Destination: 205호 브라더 #205 Brother Address: 서울특별시 관악구 신림동 1640-31 [1640-31 Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul] How to Get Here: Seoul Subway Line 2, Sillim Station (신림역), Exit 4.Make the 2nd right (small alleyway), then go straight and Sundae Town is on your right.Brother is located inside Wonjo Minsok Sundae Town (원조민속순대타운) 2nd floor #205. Business Hours: 11:30~01:00 Phone Number: 871-1088   Solim's Pick: Baek sundae ("white Sundae"/Non-spicy stir-fried Sundae) Price: 14,000 won for 2 servings Must See: Solim's autograph and WGM photos on the wall. Notes: You may eat the sundae with ssamjang (a mix of soybean paste and red pepper paste) wrapped in a perilla leaf. Owner may throw in complimentary drinks or additional sundae ^^

Destination: 삼모스포렉스볼링쎈타 (Sammo Sporex Bowling Center) Address: 서울특별시 관악구 신림동 1638-32 [1638-32 Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul How to Get Here: Seoul Subway Line 2, Sillim Station, Exit 3 or 4.Few steps away rom Wonjo Minsok Sundae Town, kindly refer to map.Bowling Alley is located on the 6th floor of the building. Business Hours:  Weekdays: 10:00~02:00                            Weekends (including Friday): 10:00~03:00 Price Per Game: Weekdays: 4,500 KRW, Weekends: 4,800 KRW Shoe Rental: 1,500 KRW Must See: Framed WGM photo To Be Continued.... (within the next 50 years) *This trail guide was intended to be posted on Solim's 200-Days Anniversary as my gift to honeybees, also as a special thanks to our Solim Charity team who made our Solim Charity Project possible and successful ♥However, it keeps on getting delayed because of my poor editing skills and lack of creativity. My original plan was to create a photobook (inspired by YSI trail guide), but ["life is hard, nothing really comes out the way you want the way you want it" -quoting Jaerim here] so I only managed to finish a bit of research, dig potatoes, insert some of my relevant photos, and create photobook cuts.  I thought of creating one due to an unexpected trip to Seoul. When I found out that I was flying to Seoul, and was only left with a few days to prepare, I was lost--and I don't know where to start. I wanted to see Solim or visit the places they have been to, but I don't know where to go. So I hastily did my research on naver. Fortunately, I was able to visit some places, and now sharing my incomplete trail guide with you guys . Hopefully, we will be able to share on this thread our lovely experiences walking Solim's footsteps.   Special thanks to @innasalvatore the only person I told about my trail guide plan-- for patiently waiting and being crazy with me while I was doing this guide, sorry for the delay, seems like nothings going my way , to @NoteBook711 for sending me a blog when I was starting to create my travel itinerary, and to all honeybees, you guys are awesome! Let's be together for the next 50 years ♥

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Destination: 마블마블 Marble Marble  Address: Second Floor, 823-35 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul How to Get Here: Seoul Subway Line 2, Yeoksam Station, Exit 3.From Exit 3, walk straight and turn left on the fourth street. Find their signage Marble Marble on your left. The restaurant is located on the second floor.

    Business Hours: 10:00~22:00 Phone Number: 02-566-0292 Website: http://marblenmarble.co.kr Solim and BILs' pick: Expensive beef! Price Range: 6,000KRW (beef soup) to 35,000KRW (expensive beef cut).(You can divide it by 50.0 KRW each and give  a special discounted price of 40,000KRW to a friend who loves Solim) Must See: WGM photos on the wall Notes: This is where Solim and the Three Musketeers ate. I wasn't able to eat beef here because of the fullness of my stomach. But you can try feasting on another set of expensive beef right after stuffing yourself with lots of meat and soju from Season Taste. (Watch out for indigestion!)

Destination: Solim's Yeoksam house

Address: Yeoksam 1-dong Gangnam-gu, Seoul How to Get Here: Seoul Subway Line, Yeoksam Station, Exit 4.From Season Taste, make a left on the fourth street.  Notes: Since Gangnam district is widely known for its heavily concentrated wealth and high standard of living, which has been compared to cities such as Beverly Hills, California (thanks to Wikipedia for the info), I easily noticed lots of CCTVs and luxury cars passing by every time. So good luck on taking pictures and not being labeled as a stalker! Well, just watch out for the CCTVs If you go to Yeoksam-dong, you can already accomplish 4 places in the Solim Trail. How awesome is that, right? ^^

Second Stop: SILLIM-DONG (Sundae Town) AREA

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Notes: I think it's best to go here during daytime, so you can easily take pictures of the place. It's difficult to take pictures when the restaurant is full. Since the restaurant is located in Gangnam district, it's a bit more expensive than the restaurants I've been to around Seoul, but the quality is well worth the price. I highly recommend the Garlic Chuck Steak!

Additional Notes: 

I went here on a Friday night and the restaurant was almost full, I think there are only 10~12 tables max. The one and only server doesn't speak English, so their friendly chef went to our table to receive our orders. I scanned the menu countless times and was surprised not to find Chicken Wings. I asked the chef about it. He told me it's a season special menu so it's not available anymore. That really broke my heart. I stood up and slammed my  hands on the table.

"Whaaaat??? I came here for chicken wings and there's no chicken wings? Gimme my chicken wings!"  Well that scene only happens in dramas. In reality, I was left speechless. Then he asked me.. "Ohh, you watch We Got Married?", the moment I heard that, my whole world danced-- No, actually I am quite shy like Jaerim so I simply smiled and and said yes. He recommended Garlic Chcuk Steak with Salad, Wedge Potato. He told me that Solim ate it as well. It costs 40,000 won (I think) Not really sure of the exact amount because my friends paid for it haha. The chef was trying to make a conversation like "Where are you guys from? and so on.." but my mind was preoccupied by Solim Solim and Solim-- and that was one of my biggest regrets. when I watched Episode 6 again today, I think he looks like the guy who had served Solim. You'll know he's the chef since he just came right out of the kitchen wearing that chef uniform, whereas the restaurant server has no uniform and was only wearing casual clothes. I should have talked to him to get Solim info! " *smacks my stupid head with a brick* So chingus, if you're going here, kindly look for the chef who speaks English. He might know behind the scene stuff about Solim.

Food Review (Doing a review just because I fell in love with the beef!

): The beef melts in your mouth and the taste was heavenly, the 'slave' garlic's flavor was not that strong so you can eat a spoonful of that [but be sure to purchase a cat tower afterwards ], potato wedges were well-seasoned and perfectly fried. (I have difficulty explaining food, so I'll just give it a rating of 10 out of 10 potatoes  I also tried Spicy Pork Belly (I think that's the name of the dish) and I'll rate it 9/10. (Can't give it a perfect 10 because it lacks Jaerim's 'I'm a slave for you' garlic )  It's a bit more expensive than the restaurants I've been to around Seoul, but the taste is worthy of its price. I would definitely go back to this place, not only because of Solim, but because it impressed my taste buds. Solim autographs were posted on the left side of the wall (side by side), right after you enter the restaurant Make sure you familiarize yourselves with their autographs! I was not that familiar with Soeun's signature, so I almost have missed it!

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We all know who is Jaerim's holiday, right? and he brought her here at Hollys ^^I have no idea what Solim drank (could be iced coffee/tea or juice), so I was forced to drink Citron tea, thanks to the freezing cold spring weather and below zero wind chills. I paid 15,000 KRW for 3 drinks.  (*1000 KRW = 0.92 USD = 0.84 Euros)

Must see Solim photo/autograph: None. So I wrote one--- on paper hahaha.

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Destination: 계절미각 Season Taste

Address: Woojin Building first floor, 637-18 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu,  Seoul How to Get Here: Seoul Subway Line 2, Yeoksam Station, Exit 4. From Holly's Coffee walk straight, until you see a pouting lying octopus on your right, it only means you're few steps away from the restaurant. Look for the Live Hall Wood Stock signage,

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Business Hours: 11:30~14:00 and 18:00~01:00 Phone Number: +82 70-8883-1586 Website: http://season-taste.fordining.kr/ Solim's Pick: Garlic Chcuk Steak with Salad and Wedge Potato, Grapefruit Soju, and South American Style (Jamaican) Chicken Wings with Spicy Wedge Potato (Inquire for availability) Price: 40,000 KRW for the steak + 10,000 KRW Grapefruit Soju + 27,000KRW (if chicken wings are available)If you want to drink wine, bring another 85,000KRW and just walk home lol Must See: Solim framed autographs on the left side of the wall, right after you enter the restaurant

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Business Hours: 11:30~14:00 and 18:00~01:00 Phone Number: +82 70-8883-1586 Website: http://season-taste.fordining.kr/ Solim's Pick: Garlic Chcuk Steak with Salad and Wedge Potato, Grapefruit Soju, and South American Style (Jamaican) Chicken Wings with Spicy Wedge Potato (Inquire for availability) Price: 40,000 KRW for the steak + 10,000 KRW Grapefruit Soju + 27,000KRW (if chicken wings are available)If you want to drink wine, bring another 85,000KRW and just walk home lol Must See: Solim framed autographs on the left side of the wall, right after you enter the restaurant

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Hi honeybees, Happy Solim 208-Days!  Because everyday with Solim is special ♥Let's make this hive move a little faster shall we? I'll start by sharing with you guys my Incomplete Solim Trail Guide, in case you decided to hop on a plane to Seoul one day.  

First Stop: YEOKSAM-DONG AREA [Dong (동) "neighborhood" or "town", Gu (구) "district"] [i used Naver maps in finding the location of the places]

1. Solim's Yeoksam House 2. Holly's Coffee- First Meeting Coffee Date 3. Season Taste- First Dinner Date 4. Marble Marble- First Lunch Date with the BILs

You can start from here:Take Seoul Subway Line 2 (Green Line) to YEOKSAM Station, EXIT 4. Walk straight, and make the 3rd right. You'll know it's time to turn RIGHT once you see Holly's coffee right across the street   You can choose to start your Solim adventure here, or come back later for coffee after stalking visiting the outside of Solim's Yeoksam house and/or after feasting on meat.

Destination: 할리스 커피 Holly's coffee   Address: 648-18 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul How to Get Here: Seoul Subway Line 2, Yeoksam Station, Exit 4.Walk straight until you reach the third street on your right.  Business Hours: Monday to Saturday: 07:00~23:00, Sunday: 09:00~22:00 Phone Number: 02-569-6626 Website: http://www.hollys.co.kr/ Notes: What I love about Holly's is their tag line "Holiday in Hollys"

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Solim selcas at the Istanbul Azit guest house!

A blogger recently went to Istanbul and found this at the entrance of the guest house. He posted this picture today. http://blog.naver.com/lsi0339/220439168412

Luckily, I stumbled upon these photos at the Azit's site: guesthouse board with Solim selcas!

and a photo collage of Solim with their tour guide 

Dated: December 23, 2014

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The most surprising thing was, there were people who did a one of a kind Solim Turkey Trail!  Spot the difference similarities! [Click to enlarge photo]

Who would have thought that our favorite Parody couple also has Parody fans? Spell AMAZING  

So if you guys are planning to go to Turkey,  you may also want to try the Solim Parody Trail. Just don't forget to bring same pattern/style clothes too

---- photo credits:Turkey&Korean Azit   Website: Istanbul Azit http://www.turkeyazit.com/                Korean Azit http://cafe.naver.com/worldazit

Address: Karagumruk 124.ada Kuru cinar sok. No:14 daire:1 Fatih/iST 34091 Istanbul, Turkey How To Get Here: http://me2.do/FSHV9RTG  For Solim Turkey Trail Guide Part 1: CLICK HERE Our Turkey chingu @chebi listed the places, posted instructions, as well as recommendations.

Happy 325 Days with Solim!

SOLIM couple visited three main places in İstanbul. First Sultanahmet (Hagi Sofia museum,Blue Mosque,Topkapı Palace, Basilica sistern can be visited here), second Eminönü (they ate mackarel kebab here, visited Egyptian Bazaar and walked on Galata Bridge)  and third  Ortaköy ( ice cream, kumpir and dinner with Bosphorus view). If you have time i strongly recommend visiting these places on weekdays, because it’s extremely crowded on weekends, you might even have trouble walking around.

For going to Sultanahmet, you have to  take the subway form Atatürk Airport and transfer to Tram at  Zeytinburnu station and get down at Sultanahmet station. The tram goes all the way to and beyond  Eminönü but i recommend walking down from Hagi Sofia  beside the walls of Topkapı Palace, it’s about 15 minutes walk. If you want to  go to Ortaköy from Eminönü, you  have to take a bus to Taksim and take another bus from there.

 I think you all know it but i’m gonna say it again, Hagi Sofia is museum is closed on Mondays , so you should pick another day for visiting

 I passed through Eminönü and had mackarel kebab there. It’s not an actual kebab, to be fair, it’s just simple grilled fish and bread, it’s 8 Turkish Liras (about 3 USD) it used to be cheaper when i was in college but now it’s more expensive since it became a tourist attraction (i don’t know why and when it became a tourist attraction, ya’ll know it’s not  the best seafood dish out there J) But i must say i don’t hate it as much as SOLIM did. It’s good if you just wanna grab a quick bite.

PS: i am currently living in another city but i have spent 12 years in Istanbul, so if you’re interested in visiting, you can PM me and ask about anything, i’ll try to inform you as much as i can. Cheers :x