Samcheong-dong

To our surprise, we are still finding neighborhoods of Seoul we have yet to explore. The area we explored this past weekend is called Samcheong-dong. Without a doubt this is by far my favorite area of Seoul. It doesn't resemble the rest of Seoul in the slightest. The streets are smaller, full of independent coffee shops, restaurants, and clothing stores. It is considered the luxury area of Seoul, which is easy to see why with all of the Mercedes, BMWs, Lexus, and Volkswagen cars driving around. We've been told that getting a foreign car into Korea is extremely expensive, hence the reason 99% of cars on the road are Hongdae or Kia.



Even though we didn't shop, walking around, enjoying the flowers and people watching was enjoyable enough. We ate lunch at a restaurant that served Singaporean food, which consisted of fried noodles (somewhat similar to Phad Thai) and spring rolls. It was tasty and relatively cheap compared to the other restaurants in the area. After eating lunch we got a coffee at a place called "The Coffee Factory." Ian enjoyed an iced milk tea latte, whereas I got an iced green tea latte. For some reason regular coffee lattes in Korea are rather strong, so we often order different drink options. The coffee shop was in a great area of people watching, so we sat and enjoyed our drinks while watching the young Seoulites.



We ended the day with making our way to the Yongsan Electronics Market. We bought the 3rd season of Sopranos and the 1st season of Entourage for a cheap 12,000 Won, which is around $10! Those purchases would have easily cost us $40 in the states.



I hope everyone is getting as good of weather as we are in Seoul!