Michelle had a LADWP work trip to Korea, so she brought me with her for a week. 😍
Thursday:
- changgyeonggung meditative Temples; Gyeonghuigung temple palace
- GongYang veggie buddisht dinner in a private room
- Luft Coffee
- Coffee Hanyakbang in the alley
- Hongdae (West)
- Minimal kitchen; Hongdae shopping Street all west; Sangsu area in Hapjeong; Object in Hongdae; Lingerie
- Scope lifestyle shop exit 6 hongik Univ station
- Seongsu-dong (East)
- Cafe Onion, Daerim Warehouse, Zagmachi, Common Ground, Supy Rocks
- Dinner: Plant Cafe in Itaewon
Friday:
- River Cheonggecheon Stream
- Cold Naengmyeon buckwheat noodle pears! + side of bulgogi
- Ikseon-dong (North)
- Slow steady club fashion and coffee; Goi; Villages all north
- subway to Jungno 3ga station explore the backstreets and traditional homes!!!
- centuries-old hanok villages;
- Traditional Korean tea seated
- Nandan tower could be nice to see. Views of the city 🙂 Its north of the river, north of where we were yesterday
- Changdepkgung palace and meditative garden
- Get the Hotteok rice things at Ssal Sanghhoe!!! Japchae are sweet potato noodles!
- Candles and incense at Assibabgagan also near Jungno station!
- Uncle videotown cofffee and private movie screening room
- Samseong-dong Kimchi Museum
- Yongsan (South of Lotte hotel)
- Yongsan electronics market; Mmm records for vinyl and LPs
- Mmm records for vinyl and LPs
- N Seoul Tower view
- haebangchon: good for night time; vegan space store is there
- Korean Sauna Jjimjilbangs – dragon hill
- Itaewon-Dong/Hannam:
- Cakeshop, Plant, 232 Seoul
Saturday:
- Dynamic Boxing Class in Seung Su Dong
- Dongdaemun Market (East)
- Cosmos Wholesale for records – euljiro/chungmuro; buy kpop and see melon list; 70s Japanese funk; Wonder Girls and girl groups, 2NE1, Girls Generation
- Width depth height east Seoul shop
- Disco surf venue yongsan
- Nyug in euljiro/chungmuro cafe
- Cosmos Wholesale is an artistic variety shop run by five creative friends including an editor, a fashion designer, an indie label owner, and a photographer, on the second floor of a mixed-tenant building in Euljiro 3-ga.
- Gangnam:
- For sneakers: New Boon, 21, Apgujeong-ro 60-Gil
- Sinsa-dong
- Sinsa-dong is about date night meals and shopping (some really trendy boutiques there on the side streets) and skin care.
- garusu-gil area is cool
- 23&24 fashion brand at Musina Store in Seoul
- Cheongdam-dong art area – nature poem building
- Nammi plant lab
- Le chamber speak easy, Dosa, SM and JYP entertainment building kpop
- Art: Seoul station (archive Bomm, artist proof, kioskkiosk)
- Seoul Lantern festival