Anyday is a good day: Namdemun Market, Cafe the Bridge, Roscoco

January 07, 2015

Anyday is a good day: Namdemun Market, Cafe the Bridge, Roscoco

Solo ventures to Namdaemun!! Despite friends saying that it was a boring place, I had to visit Namdaemun because firstly it was kind of a tourist attraction and I felt that it was a place I could easily handle going alone:)

Namdaemun Market is located at Hoehyeon Station, Exit 5. Once I exited the station, I just followed the whole crowd of aunties and uncles in their 60-80s to where they were headed to!

Spotted the Southern gate:)

Spent some time exploring Alpha Bookstore, which I believe is where many local artists get their arts and crafts supplies from:) The store was 4 storeys, looked like a maze and I was very fascinated at their supplies selection!

Fish ice cream!

The market itself sold mostly auntie-style clothing, bed lining, exotic ginseng, stationaries and chrstmas supplies:)

Walking further down the street, without any direction in mind, I chanced upon Shinsaegae Departmental Store:) It was quite a huge contrast with the street stores, because higher class ahjummas shopped in this luxurious mall with many international brands!

I was more interested in the food section! As it was christmas, there were many delicious looking pastries around! It was such an inviting sight:) Reasons why I love this festive season:)

Spotted busan hotteok! A franchise of the one we at at the beginning of this trip:) There were also many familiar express food outlets, such as Dean and Deluca, Crystal Jade and many kimbap and sushi bars:)

After my short solo adventure, I headed to Hapjeong to join some of my friends at a cafe! Hapjeong is famous for its cafe street (Exit 3), and I quite like the atmosphere there because its not as crowded as other cafe streets such as Samcheongdong:) That day's cafe was Cafe the Bridge! It is a branch of the one I went in Hongdae:)

This one had more mini-themes and was more spacious than the first one we went:) However, their wifi was very weak and the lighting was very bad too.. I felt that their drinks were overpriced as well. What that was selling well was their concept of having private cubicles.