Myla in South Korea : Bukchon Hanok village

I wished I'd have picked another day for my adventure to Bukchon Hanok village (Hanok village in short). Could you guess what happened? It was one of the days with the highest temperature in the summer and the worse thing was Hanok village has so many hills. If you want to explore this village in details while enjoying the scenery, you should check on the weather forecast and plan in advance. Because I did not research ahead of time, I just picked up my backpack and went out whenever I was free so that was a mistake. If you want to take good pictures without being exhausted from walking under the sun or looking all sweaty, you should start heading to station to go to Hanok village around 3:30pm or 4:00pm. Don't go there to late because you would not be able to took nice quality pictures. Hanok village is a real residential area. Because there are always so many tourists coming in and out, a lot of houses has signs in front of their houses that respectably ask tourists to keep their voices down. The good thing is there is no admission fee to Hanok. You can pretty much stay there for as long as you want. Luckily, I wore sneakers that day so I didn't experience any blisters on my feet like most people do. Even though I didn't prepare enough water for my short trip, it was still wonderful because I got to share my mistakes to you guys. In brief:

Wear comfortable shoes since you will be walking a lot
Wear comfortable and light clothes since it's gonna be super humid and hot
Bring water if you don't want to spend money on drinks at coffee shops
Bring a hat if you own one (big enough to give you some shade). Otherwise you should purchase one on your way to Hanok. I didn't have a hat so I purchased one for 10,000 won (you will see my hat in the following photos).
Get a Hanok map at the tourist center. When you get out of the according station, you surely will pass this center. Drop by for a bit and ask for a map. If you miss this center, keep going because some tourist instructors have their booths near by that will hand you the map for free. Google the location before you go so you won't lose too much time looking for a way to Hanok.

The map I got from a tourist center near by

I tried to be a little bit artsy here but meh~~

Unique and traditional Korean houses. This reminded me of some old K-dramas I watched in the past.

From my perspective, this area is like a main entrance of Hanok. It's the prettiest part of Hanok that attracts the most visitors. This definitely reflects everything that you'd want to see from Hanok.

A picture from above! A local neighborhood (not a part of Hanok).. so peaceful

Yayyy... Namsan Tower! It isn't close to Hanok in real life but it's visible for human eyes. I zoomed my camera to the max. to get this photo.

This is incredibly amazing... The old blends with the new!

Spotted some K-stores in Hanok. I wouldn't suggest you buying K-entertainment related stuffs here though since they looked relatively old.

Looked like I came here all by myself but it was not right. I told my friends to be away from me so I could take this picture. Seriously! Mirror everywhere