Have you ever been on a train for 40 minutes only to realize you're still in the same stop?

How hard is it to catch the subway? Apparently its much harder than we ever dreamt of.

Had a great start to the “early” weekend, ie. Friday, with a shopping trip to Myeong Dong at 9 am (its one hour away!)..we get there by 10ish and start our long-deprived shopping spree……i must say, it’s definitely one of the best shopping places around in Seoul.

When it was time to go home (because we had to work dammit!), me n a co-worker hopped onto the subway heading towards Oido. I swear we got on the right train, going the right direction. We didn’t have to transfer or anything, so we in the train we sat, chatting away…(like women do).

Then, Kandre gives out a little squel and when I look up, WHAT? WTF?? We were in Myeong Dong…..AGAIN? But… but we had been sitting on the train for the last 40 minutes. And I swear it was moving. (And I swear I’m not on drugs!) Only this time, the train was going in the wrong direction. (And Line 4 is definitely NOT a circle…..)

So we quickly run off and stare, confused and a bit disoriented, at the map. Okay….so what happened? Why are we still in the same station after 40-friggin-minutes?

Anyways, we had to catch a taxi and made it just in the nick of time. I had to run home to change into work clothes and wore sneakers just so I could run (literally) to work (and then change back into heels hehe~)

What a start to a weekend!! I mean, it was a bit of a bummer experience, but hey, at least we did our shopping…..and had lunch at Craze-Burgers (yumm!!) and today, for the first time, I really appreciate the ways taxi drivers drive like there is no tomorrow.