One of the first things you’ll probably notice when you exit Bulgwang Station is that the air is just a little bit more breathable here than in other parts of Seoul, and being so close to the edge of the city and to the mountains that makes sense. The most dominating feature of the neighborhood…
It begins the moment you step off the subway. There, on the platform, a man calls out to passengers, hawking the belts laid out in compartmentalized boxes at his feet. Before you exit the station you’ll pass more people doing the same – with bags, with clothes, with battery-operated toys that flash and clatter –…
After the last couple stations proved to be rather on the dull side it was nice to be out around Namguro which, while not a showstopper, at least provided an interesting neighborhood with some interesting sights. Exit 3 dropped me off on the west side of Gurodong-gil (구로동길) across from a row of seven hostess…
The area around Saejeol Station looks pretty similar to that around Eungam, a stop we visited a while back, which shouldn’t come as any surprise since it’s just one stop down the six line. You come out alongside the Bulgwang Stream on a six-lane road lined with buildings housing businesses in their first floors and…
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,…
Seoul Sub→urban 