Day 2: Seoul City Tour

 

Today we took the Seoul City Tour. This is a great deal where they run buses every half hour in a large circuit of the city. You pay once and have a pass to board all day long on the tour bus. The stops are at the most popular areas and you can get off where you like and then catch a later bus to keep going.

The first area we stopped at was Namdaemun Market. There is not much of an American equivalent that I can think of. Imagine blocks and blocks of stores that are everywhere. Buildings with basements and multiple levels of vendors and stores. One could probably dedicate a week to exploring this place and still never see half of it. It was fun to walk around and shop, and I’m not one for shopping, but I did have a blast.

Next stop we took was at Yongsan Station. Next to this large train station is the electronic district. Again, there are no words to even describe the number of buildings and stores. It’s like if Fry’s expanded their store 5 levels up, then built a small city of more stores. It is truly amazing, and I could have spent the rest of the day here, but I did finally peel myself away from all the silicon so we could get something to eat and continue on!!

We then hit the next shopping area, Dongdaemun Market, which is known for its clothing. Same story here, store after level after store after building after street after… you get the idea. I picked up some of my favorite “zip ties” here, since they are only 3 bucks a pop. I mean, you can never have enough ties, right?

There were many other sites and attractions we saw from the bus as we rode around. I was really impressed with all the green spaces in the city. Seoul is a very cool city and we had a great day.!

-m

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