#SeoulInLove: N Seoul Tower

          To see its majestic beauty, one must go through a process- a tough one if I may add. 

          N Seoul Tower stands 777ft. atop of Namsam Mountain. This popular attraction is situated near Myeong-dong Station Exit 8. From the station, you can walk 10-15 minutes to the cable car. Finding it should be easy since the place is known. When you reach the cable car station, it's either you board the cable car for ₩8,000 or you can go hiking for a good 45 minutes. We chose number 2 and if given the chance, I would love to do it again. 

          I am calling it the "stairs of death". Aside from the lengthy path to walk on, we have to climb the stairs- a very steep and hundreds of stairs. I swear I could have just backed out in the middle of our journey and yet, I am more motivated to continue because I saw Marti climbing it even with weak left knee. I have no reasons to back out since he just finished his knee rehabilitation and he is hiking like he never had ACL. What made this hiking even more awesome is that in between the struggles and saying "Few more to go!", before our eyes was overlooking the city and the sunset. Priceless.

          We did not feel lethargic nor grumpy after hiking. Actually, we felt really excited the moment we saw the tower. We headed over to the ticket counter immediately after standing there in awe. The tower is just too beautiful. We bought the ticket for ₩9,000 each and that is just for the observatory. We did not visit the Teddy Bear Museum since one of my friends told me it's not that likeable. 

          The observatory is nothing but a big circular room where you can see the whole city in 360degrees. The transformation of the city from sunset to night time was truly one for the books. The sky suddenly turned into a milky way filled with stars. It was so bright and bewitching.

          Our last stop was the Roof Terrace. There you can find the cafe, museum, gift shop, and of course, the "Locks of Love." All you lovers out there, don't dare miss going here for this is one place in Korea where you can lock your padlocks and swear your undying love for each other. Yes, Koreans are mushy like that and I suppose it's sweet. Instead of throwing the key away, you can actually exchange it for a rose at the N Gift.

Words to live by: You will appreciate the things around you even more when you know you have worked your ass off for it.

Note: Photographs are taken using Fujifilm X20 and iPhone 5s