Inside Chungmuro Station, near the top of the main set of escalators, is a pair of walls covered in old photographs. The color photos of well-dressed people accepting awards may have faded and aged even more poorly than the black and white film stills around the corner, but this little shrine is the first sign…
The Noryangjin area of Seoul, which nestles against the eastern end of Yeouido, is known above all else for its enormous fish market, one of the country’s largest. And we will certainly get to that, but first we’re going to go on a brief tour of the surprisingly nice neighborhood around the market. ‘Around the…
Before getting to the post, we’d like to extend an enormous ‘thank you’ to Jiaying Lim, who was a huge help giving us tips for the neighborhood around Hansungdae. (She even hand-drew us a map!) We strongly suggest you check out her blog at xoxoseoul.wordpress.com, where she posts English translations of Korean pop culture articles,…
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…
The walk down Noryangjin-ro (노량진로) outside Exit 1 wasn’t offering up much in the way of interest, so we decided to duck off it and head into the area sandwiched between it and the railway tracks just to the north. Our eye was caught by a big lot that had been sectioned off with scaffolding…
Seoul Sub→urban 