Spotted in an alley in the town of Songtan. Sure that’s a lot of kimchi, but what was odd was the absence of any flies in the presence of that much food left out in the open. Come to think of it, I haven’t seen any insects since I’ve been here… how weird.
E-Mart is like Korea’s version of the Wal-Mart Superstore, except it’s not open 24 hours (it closes at midnight) and it’s not that “super.” In any case, it’s still pretty big for Korea and it beats Wal-Mart in two areas: the food court and food samples (they even put Costco to shame). I’ve read that...
A couple of days ago I felt like getting myself lost again, so I hopped on the subway and found myself walking around in Namdaemun Market. It’s supposed to be the oldest running flea street market in Seoul, but I don’t see what all the fuss is about. To me, the stuff on sale there...
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am a BIG nerd. So of course, at the top of my list of things to do in Seoul was to visit the Yongsan Electronics Market. I thought that it would be like a bigger version of Fry’s or Best Buy. Boy was I wrong!! This...
Yesterday after getting thoroughly lost on the subway and being totally overwhelmed by the Yongsan Electronics Market, I found myself starving inside the largest mall I’d ever been in. Luckily it had a pretty decent “food court”. Although that name probably doesn’t do it justice. It was more like a “food wing” as it spanned...
