Day 3 in Seoul - Shopping at Myeongdong

(Above) Us posing in front of Somerset Palace Serviced Apartment before setting out for the day.

Day 3, we decided to go to Myeongdong for shopping since the rain had stopped and it was a fair and cool day. Before we left our apartment area, we decided to have a fashion shoot at the fountain area with Gayle posing as my model(below)trying on her buys from the previous day for some fun and to take advantage of the nice weather.




(Above)Outside Myeongdong Station.


(Above) At entrance to Myeongdong shopping area


(Above) Glitzy shop front at Myeongdong selling lingerie.


(Above) Faceshop is a dime in dozen in Seoul, especially at Myeongdong where you see one at every corner of the street.


(Above)Faceshop stores here are huge and more high class decor inside.


(Above)Attractive Boutiques at Myeongdong offering varied fashion styles. We notice that the Korean ladies love frilly and layered tops that promote a sense of feminity rather than sexuality.You can hardly find any low neckline tops or spaghetti tops. Baby Tees are however common.


(Above) Couple wear is all the rage in Seoul at the time we were there, with many shops showing photos of celebrity couples wearing couple apparel such as T shirts etc.


(Above)Gayle posing in fornt of the street side markets which sell everything and anything. Do try to bargain and hop from one to the other for a good price.


(Above) Trying out Shoes. For shoes, we felt that Singapore offers the best variety and quality at affordable prices. The shoes in Seoul cant really beat our local ones for design and the pricing is quite high($70 to $150 for quality ones but designs a let down). The cheaper ones at the market place is about $12 - $25 but design,quality and comfort is another issue altogether.


(Above) Gayle posing with mannequins showing off summer dresses.


(Above) For lunch, we decided to try the men in the street food - traditional korean home cooked meal comprising of bean paste stew, steamed egg and side dishes like kimchi and other pickled vegetables in the eatery above. 10000w(SGD$12) for 2 set meals.


(Above) What we like is everything that comes out of the kitchen is freshly cooked and steaming or simmering hot! just like the steamed egg above .

(Above) Our simmering hot bean paste stew, looks and tastes really good!


(Above) Another picture of our traditional korean meal


(Above) The advertisement menu that caught our eye. In Seoul, do look out for eateries on the second floor of buildings around you. Actually we notice that most of the good and value for money eateries are located either on the second floor or in the basement.













(Above) Myeongdong has shopping for everyone from the lower end market goods to pirated stuff - LV, Chanel and Gucci being the most popular to the real stuff.Be ready to be randomly checked if you are bringing branded bags into Seoul as we experienced that. Upon arrival at the airport, Gayle's D&G bag was spotted by security and was checked and fortunately, we passed the check. So if you are bringing any pirated bags into Seoul, please don't take the risk to avoid embarassment.


(Above) We preferred the donuts at Dunkin Donuts rather than the famous Krispy Kreme one above. More variety and better taste at Dunkin Donuts.




(Above)We had Korean ice cream- really superstructures! Valued for money at about SGD$1.60. You have to speed up to eat up the ice cream before it starts melting since the serving is so generous.


(Above) Taking a break at the fountain area at Myeongdong, watching dating couples, students and children having fun.


(Above) Street stalls selling Korean snacks


(Above) We also took a break at a cafe overlooking the shopping streets


9Above) Underground shopping malls like the one above at Soggong, near Myeongdong are common but we felt that the goods are those that one finds at City Plaza and Katong shopping centre type. Not very cheap either. For underground shopping malls, they really can't beat those in Japan or even in Singapore.


(Above) For dinner, we went to a famous ox blood stew eatery located at one of Myeongdong's shopping street, opposite a Missha skin care shop. You can get the location from the Tourist Information centre there. Really good stew! recommended by many foodies!


(Above) Looking forward to our dinner!






(Above) More pictures of our yummie dinner stew!




(Above)For supper, we bought rice rolls with spicy cuttlefish from a popular eatery at Myeongdong operated by the two ladies seen above. Really spicy! be forewarned!