Tucked near the center of Seoul, this quaint neighborhood exudes Korea's traditional charm with its street vendors selling popular snacks, antique shops, wooden tea houses, boutique galleries and traditional restaurants. With such a plethora of art galleries and supplies, Insadong is a popular and famous area for anyone interested in the arts. It is also known for its shops whose signs are written in hangul, even shops such as Starbucks or Etude House are all written in hangul.
For being quite a large sculpture, this paintbrush is very much elegant and represents the variety of arts that visitors and locals alike can find in Insadong.
Not quite busy, but then again, it wasn't lunchtime yet (most stores open around 11 or so)
More signs and words in hagul.
We took a lunch break at a restaurant and all ordered bibimbap :)
Not even half an hour after our lunch and I couldn't resist eating this...A thick, but hollow wafer sort of tube filled with strawberry ice cream. It seemed to be quite the popular snack with everyone ^^
My friend saw a sign for a cafe that her sister had recommended and we were more than happy to duck inside for a nice break from the sun.
Loved the all the natural lighting, the open space and the wooden tables :)
Saw more street musicians playing while we headed over to Bukchon Hanok Village. This talented guy was playing a piece from Yiruma!
This mural made me smile so much :)
And yet another cafe stop! My friend couldn't resist trying the matcha ice cream with kabocha, azuki, almond slivers and sweet syrup topping ^^
Thank you so much for reading :) I hope everyone in Japan is keeping safe during this typhoon weather--stay warm!
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