Where? Seoul, South Korea
Who? Me, my friend Sue and her boyfriend, and a whole lot of Japanese tourists who think I`m Korean and Koreans who think I`m Japanese.
When? January 25 to February 3
Why? Mainly to visit friends but also to eat and drink delicious Korean food
How? T Money, real money, the subway, and depending on my friend Sue as a map
Day 1
Last time I saw my good friend Sue, it was at YVR. That was just short of two years ago. Her and I hung out in NYC and Vancouver. I really had no idea I would be seeing her within two years time. I was thinking it would be more like five.
After meeting up with her in Seoul, Sue helped me figure out how to get to my home-stay. I must say that the family I`m staying with right now is hospitable and very friendly. Check-in was smooth, but the room given to me was a lot more girly than I imagined. Whatever. It`s a room and it`s comfy. Period.
Sue and I walked around the home-stay's neighborhood and into Myeong Dong. The place was lit up with colorful signs and neon lights, much like Tokyo. It was a heavily commercialized and Americanized area, full of Starbucks, McDonald's and the like. Sue and I opted for street food, which apparently is a dying art form in that area of town.
Last time I saw my good friend Sue, it was at YVR. That was just short of two years ago. Her and I hung out in NYC and Vancouver. I really had no idea I would be seeing her within two years time. I was thinking it would be more like five.
After meeting up with her in Seoul, Sue helped me figure out how to get to my home-stay. I must say that the family I`m staying with right now is hospitable and very friendly. Check-in was smooth, but the room given to me was a lot more girly than I imagined. Whatever. It`s a room and it`s comfy. Period.
Sue and I walked around the home-stay's neighborhood and into Myeong Dong. The place was lit up with colorful signs and neon lights, much like Tokyo. It was a heavily commercialized and Americanized area, full of Starbucks, McDonald's and the like. Sue and I opted for street food, which apparently is a dying art form in that area of town.
After eating, we walked some more and finally went into a coffee shop. Not one second inside, I had a deep feeling of missing relaxing coffee shops similar to that of the one seen here or ones back home.
Seoul has so many coffee shops...mostly chain but also many independent ones too. Hell, it felt as if there were more coffee shops here than in Vancouver just by walking from my home-stay to Myeong Dong! And Vancity has A LOT of coffee shops!
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