Seoul

Hostel Garden

Headed up to Seoul after work Friday.  Got up in time to get the tube to Hongdae.  Dropped stuff and had a few pre-drinks before hitting clubs with some friendly people from the hostel.  Hostel itself was clean, warm, cheap and friendly.  Will stay there again for SantaCon in a few weeks.  
Hit a busy, western style club first.  I tried "저는 여자예요" to get in free, only to be told that ugly girls pay double ㅠㅠ.  After that hit a kinda indie-bar which played good music.  Grabbed some food, and fell into the hostel about 6:30.  I'm surprised I didn't have a killer hangover Sat.

Thats right ladies, I'm superman

Sat wandered around a ,홍대 market with terrible smoothies before heading out to 이태원.  Greek lunch and a wander round the foreigner district and then onto 동대문.  Big shiny buildings, and stages set up everywhere with people performing (as well as members of the public competing).  I showed off my strength by lifting a giant shoe.  Honestly I'm that strong.  Must be all the 김치.  Got lucky in a DVD방.  Lets just say that blacklights later on were none too kind.  And the gentlemen kinda responsible insisted on pointing this out..


Hit an Irish style pub back in Itaewon that could have been anywhere in the UK for all the white folk.  Was amused by a Korean guy who drank too much and passed out asleep - the two ladies he was with headed out without him lol.  We hit homohill, Mark knows the owner so got in a free round.  Then to an american filled club, Jimmy threw up and we headed back.  Sunday was nice and quiet, HUGE brunch again in Itaewon, tried and failed with my local guide Vincent to find an adult store.  Late lunch in Sinchon and headed back to Seoul station via the shiny new AREX.


Already looking forward to SantaCon on the 10th!  Gotta head dowtown at some point to get my outfit!