SEOUL
I didn't
think anything would top Bali's obsession with statues of male genitals but
apparently Korea is even more fascinated with penises.
Jegi-Dong
A dried
herb, meat and fish market. No wonder our accommodation was so cheap. If you
took both of our ages and added them together, it'd probably still be a decade
younger than the average age in this district.
For the
record I think roughly 75% of old people are absolute cunts. It's not their
fault though, living without knees and a functioning back will do that to
anyone, but I digress.
There's a
nice cafe called Angels-in-us (lel angels anus), a decent and relatively cheap
pizza place (Pizza School) and a supermarket right next to the station. That's
pretty much it really. Unless you're into old people, looking for fresh fish
and poultry or like to cook using Korean herbs, Jegi-Dong isn't a great place
to visit.
Staying
here is actually alright though. A 15 minute direct bus to Hanyang University
and a short walk to the Jegi-Dong subway which is about 10-20 minutes to places
like Myeongdong, Hongdae and -
Dongdaemun
At number
two on the list of Korean dongs is the sprawling clothing shopping paradise of
Seoul. From cheap knockoffs to not so cheap knockoffs to - you know what, fuck
it, I'll let Aminah talk about the shopping because there's something else that
requires attention.
The most
important thing by far in Dongdaemun is a sandwich shop. More specifically, a
grilled cheese sandwich shop. This is hands down and pants off, the single most
beautiful grilled cheese that has ever had the honour of being crammed into my
mouth. Four different types of cheese - Gouda, Mozzarella, Cheddar and Emmental
mixed with just the right amount of crunchy diced onions, all stuffed in
between two crispy buttered pieces of rye bread. I came.
Speaking
of jizz, lets move to our next Dong
Myeongdong
Shopping,
street food, restaurants and cafes; All in the heart of Seoul. It's a perfect
recipe really, and the number of people and tourists there is evidence of that.
Here's a list of what we ate sans korean names because I cbf.
Street
Food #1 - Egg Bread
It's..different
and not what you expect when you order an egg tart. It was literally sponge
cake in a tart with like half a boiled egg inside. One can only assume the
generous sprinkling of almond, peanut and sunflower seeds on top was an attempt
to disguise the weirdness that was eating a boiled egg in a cake. 5/10.
Street
Food #2 - Vegetable Pancake
Vegetables,
enough said. 2/10.
Street
Food #3 - Waffles with Cream/Soft Serve
We had
melon cream and chocolate ice cream. It's a simple recipe really, waffles and
ice cream always go well together and this was no different. We had better ones
in other parts of Seoul though. 7/10.
There's
no more unfortunately because Aminah's tiny stomach can only handle so much.
Her
appetite for shopping though..
We spent
45 minutes in a skincare product shop, called Etude House, of which you'll find
tons of in Seoul and especially Myeongdong.
45
minutes!
A
minute's silence please. This post is dedicated to all my brothers who've had
to wait in hour long queues at Llao Llao, put on a brave face as they trekked
across vast expanses of shopping malls and have developed dangerous levels of
blood matcha content, all because, there was someone that was worth it.
