One of the last big things I did of 2017 was attend the Ladies of Curves Fashion Show. Tickets were 45,000 won which included a buffet and 50,000 won if you wanted to get a raffle ticket. The event was hosted at the Crown Hotel Itaewon at 6pm which is a bit difficult to get [...]
With only traditional soup as something we wanted to eat, Aaron and I struggled to find a shop that actually served it for dinner near when we left the Cheonggyecheon stream. We found one place but after sitting down realized that they didn't actually serve soup. It was either only available for lunch or for after [...]
While Aaron was visiting I really wanted to make sure he got to try traditional Korean tea, so after wandering around Insadong for a bit we decided on the Wednesday cafe. He ordered the 냉오미차자 omija iced tea (7,500 won) while I ordered the 수정과 cinnamon iced tea (7,500). We also ordered some tea snacks to split. [...]
I've been to Myeong-dong hundred's of times and yet never realized that in the midst of all the chaos was a catholic church until I was looking up touristy things to do with a visiting friend. The church was built in 1898 and houses several bodies of martyrs and important people from the Korean Catholic [...]
The days leading up to the end of the year tend to be pretty reflective and stressful. I usually try to dig up whatever resolutions I made, or goals and I feel discouraged because I don't feel like I accomplished them, or that I'm where I want to be. I find myself being pretty pessimistic [...]
Update: 2019 A friend recently visited and wanted to go to the pie shop. We found our way there but it's changed, a lot. First off, they've changed their name. They're now called 동빙고. The outside looks more traditional Korean and the sign has changed as well. The inside is also different. The giant I [...]
While staying in Seoul recently I decided to look for some sort of breakfast food before going about my day. I decided to try Limburg waffles. It turned out I'd actually been in the area before. Above Limburg waffles is the Made in Chicago pizza place I went to last fall and it's right next [...]
Finding something to do for Christmas in Seoul can be daunting. Especially if you put off making reservations for a dinner. I actually didn't end up doing any dinners this year. Instead a friend visited and it was their first time in Seoul so we went and saw the Seoul Christmas Festival, which started in [...]
The last stop of our teacher's trip was to a restaurant that specializes in fresh water eel. You can either cook it yourself or have it already cooked. Since we were a large group we went with the latter. First the banchan was already out since we'd made a reservation. There was a lot of [...]
Provence Village is a cute little area of shops, cafes, and photo opportunities. Open daily from 8am until 10pm the village was our last stop of the day before dinner. We headed first to a cafe where I ordered a hot chocolate and enjoyed the Christmas music playing and the decorations outside. The menu at [...]
