Prescription for a Perfect Saturday
Originally, a few friends and I had planned on heading down to Icheon for a day of pottery-making on Saturday. As the week drew to a close, and the more we researched it, we decided to post-pone it a bit and just have a fun weekend in Seoul instead.
Now, I don’t know if I’ve written about the woes of shopping as a taller man of Western size here in Korea, but there are woes my friends. Korea is a fashion-forward place, the people are an image-obsessed society and you find cool trendy fashion around almost every corner, and cheap too.
My excitement quickly turned to disappointment after trying on jackets where the sleeves went down just above my wrists, shirts that cut off just below my belly button, pants that stopped around my ankles, etc. It’s not THAT drastic….but being almost 6′3″ (189 cm), I notice it. There’s no point in buying clothing even if it’s slightly too small, because I won’t feel comfortable in it. Shoes are entirely the same story.
Soooo, long story short, I bought lots of stuff when I went back to the states for Christmas. This weekend though, we went to Myeongdong to check out the new Forever 21 store. It’s an American company and I’d heard great things about their men’s clothing, so I was hoping for Western sizes and Korean prices.
It was….awesome. I picked up a few things, all of which fit perfectly and are stylish. Will be going back on a weekday this week when the crowds are more manageable.
So we just walked around Myeongdong and Namdaemun a bit….enjoyed the crowds and shopping. Then we were headed off to Hongdae to meet up with some other friends. Hongdae is one my favorite places to go out in Seoul. The nightlife is great and it’s located right next to a couple big Universities so there are a lot of trendy younger people there.
I’ve posted a little about this area before, but it just bears repeating that Hongdae is FUN. So many different people, scenes, things to do, etc. We went to a couple different bars, saw a couple bands play live music, ate some delicious (albeit VERY spicy) tteokbokki on the street, and at some point in the morning we called it a night.
