Name: Gurveen Arora
Affiliation: Ex- Carbon Monitoring Consultant, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
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Date: 06-08-2022


It was another good day with a great weather with good plans to kick start our day at nearby places. The first one was to explore the nearby places which included Hyundai outlets and Doota Mall. The reason behind was to buy some lovely products for near and dear ones. We started with our day with good food from Pooja Restaurant where we had snacks (Vegetable Pakora) and tea and was quite filling for both us (Vanika and me). 




The outlet and Doota mall was perfect place to enjoy our day as we had not shopped before and the range of products was available there for us to choose and buy. Korea is known for many positive aspects which we are learning from day 1. Their culture is beautiful and is worth learning before all of us go back and discuss about it so that other should also learn including us. We explored the various stores including the cosmetics, fashion and accessories etc. The best thing was that it was a great place to see the sights close by and walk around the street.




We realized that there is a good food at Gangnam-gu and name of the restaurant is New Delhi Indian Restaurant. We read the reviews were good so decide to go ahead to have our dinner. It was scrumptious food with so many cuisines and we also were equal hungry too. We also roam around many places after having our dinner. This place is known for its super style and liveliness. A walk on the beautiful streets was quite refreshing for us and enjoys our day off with work. 
Lastly after reaching to our own hotel we decided to prepare our presentations and plan our next day too to spend qualitatively just like today. There was a variety in our batch who have enjoyed the day to look around many places in Seoul and spent time in a memorable manner.



Coordinator's comments:
I must visit this Pooja Restaurant and try what you ate -vegetable pakora which I took a note of- someday during this winter since you, Vanika and also Anne liked the food here very much. I wish a day of trying such Indian foods in India together with you and Vanika in the near future. 
Did you get good souvenirs for your beloved ones? Since the hotel was very close to the outlets and malls, I assume it was fairly nice to look around many choices and choose the most ideal items. Hope your family and friends are delighted with your love in their gifts.
It's again wonderful to know that your second Saturday in Korea was another enjoyable day with lots of smiles and great memories.