6 Things About HONGDAE

Hongdae, or Hongik University station is one of the most favourite tourist attraction in Seoul. I myself like soooo muchhhhhh Hongdae area. What I love about Hongdae? 

Here we go:

1. Youthful Atmosphere Nightlife

I know I know I'm not young anymore, but living in such a dynamic and lively area make me feel alive again! Hongdae hosts lots of guesthouse, so you will meet many western and English-speaking tourists in Hongdae club. 

Not just club or pub, being an arts university a famous place to check out on the weekends in Hongdae is the gathering of musicians in the small park in Hongdae, it makes a great atmosphere in the evening and the crowd that gathers there can be pretty big. A Korean band ‘10cm’ were frequent players in Hongdae and gained a lot of fame in the area. Live Music in Hongdae Park enables you to meet future K-Pop stars! ^_^

some pub and club in Hongdae

2. Street Snacks

What I love about Seoul is you can never be hungry. Every 5 steps you can find "pojangmachas" (street snacks seller) What kind of snacks? Seems I've been talked much about them. They range from savory to sweet, spicy or not. You can choose freely and they are all yummy. When I'm in Seoul, I often skip lunch and dinner because I always eat street snacks!! LOL =))) I try to remember the names of them so will make me easier to order, but fail!! -___- Finally I just choose one by one or by pointing and ask "Igeo eolmayeyo?" -How much does it cost? And.....remembering some Korean words for numbers are very useful!! 

ilcheon won =1000won

icheon won =2000won

samcheon won =3000won

Let the picture talk how yummy Korean street snacks areeeeee :p

Yummy guarantee!!

3. Saturday Art Market

Wanna get your face drawing or get cartoon picture of yourself? You come to the correct place. Every weekend in Hongdae from the afternoon to early evening you can find a small art market in the park with many stands selling hand made products. It is a great place to pick up a gift or something unique while in Korea.

Hongdae Saturday Art Market

4. Themed Cafe
Korean loves coffee, or maybe just like to hangout in cafe? Hongdae hosts twenty or more themed cafe. They are so uniquely themed and adorable. If you looking for something special to blast your day, hongdae cafe can give you a smile in a rough day.

Bear Cafe

Hello kitty cafe

I went Hello Kitty cafe and spent 4000 won for Chocolate Banana Waffle and Jasmine’s latte costs 4200won. Kinda expensive and still hungry. Haha, well we bought the atmosphere not a drink :p

Nature Cafe

This one is my favorite: Sheep cafe with real sheep!! There are REAL cutie lambs in the coffee shop. You can seat near them.. pat them.. and feed them :)

* Address: 서울시 마포구 서교동 486 B1F (서교푸르지오상가 지하 121호) 

      121, B1F Prugio, 486, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea

5. Nanta show
Not interested in Nanta Show? What if 9 of 10 of your friends tell you Nanta show is very funny and a "must watch show"? ^_^ Unfortunately I didn't have time to watch them even their building is kinda near to my guesthouse... But next time if have a chance will surely have a go.

The story is about three chef that prepared meals for a wedding party, then suddenly the Manager put one of his nephew that incapable of cooking in the team. That's when funny thing started :p

Nanta show

6. Trick Eye Museum

This place is a "MUST VISIT" place. Take a funny pictures of yourself and your friend. You will have alot of fun there. Really guys, they are better than Maddame Tussaud!!  You can find another trick eye museum in Busan and Jeju.

Trick eye museum

ps: Why they called Hongdae for Hongik University?
In Korea, university = daehagyo. So Hongik Daehagyo ....we called HONGDAE.... and Ehwa University we called EEDAE :D

Don't miss Hongdae for your trip! One day is not enoughhhhhhhhhhh............hahahaaa