<< Dinner at 본족 (Porridge) Café
We managed to squeeze in a little bit of time to explore the
Bukchon Village before heading to meet my (ex)Korean teacher, 박선생님, at the
Noryangjin Fish
Market. It was literally an uphill task… it’s a hilly area with pretty
steep slopes. We passed by a couple of familiar shops, but the night
setting gave the area a slightly different feel and made it even more of
an adventure.
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| The slopes during evening time |
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| When it was dark |
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| Compared to the day time, where there were more people |
Just follow the signs and you will find yourself at
Samcheong-dong, one of the most unique places in
Seoul where there is the hanok (traditional house made out of wood and put together without any nails)
Bukchon Village.
Samcheong-dong is a beautiful neighborhood and will definitely take more than half a day to take in the sights.
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| Signage is almost everywhere |
As it was evening time, there were many students
on their way home after school and the crowd was lessened as compared to
the last time I was there with DramaQueen in the day time in 2013.
While browsing the shops, I was actually a little worried that I would
lose track of time and be late meeting up with the teacher. But we
managed to explore and do a little shopping (ok I think I was the one
that bought the most), and still made it in time to meet 박선생님!
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| Shopping! |
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| Unique souvenirs and jewelry |
It
was C and M’s first time in the
Bukchon Village, so they (M especially)
were pretty intrigued by the uniquely Korean hanoks, particularly the
hanoks with had digital lock pads and security cameras.
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| How the hanoks look like at night |
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| A totally different 'feel' from the day time |
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| Another hanok with a stone stairway |
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| Pretty hanok |
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| The alleyways at night.... |
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| as compared to the day time |
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| A restaurant |
It might
have been a short visit (about an hour or so), but it was worth the
trip (especially) with my loot from the shops – one-of-a-kind handmade
jewelry! M was also satisfied with the hanoks, snapping away on her new
iPhone 6. We even managed to have our first street food snack – mini
bungeoppang (fish shaped bread stuffed with red bean paste). They were
mini, but nice and hot (not to mention crispy on the outside and nice
and fluffy on the inside), perfect on a cold autumn’s night.
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| Bungeoppang (방어빵)!! |
I
think this was one of the days that we actually ate the most! From
toast, tortilla and bingsu to bonjuk, street snack and ultimately fresh
yummy sashimi at the
Noringgin Fish Market (and that doesn’t even
include the alcohol and coffee/tea/water). It was like we were literally
eating non-stop that day, but well worth it.
<< Dinner at 본족 (Porridge) Café
Getting Here:
- Exit 2 of Anguk Station (Subway Line #3) walk straight for approx. 700 m
OR
- Exit 5 of Gyeongbokgung Palace Station (Seoul Subway Line # 3), walk 10-15 min along the stone wall of Gyeongbokgung Palace to the starting point Samcheongdong
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