HONGDAE

Saturday we decided to go for the plunge and hop on the subway for a day trip to Hongdae. Hongdae is short for Hongik University -- a well known fine arts school in Seoul. Imagine Westwood but with better food, shopping, 10x more the amount of people, music, art & great fashion. Clothes are cheap, it's nearly impossible to find a pair of shoes bigger than size 7 and all girls wear a universal size of XXS. Luckily for me, the oversized look is in and I can manage. It took about an hour to get there on the subway and a transfer to another line. Once we got there it was about 3pm. The streets were packed, food carts lined the alley ways and there were clothing stores galore. The vibe was cool, hip people and good music on the streets. There are eyewear stores on every street in Korea and I finally found a pair I fell in love with. The guy gave me a great price and I left Hongdae happy :). It was definitely a great day trip but just be warned if you decide to go, you'll probably get sucked in to shopping.

These little bakeries are everywhere

Streets of Hongdae

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