This is a long post with lots of links – there’s a lot going on in Hapjeong, people – so before we even get started we’re going to get lunch, OK? OK. And we’re going to go to Liz’s favorite sushi joint, Sushi Kimpura, right next to Tapkun (탭꾼) the dance studio where she takes…
Just outside Exits 3 and 4 at Gangbyeon Station there are signs of people on the move. A row of a half-dozen food stalls lines the sidewalk, pouring steam into the winter air, and in front of them smokers work their way through cigarettes, shoulders hunched against the cold, free hands gripping suitcase handles. After…
Despite sitting near the heart of downtown, the area around Euljiro-4-ga Station remains off the radar for most. Surrounded by Jongno, Myeongdong, and Dongdaemun, it suffers a bit from Bermuda Triangle syndrome, disappearing amid the attractions of its more well-known neighbors. But there are plenty of reasons to get off the subway here and explore,…
Kkachisan, or Magpie Mountain, station sits at the tail end of the two line’s western spur, where it intersects with the five, and opens onto a pretty ordinary neighborhood. Gangseo-ro (강서로), the area’s main drag, is home to your typical collection of shops and restaurants that you could find in just about any middle-class district…
According to Wikipedia, Dorimcheon is the least-used station on the 2 line, and based on our visit there’s every reason to believe that. The first stop west of Sindorim on the green line’s Kkachisan spur, there was a handful of people at most in the station, both when we arrived and when we left. Outside,…
Seoul Sub→urban 