Travel. South Korea. Seoul. Culture.
We also went to the ample photo opportunity that is the trick eye museum. Who knew you could have so much fun with optical illusions?!
A special mention needs to be made to food in Seoul. There are number of incredible places serving up hot, sour and spicy bowels of traditional Korean fare and a wonderfully high number of hoetoek stalls (brown sugar, pumpkin seed, pancake, pockets of deliciousness). But the star of the show for us was the foreign food. After living abroad for so long, sometimes there’s no greater pleasure than having food that you’ve been craving but can’t get. Busan, I’ve heard, now has an excellent selection of cuisines, but back when I lived there, this wasn’t the case. And after a year, I was getting some serious cravings. The Itaewon district fed us beauties like falafel and hummus, lime shrimp tacos, burritos, Thai green curry, Tikka Masala, Greek salad, South African BBQ, lasagne, soupy dim sum and big, hot, chocolate, American cookies. I was in foodie heaven!
So for an excellent mixture of culture, architecture, and good food, from the seriousness of a War Museum and the DMZ to the fun and silliness optical illusions and themed cafe’s look no further than Seoul.
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Georgina Nelson. Traveller. Writer. Photographer. Yoga teacher.
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