Apologies to anyone who lives in Jeungmi, but y’all’s neighborhood is boring. This is the kind of neighborhood that is typically mentioned when Seoul’s urban fabric is criticized for being too bland, too monotonous, too repetitive. In general, that criticism is unfair and inaccurate, as I’ve said before and as readers of this blog will…
I visited Deungchon the day after Seoul’s first snowfall, and despite the cold temperatures the day was brilliant. Even as my breath fogged up my glasses for fleeting half-seconds, the sun was glinting off the ice and snow, melting what was on roofs and causing water to drip off eaves onto the sidewalk below. This…
The neighborhood map at Ujangsan Station says that Ujangsan Park (우장산공원) is accessible via Exit 1, but this is deceptive. I went out that way, past old women selling green onions and chestnuts on the sidewalk, and followed the road as it ran past apartment complexes. It wasn’t going anywhere, or more specifically it was…
[ Hello! Before Charlie commences the 101st station here, I wanted to introduce myself—I’m Meagan, the newest member of the Seoul Sub→urban team. I’ll be picking up where Liz left off as photographer (though certainly not replacing her, as nobody could). I was a fan and follower of this project long before I became a…
Almost none of the buildings around Airport Market Station are more than three or four stories tall, and this makes the wide Gonghang-daero (공항대로) just south of Exit 4 seem bigger than it already is. I used to live close to here – my first place in Seoul was south of the nearby Songjeong Station…
Seoul Sub→urban 