Daekwanwon is famous as one of the very few genuinely Chinese-run Chinese restaurants in Seoul, and I had wanted to go for ages, but getting a group together was not easy, so I am only making it there now. You…
One thing I definitely worked out this time: Chuncheon is great at night. I think it is because of the lake. Lakeside apartment view Places here must cost a fair bit. A park Chuncheon Bridge Chuncheon Bridg…
Evening came around and obviously dakgalbi was in order, so I headed for Myeongdong in Chuncheon, the most famous spot for it. Dakgalbi places are actually dotted all over Chuncheon, but for a first go you hea…
Putting up a variety of scenes. Cat There are cats in Chuncheon too.. Downtown As you can see, it’s laid out so that newly built high-rise apartments and the old town coexist. Everywhere in Korea is pr…
I had no idea before I went, but a bakery called Daewondang is, in a way, about as famous in Chuncheon as Sungsimdang is. A place like this It’s a seriously big place. Chuncheon scenery A river runs th…
Chuncheon is closer than I had thought, and the fare barely costs anything. Taking the Gyeongchun Line does leave my back a bit sore, but a day trip is perfectly doable. So I went out there on a day trip in th…
Boksoondoga has opened up at Seoul Station.. Where things sell, they really do sell, it seems. Kickstand What this is, is a stand that charges pre-iPhone-15 iPhones over USB-C using MagSafe.. and then I boug…
Just posting a bit of everything. Sugine Sikdang It’s a neighborhood Korean buffet place. Dishes like these The side dishes were really pretty good. I thought this is the kind of home-style set-meal pl…
Bistro Noo is a reasonably priced, reasonable Western restaurant. It is a long way from being a great place to eat.. Table setting If it has a strength, it would be that you can have a meal in a decent atmosp…
There is a sundaeguk place near Nambu Terminal. It is a neighborhood favorite, and it is not bad at all. There are always plenty of people in there. Front entrance It sits in a spot you can barely see from th…
It isn’t just Gangnam and Seongsu that have changed – Bukchon and Seochon are changing too. Onion So they’ve opened here as well.. Inside It’s a seriously big place. Damun Looks like…
LEDAIG 18 Year Old, a limited edition with “wonderfully peated” written on it. Ledaig is the peat-forward line made at the Tobermory distillery, and since the reviews were good I picked one up a w…