Hongdae (홍대) is the biggest nightlife area in Seoul, I believe. I used to live near there, in Yonhui-Dong (Yonhee-Dong, 연희동). It is filled with bars, clubs, restaurants, live music, and if you venture there on a saturday night, a lot of white people. I used to think it was the greatest place on earth, but nowadays it doesn't hold the same magic for me as it once did.
But we've been trying new places there, and it has been a lot of fun. These pictures are from a bar on the 9th floor overlooking the main walking street. Seoul is different from Boston and it's surroundings in many, many ways, but one of the most striking, in my opinion, is quantity of restaurants and bars. In my small neighborhood, Shillim-Dong, I imagine there are as many bars and restaurants as there are in all of Cambridge, if not many more.
No comments:
Post a Comment