I visited three cafes recently. One in Hongdae and one in Itaewon and one in Seoul Dae. If you're in the area, give them a go, totally worth it!
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Neil's Yard in Itaewon |
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Iced Cramel Macchiato and chocolate and nut cookie |
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If you're next to the window you can watch as multicultural Itaewon goes about it's business |
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It's a bit pricey but worth it. Go out on Exit 1 and walk about 4 minutes. Neil's Yard is on the right, 1st floor. |
This saturday, I ticked off another thing from my list and visited Hongdae during the day. I met Ji Eun (who has been living in the UK for the past year) and she took me to a cool little cafe on the tree-lined streets of Hongdae. Out of exit 8, turn right and carry on up the hill (past a lot of other nice looking cafes, wine bars and boutique shops) at the top of the hill turn left and walk about 5 mins. It's called Sukara (which apparently means spoon in Japanese). The cafe is owned by a Japanese guy, and the waitress who served us was also Japanese. It's a mix of a modern interior, traditional oriental decor and Korean/western drinks and food. It has a big outside terrace and the front window of the shop slides back so it's a nice place to come while the weather is still good enough to sit outside. Great way to spend an afternoon with a new friend!
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Two teas and some pound cake |
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All gone... |
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Lovely little private corner |
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Lots of Oriental art work scattered around |
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Canvas bags for sale! |
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Some of the designs |
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No rain today. |
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Stumbled upon a swing dancing event on our way back to the station |
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Dresses and petticoats galore |
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Nope, still not bored with this view |
Yes! I love Zoo Coffee. And the stuffed animals galore... only in Korea! Haha.
ReplyDeleteSome friends and I went wakeboarding on the Han last summer, and it was tons of fun (and surprisingly, I didn't grow extra limbs or develop any strange rashes). We walked from Apgujeong... hang on, I think I posted about it. Yup! If you're interested in checking it out, there are some directions on my post :)
http://www.thevagablond.com/2010/06/28/watersports-in-seoul-wakeboarding-on-the-han-river/
PS Those light switches are the cutest!
Ah great, thanks for the tip, definitely something to do before the weather gets too cold!
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