Original plans were to make my way south to a new city but with the rain and need for recovery after Jisan, I settled for a three day visit in Seoul..
We stayed in a love motel in Itaewon for 40 bux which is pretty cheap for Seoul.. Very basic but I welcomed the prospect of sleeping in a bed with air condition and a shower once again! I was so tired after Jisan and actually still am while I'm writing this post, I made the most of being able to buy a few coffees from Starbucks also, the coffee chain I would still hate if they weren't so good and providing my greatest weakness which is a creamy soy latte with a tad crystalised brown sugar on top... So itaewon remains the place for the weakened foreigner who wants a piece of western love.
I used my afternoon venturing out to find cosmetics that actually suit my skin. I was on the subway to somewhere where all the upmarket western brands are until I met an American family who suggested the coex mall was the place for shopping.. Talk to all foreigners. They know stuff! This is the most amazing mall I have ever been to! Hitting myself for making plans later that night, I could only spend an hr and a half. You could spend a week here its friken massive! This is when I realized why Asian girls are so bored in new Zealand. Shopping here makes you so happy! Commercialism grips onto you like an intense lover. You know it's bad for you but you love every moment. Ohhh I want every colour nail polish with every possible accessory! But I escaped almost unscathed having only bought the one thing that I really needed. Except for the nail polishes. Sporting the smurfette blue and daisy look today. so hot.
Tuesday, I visited Yi sun shins statue, the man responsible for inventing the turtle boats. Between himself and the picturesque mountains lay another monument of the man who created the hangeul alphabet. King Sejong sits all gold like and proud in his raised chair. Can't wait to see it in the winter I can imagine it's stunning!
If you carryon walking along the beautifully clean street, you will come across a stream which has been created to leave an impression on any visitor. People dip their feet into the cool water which has been artistically designed for lovers and families to enjoy. Including matching couples. As I said earlier, there a. Couples that want to match themselves to each other.. These guys went just a little more extreme than usually matching their shoes, bags, pants, he was totally wearing girls pants, shirts with mickey mouse on them, hats, and matching belts. I will add a link for your stalking pleasure.
Next stop was where you can find anyone a gird from Korea like art work or other touristy things. This is where I went back to my favorite cafe with my mates. It's just so cute! And after talking about how cute it was for the previous ten minutes, they all agreed it was the cutesy cafe also that they had come across.
This is why it's cute! You go up some cute little steps into a cute little wooden door then make yourself up some cute little steps and into a cute little cubbyhole type seating area you can only just fit into, that's teamed with a sweet guitar for cam to play his tunes.. Scoping through the cute handmade menu, we decided on chai lattes and coffee with cheese cake. Tis is when we decided that this place is the type of place that you see advertised in a magazine saying" look how cute this place is! " which is why it isn't just cute, it's adorable. It has the best coffee in korea I swear! Cams coffee had coffee art on the top!
Cam, Stephanie, Pauline, jermaine and I made our way up the N Seoul tower next where people lock hearts symbolizing their love for each other onto the railing. And Christ, there are a lot of heart locks. We were just chilling in the rain waiting to enter to tower for an ho ur and a half when all of a sudden a Korean girl is crying and making a bit of a scene actually.. The guy ws like whaaat, whaaaa? He had just proposed, the cliche Location for proposals it turns out...Is the n Seoul tower. And she wasn't giving him an answer just crying for god only knows how long leaving the poor guy wondering if he should have spent so much on the ring instead of some other new gadget all his friends are getting.. But she eventually calmed down, and I think it s a ....yeeees? oh happy days!
Up the Seoul tower, our saffa friend jermaine was peaking about there not being a sign for south Africa.which led him to two conclusions. Either south Africa died doesn't exist since I last left and I have no home to go to, or sty Korea doesnt give a damn about my country or me, all they want is my English speaking abilities. Not a happy chappy.
Luckily Korea loves new Zealand however so we feature up the top of the panoramic view of Seoul city on the glass window. We will forgive you for spelling us newzeland too because the view was insane. Can imagine how much bigger Seoul will get in the next ten years as you see the massive buildings expanding across the city.
here, you can take the cable car down the side of the mountain. Skip past the black cabs that want to rip you off with a 40 buk taxi ride home and look at you like you're cheap for not accepting.
Spent the night in the jimjilbang once more. Perfect way to end some five hectic days.. Love and peace homies! X x x
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