From a Seoul'er Perspective -- Places to visit in Seoul, Korea
I have recently been getting a lot of requests for insider tips on places to visit in Seoul, Korea, so I thought I would post on Posterous and save some storage space in my mailbox. Enjoy!
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Tourism:
- 63 Building: tallest building in Korea, located in the center of the government agencies / media companies (like DC). You can go to the top and look at the landscape of Korea, and there is a great Buffet restaurant with diverse food from Korean, Japanese, American, etc.
- Gyeongbok Palace: It's a Korean palace that is very beautiful and peaceful. Many Korean couples go there for some romantic time together.
- Insadong: Major date spot in Korea. This is a small area in Seoul, where you can eat the traditional old korean food, see people in traditional korean costumes, buy traditional korean stationeries..
Shopping:
- Myung-dong street: it's like Korea's "soho," but a much more "commoner"-friendly.. Located in the middle Korea's financial district. Very busy, a lot of shops and street eateries. Not expensive stuff - cheap cute stuff.
- Millenium Plaza: it's like Myungdong street, but a lot more stuff in one building.
- Galleria: Berdorf Goodman in Korea
Entertainment:
- Co-Ex: One of the largest movie theaters. Also has shops and entertainment centers around it. Aquariums, historical exhibitions. Not sure what's up now, but it's a whole day worth of stuff to see.
- Club Circle: Supposed to be the best club in town, with "models and bottles" flowing in every night! :-)
- EverLand: It's a big playground (like Seven Flags), they have water park too.
- Itaewon: This is where all the foreigners hang out. Close to the US Army, so there are a lot of american shops and stuff.
Food:
- Samwon Garden: Proper Korean food with 5-6 courses. Expensive, but very good.
- Deung na mu jip: Everyday Korean food, (like the way my mom cooks)..
- Nolbu Boodae: They have this soup that's really good, called "boodae chigae" Boodae means "army"... When US Army first came to Korea for the Korean war in 1950's, they brought all the western goods like Sausages, Spams, etc, which were incorporated into the Korean cuisine.. Sounds disgusting, but really really good!
- Hamheung Nangmyun: IT's a cold noodle, popular in the summer time.
