Eating at Hyundai Outlet in Songdo
For a light weekend outing, nothing beats an outlet mall. Even if you are not there to buy anything in particular, there is just so much on offer. Good restaurants, cafes, even an amusement park, and so on and…
For a light weekend outing, nothing beats an outlet mall. Even if you are not there to buy anything in particular, there is just so much on offer. Good restaurants, cafes, even an amusement park, and so on and…
Back from my trip to Japan, I paid a visit to Bistro Polpo. Nokjang has already written this one up, so I feel relaxed about posting a rough version of my own. Stone Ruination Double IPA 2.0 Lately so …
Lately I have picked up a habit of stopping by a bakery to buy bread every time I go out. After wondering where to go, I headed to Gyeongnidan-gil, which is supposedly very hot these days. I figured there woul…
I heard a rumor that a new naengmyeon place had opened about halfway between Hakdong Station and Gangnam-gu Office Station, so I went to check it out. Besides this one there are a few more naengmyeon places ne…
Oddly enough, getting to the airport from Kobe takes about the same time as getting there from Osaka. From downtown Kobe you can hop straight onto the expressway that runs to the airport, whereas from downtown…
I got to Osaka way too early, so my schedule for the last day was empty. So I decided on a whim to go check out Kobe. On the way into downtown Kobe On the road It is quick if you take the expre…
In Osaka we stayed at the Hotel Nikko Osaka near Shinsaibashi. It is a nice hotel, and a room had come up at a surprisingly low price. The view from the 28th floor This is downtown Osaka. The spot with…
I had originally planned to spend a long time in Kyoto, but I used up too much energy at Kiyomizu-dera, so I decided to just head straight on to Osaka. When you think of Osaka’s signature sightseeing spo…
Kiyomizu-dera, with its sweeping view over the city of Kyoto, is arguably the tourist spot that represents Kyoto. If it is your first time in Kyoto, it goes without saying that you have to visit Kiyomizu-dera …
My friend was searching Naver for good restaurants in Gion, Kyoto, and a place called Tenshu came up. Just like the day before, if it had been my pick I would never have gone to a place like this. Anyway, we c…
Strolling along Pontocho, I walked into a place near the far end that looked decent enough. Its Tabelog score is somewhere in the low 3s, the kind of place I would normally never go. To my surprise it was tast…
I arrived in Kyoto in the evening, and since I was heading to Osaka the next day, I had just one night to enjoy the city. Well, better make the most of it with no regrets. That said, with this middle-aged guy&…