Day 5 in Seoul: Jongmyo Shrine --> Lotte World Aquarium --> Lotte World Tower (Seoul Sky)
Now Lotte World Tower was one of the main reasons why I decided on choosing Lotte World Adventure over Everland. And yes, I know I got my Seoul panorama already at the N Seoul Tower, but somehow it felt a little bit more magical at the Lotte World Tower.
The Lotte World Tower is the tallest building in South Korea and currently the 6th tallest in the world. It has a total of 123 floors and stands at 555.7 metres tall. The Seoul Sky observation decks are on levels 117 to 123 of the Lotte World Tower.
The magical experience started with the Sky Shuttle, their fancy name for the fancy elevator that takes you to the 117th floor. There are monitors on the ceiling and walls of the elevator and you're entertained with a show while riding it.
The really cool stuff starts on the 118th floor, where the Sky Deck is; the highest indoor glass floor in South Korea at 478 metres. Yup, all that stands between you and the roads 118 floors below is a sheet of glass. My mom took a good 5 minutes to muster her courage to step onto the glass-floored deck, but thereafter, haha, she started taking her own selfies! In fact, she grabbed my hand when I first stepped onto the glass floor as she was worried about me falling through. There were some others who refused to even stand near it.
My parents were very impressed and we spent quite a while there taking selfies and family photos. There were too many people around that day, else I would have loved to lie on the floor for one shot!
We then moved up to the 120th floor for the Sky Terrace, the outdoor observation deck. Cool, strong winds and a majestic, panoramic view of Seoul! There's a doorman who helps to control the crowd on the Sky Terrace so it doesn't get too jammed up since the area isn't too big.
We then moved up to the 120th floor for the Sky Terrace, the outdoor observation deck. Cool, strong winds and a majestic, panoramic view of Seoul! There's a doorman who helps to control the crowd on the Sky Terrace so it doesn't get too jammed up since the area isn't too big.
There are photo zones on the various floors. Pretty cool, you scan the QR code and take a picture and then pick it up or download it onto your phone!
Tip: Get your photo taken on the 118th floor where the glass floor is. Way cooler.
Once we toured the place, we settled down to watch the sun set over Seoul. Twilight Seoul was pretty and it was really cool when the night lights started being turned on. We left only when mom started to grumble about hunger and it being time for dinner.
Tourist Information
Lotte World Tower (Seoul Sky)
Website: https://seoulsky.lotteworld.com/en/main/index.do
Address: 300 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Lotte World Tower, Seoul 05551
No comments:
Post a Comment