After Linda and Grace got back from Japan we had another day together in Seoul. We met up with Linda's Korean younger brother. First off I took them to see the remains of Namdaemun (that burnt down about a year ago) then I took Linda to my eyeglasses store where I introduced her to the best eyeglasses place I know. I have bought all of my glasses for the last 6 years here. Linda got an eye exam, lenses(tinted), and frames all for less than 50$.
I was instructed that I need to take a picture of the phenomenon among Korean men where they readily accept the bag holding duty. Here is another picture of
a Korean couple in the wild. You can clearly see who carries the purse in this relationship. The point being that it goes far beyond holding the purse in the store. Anyways, Grace and Linda were very amused by seeing multiple examples of this as we walked around the city.
Next we went to the 63 building (so named for the 63 floors). It is one of the tallest buildings in Seoul and at the time of its completion was one of the tallest buildings in Asia. In the basement they have an aquarium, IMAX theater, and up on the top they have an art gallery and observation deck. More info here. Here are some pictures from the gallery and observation floor.
Next we took a Han river cruise which was cold, really really cold. After that we met up with some more people and headed off to Hongdae for some dok-samgyupsal(think really thick bacon).
Clarke~ Fill me in your secret, I'd love to find these cheap glasses you speak of ;)
Posted by: Heather | January 19, 2009 at 05:38 AM
It's a little place in Namdaemun market that a friend introduced me to. I will of course share it so we need to schedule a lunch. The really cool part is that they can make them in 30 minutes to an hour.
Posted by: Clarke | January 19, 2009 at 06:31 AM