See Any Places – City, Town and Neighborhood
Itaewon – Rodeo Street, International Food Street, and Usadan-10 Road, Seoul
Itaewon is renowned for its diverse dining and nightlife scene, featuring Korean BBQ restaurants, upscale bistros, and low-key kebab shops. Casual beer bars and gay pubs sit alongside hip dance clubs. The streets are near the Itaewon subway station. 207
Myeong-dong Cathedral, Lotte Department Store, and Golbangyi Street in Seoul
Myeongdong Cathedral is the national cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul. Lotte Department Store in Myeong-dongg offers a wide selection of name-brand clothing. Golbangyi Street serves moon shell-based food on the street. 206
Incheon Chinatown, South Korea
Incheon is approximately an hour and a half away from Seoul by subway. Because Incheon is close to China, Chinese workers immigrated to Incheon in the late 19th century to find work in Korea. When Japan annexed Korea in the early 20th century, it also identified Incheon as a strategic area to establish its business due to the seaport and its proximity to Seoul. 202
Gangnam Subway Station Exit 10 Area at Night, Seoul
I walked from Kangnam Dae-ro to a narrower street, where the restaurants were packed with people. 199
Apgujeong, Cheongdam-dong, and Seorae Village, Seoul
Apgujeong Rodeo Street is the main fashion trend street in Korea, which emerged in the early 1990s. Now, it has become a representative spot reflecting youth culture and the latest fashion trends. Cheongdam-dong Fashion Street is the most luxurious shopping area in Korea. Seorae Village is a small, affluent French enclave in Seoul. It is home to approximately 560 French people, accounting for roughly 40% of the French community in South Korea. 198
Gangnam Subway Station Exit 11 Area at Night, Seoul
Away from the main road, Kangnam dae-ro, and walk to a narrower parallel road, one can find many small restaurants. 197
Garosu-gil in Seoul, South Korea
Garosu-gil is a street lined with many name-brand clothing stores, coffee shops, and small restaurants. The Traditional Wine Gallery showcases a variety of Korean traditional alcoholic beverages for display and sale. Samsung Town is the location of Samsung’s headquarters. 195
Oil Tank Culture Park, Sky Park, and MBC Sangam Buildings in Seoul
Oil Culture Tank Park is a landscaped garden featuring decommissioned oil tanks transformed into exhibition and performance spaces. Sky Park – it was once a landfill area. But it was converted into a park through the Landfill Recovery Project, which started in 1996. MBC Buildings houses employees of MBC TV Station. 194
Jeongneung 2-dong Neighborhood, Seoul
A neighborhood in the northern part of Seoul. This location will be meaningful only to people who have lived here before. 193