Monday 15 November 2010

Myeong-dong, the fashionable Seoul

Located in the heart of Seoul, Myeongdong is THE shopping district in Korea. Compared to Namdaemun and Dongdaemun Market which sell products at low prices, most shops in Myeongdong deal with mid-level price items. If shopping is one of your agenda in Seoul, then Myeong-dong is a must-not missed area.

There are many streets that made up the Myeongdong shopping area. You will have the street fashion (from the stalls at the square) to mid-class brand name at the streets boutiques to world-class brand name in the malls. I have no idea how many shops / stalls are there in total but they are so densely packed in the area that I'm kind of lost.


Not to mentioned the crowd in Myeong-dong is just unbelievable. Not only that most tourists will land here at one point, even the locals are packing up the area.


To top up all the hundred of boutiques and stalls in the area which you cannot cover in a day, Korea's largest mall is also situated here. The Lotte World which consist of a few buildings interconnected via sky bridge basically forms like a wall covering the whole Myeongdong area.


Star Avenue, part of the Lotte World's complex
Lotte Young Plaza that sells attires for young crowds
Avenuel that is part of the Lotte World sells high end brands
Must definitely be in Myeongdong at night to catch hype and crowd and beautiful night lights


Plenty of street food to try at the stalls covering the squares in Myeongdong


A friend told me this ice-cream shop is a 'must-come-and-try' in Seoul even if I have to eat ice-cream in sub-zero temperature ... grrrrrrr!


Finally a night scene at Myeongdong ... simply fashionably bustling!




Location : Seoul, South Korea

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