Thursday, December 18, 2008

Namdaemun Market

As I do not take any liquor drinks, I did not visit any pubs in Korea. The main activities are visiting place of interest, shopping and eating. There are quite a no. of interesting shopping places which you can consider.
Firstly, the COEX which I have mentioned earlier. The mall is similar to Suntec city where there are many shops as well as resturants. Prices are usually more expensive than Singapore.

Our favourite shopping venue is Namdaemun. We like the place because we can bargain more than any other places. If you are looking for Korean souveniers, you can find same items but cheaper price at Namdaemun as compared to other places. The place is quite similar to Chinatown but you can see all sorts of shops selling ginseng, souveniers, clothing and even poulty along the road. It is like a wet market cum shops. But the shop owners are very friendly especially aunty owners. For young lady tourist, try to call them "On ni" (meaning sister) and young male tourist, call them "nuna", it will make them happy :). But of course if you are about the same age as them, please don't call them as they may not be happy.
How to get to Namdaemun?
Alight at Hoehyeong Station Line 4 (Exit 5 or 7)
Namdaemun market
Namdaemun market
There is this famous Namdaemun gate nearby. However, it was torched and now the gate is 'covered' up.
Namdaemun Gate
Namdaemun Gate covered up after being torched

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