Last April was my fifth time to South Korea. This may sound mad but truthfully it really isn't, but I have been trying to go on yearly visits to this country ever since my first visit in 2009. That first trip on 27th December 2009 which I went with my dad and siblings really opened up my eyes to Seoul, especially, and I totally fell in love with the place.
This year, we decided to go in April in order to catch the Cherry Blossom season. One thing you must know is that this particular flower season only lasts for a week or so. It's timing is unpredictable - yes, science allows one to predict it's blooming dates but then again, sometimes even science fails on us. Which was what happened this year. We booked our flight tickets before the official blooming dates for 2014 came out. This was a huge risk that we took, but in order to secure cheap(er) flights and accommodation, this had to be a game. We based it on last year's blooming dates and decided to go a week earlier than that because QQ's friend told us that it will bloom a week before than last year's date).
Different cities had different blooming dates because of their temperature difference. The two major festivals that people always go to were the Jinhae Cherry Blossom Festival and of course, the one at Yeouido. When the official dates were released, we were so relieved that the dates for Jinhae's festival fell on our travel dates but were pretty bummed that the start of Yeouido's festival will be our last day in Seoul.
However, a few weeks later, the dates for Yeouido's festival got revised to one week earlier! We were so elated because Nad could catch it as well and we didn't have to rush because our last day is usually reserved for last minute shopping. //
So that's the story behind choosing of dates and how incredible lucky we were that the two festival dates coincide with our stay in Seoul.
Finally, one strike off on my list.
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