Myeong-dong, Han River

Went out with Singapore friends today. Ooh, another freezing day today; luckily I was well-equipped with my coat, scarf and gloves. Bought our lunch at Hansot today. Woah, I love Hansot! It's a very family-friendly restaurant that sells lunch boxes at very low prices. I got my Tonkatsu chicken (fried chicken cutlet) rice set, along with kimchi and pickles for only 2,200 won (which translates to less than $2.50)! It's really the cheapest eating place that I've found so far, and the auntie there is very friendly too! Anyway, we dabaoed and ate at the plaza in school. It's like a picnic, but only better, cause it's cold, and has no ants, mosquitoes nor flies. Picnics here are damn nice!




The vending machines in Korea are also much better than the ones found in Singapore. Look at the variety of foodstuff that you can get here! In school, I can actually buy really good quality tea, coffee and hot chocolate with 10 cents, and it's really super tasty good!

This is one of the must-trys in Korea: Banana Milk. It's really one of the rare few kinds of milk that I actually dare to drink, and it's really tasty! The banana taste is really strong; unlike any found in Singapore. And it's real cheap too; around 70 to 80 cents.

Here's Myeong-dong. It's like the Orchard Road of Singapore, only that the shops have their own individual buildings, and there's a lot of action everywhere.

Olivia's eating something called hottock. It's like the green tapioca kueh found in Singapore, only that there is a cinnamon sugar syrup inside, which oozes out while eating. One costs about 50 cents, and it's great to eat something sweet and piping hot on a freezing day. There are stalls selling hottocks and odeng (a kind of yong tau foo) everywhere. I think I eat one almost everyday.

This poor girl got saboed by her friends on her birthday. Her friends made her carry a Free Hugs sign and stand in the middle of the square. And there were actually people who went to her to hug her. The poor girl actually looked embarrassed doing that; quite a funny scene.

Along the streets are street stalls selling hats, accessories, tee-shirts and other fashion items all for low prices.

Below is a picture of American Apparel. Apparently it's very famous in USA and overseas, but it's not found in Singapore. Heard from a friend that they are famous for their colourful wear, like in the bottom picture, where the briefs are available in so many colours. And there are female dresses upstairs that can be worn in 20 over styles purely (not mix and match)!

This shop sells bags that cost $10. Every bag in the stall sells for $10, which is rather unbelievable, cause the quality is really good!

Even the Giordano here looks better than the ones found in Singapore. Way more posh.

This is Han River. We are at Han River park, but as seen in the picture, there's nothing at Han River park. All we see in the 6 or 7km radius is this lone 7-11 stall. And it was so cold at night that we had to seek shelter in this store.

Here's another of their vending machines. This one dispenses ramyeon for around $2, and there are sheltered seats for people to have their meals here.

We walked for probably 1.5 hours, and there's absolutely nothing to see here. Look at the sad faces of Olivia and Le Hia. We were all famished by the time we reached the nearest restaurant.

Glorious view of the Han River.