Korea free and easy : seoul HOngdae University, trick eye museum

Had breakfast at a cafe monobloc before going to trick eye museum.

Was quite hard to find as most of the shops opened around 10 and we looking for a cafe that is not under the normal franchise

Look out for pink signboard.

There signboard at hongdae to help you locate

Try to visit it in the morning. 

There are less people, so less waiting for each photo.

have lots of fun there, trying unconventional poses at times.

Even the lifts and toilets are funny

Shopping at hongdae university.

some similar item found at ehwa.

Ehwa should be generally cheaper but there are some good buys at hongdae too.

 My favourite sugar biscuit.. sugar rush.. not for people who do not have a sweet tooth

Found a cute pastry shop while walking around hongdae. 

The pastry are just beautiful but delicious.

Wish I tried the strawberries cakes.

Yeolbong Jjimbak

It is delicious. even the breast meat are tender.

You get to choose the spicy level.

Unless you are a big eater, and don't intend to snack..

usually a small will do for 1-3 and medium is for like 4-6

Must visit even if you are not a fan.

GRapefruit juice?

Local korean snack

We left hongdae in the late afternoon, the place is getting so crowded.. 

I heard Hongdae is quite happening at night when performers and etc..

Write up on Hongdae free market will be on another post as there are too many photos..
hongdae free market

Korea Seoul free and easy: Supermarket e mart and lotte mart

More supermarkets and updated information for 2019

Visited emart for the first time.

There is not significant price difference between emart and lotte mart. Usually around 5 won.

There are two levels, they sell a lot of cute household stuffs

rice cake

kimchi

Looks delicious..

If you are staying in an apartment, can buy lot of food to eat..

even have prepacked seafood soup.

and small abalone at $2 per piece..

Lotte mart at seoul station

What we bought.. 

Is a good place to buy cheap snacks and gifts for friends and families and colleagues..

and also to buy food and drinks for long day of sightseeing..

Remember to do your tax refund if you spend more than 30 000 won.

just go to the tax refund counter.

Korea seoul free and easy : Insadong (to have have tea and look at handicrafts)

Insadong is highly recommended if you want to spend your afternoon resting your tired legs after sightseeing in the morning and trying to gathering energy for shopping at night.

this is near to Gyeongbokgung

We took the subway and got down at Jonggak.

We went to the tourism information counter and ask for the location of both tea museum.

They provided us with a map so it was quite easy for us to locate both tea house.

we took 

The beautiful  tea museum is a modern tea house with some information of tea leaves and etc

Beautiful Tea Museum

Address: #193-1 Insadong Chonglo-gu, Seoul, Korea

It will be a bit hard to locate as you have to turn into a little alley.

Our bill came up to 28 000 won.

Enjoy the beautiful flowers along Insadong

The second tea house we tried is the traditional tea house.

Each of us has to ordered a cup of tea.

We decided to try the traditional snacks, interesting but not memorable

Price come up to 28000 won again.

BEautiful sights of insadong..