Jegidong: A different facade of Seoul

Jegidong area. This afternoon (March 19), I was walking down the intersection where a lot of sellers (of fruits, fish, snacks, hangwa (Korean snacks), ginseng, etc) were all there for us to see.

 Just took the picture while waiting for the green light for pedestrian to cross the intersection.

It is indeed a differently lively intersection. The fun part was that I--almost-could not find any teenagers or those shopping-spree-hooked ladies or girls on high heels. Well...it is NOT Myeongdong^^ 

The fun part was that...the sound and smell and scent and scene and sight and....

were all there. 

A truly exciting part of Seoul for anyone who wants to linger and try to taste something unique.

In fact, the Seoul City Tour Bus has recently incorporated this intersection into one of its routes.

I could not agree more since this kind of place also has its own unique features.

It is about time that visitors to Seoul not only set their eyes on Myeongdong-like places. ^^

Highlights of Dharma Wanita UGM's Visit to Seoul

Note: 

One-day visit to Seoul after a week-long visit to Japan seemed to be not enough, 

but..this was pretty much what we could do to make the most out of it.

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First: Riding a subway would surely give a first-hand experience of what Seoulites mostly do to get round the city. As many as 4 million (more I guess) people use subways each day in Seoul and its satellite cities. That's how important subway is for a bustling city like Seoul. 

So, taking a seoul Metro would be the first choice for anyone who wants to know how this effective system of transportation works in the heart of the Korea capital.

I insisted that the guests from Dharma Wanita UGM should take this one, too. 

A bit tiring and sometimes...energy-consuming, but once again, this might give a deep impression

 of what the city has to offer.

Second: since they did not have ample time to visit most places in just one day, there was no other better way to enjoy what kind city Seoul was....but to take the 2.5 hour ride on Seoul City Tour Bus--a kind of hop-on and hop-off transportation primarily made for anyone who has not enough time to visit Seoul.

So, for only a mere 9,000 Won (a 1,000 Won discount for coming on a group more than 10)^^, we could use the best and effective time of enjoying Seoul. The bus tour would take its passengers to as many as 38 more attractions in Seoul in just one day. ^^

Third: Out of so many attractions that I could write about...I just wanted to tip this on. Changdokgung palace. This palace located right in front of the Seoul City Hall is a must-visit site should anyone wants to enjoy the cultural show at daylight. But, too bad, due to some circumstances, we could not see the show. Instead, we just visited and got around the palace.

Fourth: it seemed that going somewhere without bringing some oleh-oleh or souvenirs back home....

would be like something in vain. 

So, I took the whole group to Namdaemun market--famous as well as infamous for its vast and endless ranges of Korean brand--be it the original and the counterfeit ones. But, what makes Namdaemun famous is surely its charms in bringing in numerous Korean traditional products: ginseng, tea, etc etc etc. 

This time around: Korean souvenirs were what the whole group was looking for. 

So, a 2-hour shopping seemed to be not-enough to dig into the Korean souvenirs.

Got me to ponder: Shop till we drop (literally and figuratively).

Nice experience, I guess. Right, Ibu-ibu? ^^