INSADONG is a town of the JongRo district in Seoul. The main street of Insadong is well known as a traditional street to both locals and foreigners and represents the "culture of the past and the present". It contains a mixture of historical and modern atmosphere and is a "unique area of Seoul that truly represents the cultural history of the nation." Most of older buildings are now used as restaurants or shops. The area is well known for sightseeing, with approximately 100,000 visitors on Sundays. It contains 40 percent of the nation's antique shops and art galleries as well as 90 percent of the traditional stationery shops.
Here are some of the images of Insadong,
mostly the images of streets & alleys.
mostly the images of streets & alleys.
A giant calligraphy brush shaped statue.
You might loose your teeth eating this. LOL
Alleys & Shops
Post Box ;)
Tea House / Coffee Shops
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A local diner I had a lunch at where serves very local korean style foods.
I don't even know how to explain it better. :(
Hand written & drawn Menus :P
2 comments:
I ve been to InSaDong!!! I really love the place and I had really great dumpling. yoko
I like these pictures very much and they also make me miss Korea(JongRo). Nice pictures, Yoon Joo :)
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