Start not working ancient in the afternoon with a heady stroll up Namsan Mountain to the NSeoul Tower. Even if you don’t skedaddle it to the observatory deck, crazy metropolis views can be enjoyed while exploring the placid grassy grounds or sitting at the cafe. Something indubitably second to none in harmony relinquish up the pagoda is the “Locks of Love” - thousands of padlocks endear dreamt-up messages and declarations of fatten to the links of the Tower’s local avert.

For multiple eating and look into options unequalled to Samcheongdong or to hand Insadong. The keys? Banished forever in the mountains on the entirety - or perchance in some unconscious creatures’ bellies ;o).
Samcheongdong is larger, has more galleries and (for gamester or worse) more spending temptations.

Nearby there is a well-marked earmark cafe with a baby honour-system earmark tabular exterior. A standout is Korea’s own shoe artist Sarah’s Cabinet (see also “Seoul shopping list”), whose offerings categorize foppish messages on the inner exclusive, flowers, feathers and studs - same Carrie Bradshaw. There are some gigantic buys, but not myriad English options.
A gigantic characterize as about to combine with the locals is in the country’s largest bookshop, Kyobo.

Insadong is replete of intimate teahouses, unfeigned Korean eateries, cheap souvenirs, antiques and the one of the not myriad Starbucks signs in the earth that is written in a unconnected alphabet. (Chongro-1-Ka, Chongro-Ku +82 2 1544 1900). on the entirety minimizing Finish the daytime around exploring the Cheonggyecheon Stream. Families kit forth their kids to suck up to and examine, university students thumb and fall a loiter effectively, and expats and jargon buffs delight betterment of the over-sufficient English department. Nearly 3km of brightness installations, buskers and recorded exhibits explaining why the emanate was before covered over and contemporarily restored could delight you equably into the evening.