Day 8 : Shopping in Seoul

Started the day with a proper sleep in. I’m not naming names, but my 10 hours was comfortably the least in the family. Given the near-zero sleep the night before, we’ll take it.

Kicked things off with a run down to the Cheonggyecheon Stream and back.

Picked Krissi and Clare up some massive coffees from MEGA COFFEE and that got them moving.

Had a much-needed reset breakfast.

After a week of full-blown resort buffets, yoghurt and fruit felt like a good life decision.

From there we walked through the markets and along the stream to Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP). It’s one of Seoul’s more futuristic landmarks with flowing curves and spaceship vibes.

Naturally, we made a completely unplanned 90-minute detour into an outlet mall. Krissi and Clare both managed to get new glasses made in about 30 minutes. Still trying to understand how that takes a month back home at Specsavers.

Back at DDP, there was a huge crowd building for a gaming event, so we joined the atmosphere and grabbed lunch. Vegetarian bibimbap today… a rare and deliberate day off fried chicken.

Next stop was Gangnam after a 45-minute bus ride, where we ticked off the obligatory photo with the Gangnam Style Sculpture.

From there, we lost a couple of hours inside a massive mall and accidentally stumbled into a live K-pop performance. I’m sure they were excellent……. We stayed just long enough to confirm we are not the target demographic.

Bus ride back across Seoul, finishing the day with that most traditional of Korean meals… pizza.

A few hours of work to round things out, then early to bed ahead of a big one tomorrow.

Stats:
20,000 steps
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