → Itaewon Fire Branch (이태원소방파출서) → Hangangjin Station (한강진역) → Beoti Gogae (버티고개) → Songdo Hospital (송도병원앞) → Yaksu Station (약수역) → Dongguk University Station (동대잎구역) → National Theatre of Korea (국립극산) → Namsan North Side Circuit Entry (남산북측순환로입국) → N Seoul Tower (N서울타워)
Option 3:
Namsan Sunhwan Shuttle Bus #5 (5번 남산 순환버스)
Running Hours: 0730 -2330 (aka 11.30pm)
Intervals: 15 minutes
Cost: 950 won with cash, 850 with T Money card.
Route: N Seoul Tower (N서울타워) → Namsan Public Library (남산도서관) → Beokbeom Plaza (벅범광장) → Hilton Hotel (힐톤호텔) Namdaemun Market, Accessory Arcade (남대문시장, ) → Entrance to Myeongdong () → Teogyero 3-ga Hanok Village (퇴계로3가하녹마을) → Daehan Cinema (댈한국산) → Teogyero 5-ga (퇴계로5가) Teogyero 6-ga (퇴계로6가) → Gwanghui-dong Crossroads (광희희동사거리) → Chungmu Art Hall, Jungbu Fire Station (충무아트홀, 충무소바서) → Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Town (신당동 떡볶이타운) → Sindang-dong Cheongo Station (신당동, 청구역) → Yaksu Station (약수역) → Dongguk University Station (동대잎구역) → National Theatre of Korea (국립극산) → Namsan North Side Circuit Entry (남산북측순환로입국) → N Seoul Tower (N서울타워)
CABLE CAR
Operating Hours: 10.00-2300
How To Get There: Get on the Subway and take
Exit 3 at Myeongdong Station (
Line 4), when you see Pacific Hotel, go on the road to the RIGHT of it, and walk for 10-15 minutes to the stop.
Price:
I would recommend taking the cable car (especially if you watched Boys Over Flowers) cause it's a different view I believe (:
There are other means of getting there that are less common. But if you wanna go how to get there by Seoul City Bus, or by driving, click
here and
here individually.
When you get there by bus though, you'll have to walk up this super steep hill up to the Tower (the night view is quite breathtaking actually) itself. Then when you're there, you can just follow the crowd to the look out point. If you're there with your significant other, you can either purchase those love locks and/or love magnets and do your message thing. For the locks, couples write their names on the lock and hang them on the railings of the look out point, they say that its so that the relationship will last. And the magnets is an extra, after writing a message, you get to hang it up in the gift shop (also where you buy the lock and magnets), though the lock I'd recommend buying it BEFORE you go up, but the magnets, they only allow the store bought ones.
And when inside the tower, you can walk around the shopping area and check out some souvenirs (POSTCARDS! I'd recommend getting them here cause it was a rather difficult task trying to find postcards in the city itself) while being silly like me...
these little deco things are just too cute not to take photos with haha
or go UP the tower (something I didn't do cause I didn't have the money) for an extended view though the open look out point has a good enough view.
Here's Sun and I (: It was a pretty good night.
Sorry for the late late LATE updates ):
I know I apologize a lot, but my time is seriously so limited I barely have time ):
