Thursday, April 13, 2006
Jamsil
I want to talk a bit about the area in Seoul I live in, I've got to see alot of the giant city in the past 4 months and I have to say that I think I lucked out by choosing this area. It is definately one of the nicest places to live. Seoul is separated into large districts called "gu's" and then separated into even smaller areas. I live in Songpa-gu - which is in the south east of the city. Within Songpa-gu, I live in the Jamsil area, which is the second richest area in the city. It is not downtown so to speak, even though everywhere in Seoul is like downtown. Jamsil has been built up a lot since the '88 Olympics and it is even the location where plans are being laid to build the tallest building in the world. Some 200 floor giant phallic symbol.
I may not be right in the center of the city, but I am sitting on 2 subway lines, one of which runs right around the middle of the city. I am also in between 3 different subway stops which is nice whenever I need to go anywhere.
Right in my neighborhood there is the main street, Olympic ro, which leads straight to Olympic Park, a giant park with stadiums in the middle of Jamsil. Many Olympic events were held there so the area was really build up nicely. Its a great place to go for a walk or to shoot some hoops.
At the other end of the Street is a giant department store called Lotte. Lotte is a giant brand here in Korea with their hands in almost everything. Right on that block is Lotte Department Store, Lotte Mart, Lotte Hotel, Lotte World Amusement Park, and Lotte Castle Plaza. Lotte World is like Canada's Wonderland back home, except it's right in the middle of the city. Even though its so close to me, I havn't had a chance to check it out. Its definately on my list of things to do.
My area really feels perfect for me. Its not too westernized, so I get to really inbed myself with the Korean way of life, but there are still many different things to see and do and eat. For those days when I am dying for something western, I can just run to the Subway in Lotte Castle plaza and have a nice big turkey sub, but for the most part I enjoy only the Korean food.
I want to talk a bit about the area in Seoul I live in, I've got to see alot of the giant city in the past 4 months and I have to say that I think I lucked out by choosing this area. It is definately one of the nicest places to live. Seoul is separated into large districts called "gu's" and then separated into even smaller areas. I live in Songpa-gu - which is in the south east of the city. Within Songpa-gu, I live in the Jamsil area, which is the second richest area in the city. It is not downtown so to speak, even though everywhere in Seoul is like downtown. Jamsil has been built up a lot since the '88 Olympics and it is even the location where plans are being laid to build the tallest building in the world. Some 200 floor giant phallic symbol.
I may not be right in the center of the city, but I am sitting on 2 subway lines, one of which runs right around the middle of the city. I am also in between 3 different subway stops which is nice whenever I need to go anywhere.
Right in my neighborhood there is the main street, Olympic ro, which leads straight to Olympic Park, a giant park with stadiums in the middle of Jamsil. Many Olympic events were held there so the area was really build up nicely. Its a great place to go for a walk or to shoot some hoops.
At the other end of the Street is a giant department store called Lotte. Lotte is a giant brand here in Korea with their hands in almost everything. Right on that block is Lotte Department Store, Lotte Mart, Lotte Hotel, Lotte World Amusement Park, and Lotte Castle Plaza. Lotte World is like Canada's Wonderland back home, except it's right in the middle of the city. Even though its so close to me, I havn't had a chance to check it out. Its definately on my list of things to do.
My area really feels perfect for me. Its not too westernized, so I get to really inbed myself with the Korean way of life, but there are still many different things to see and do and eat. For those days when I am dying for something western, I can just run to the Subway in Lotte Castle plaza and have a nice big turkey sub, but for the most part I enjoy only the Korean food.
