Adventuring in Korea

During my stay in Korea I've gotten the chance to check out many other places other than Incheon and Seoul. While I've mostly stayed around Korea and traveled in the country to places like Busan, Suwon and the DMZ area, I was given money by the government as an incentive to boost the Korean economy, so I took the opportunity to go on a weekend trip with some co-workers to Japan.

Before I get started, let me get you in on a little secret. I love Japan. Seriously love Japan. I've been obsessed with the language and culture ever since I was in high school, and it was my dream to someday go to Japan and see all the famous sights I saw in anime and movies with my own eyes. I studied the language for two years while in college and self-studied long before that. So of course I jumped to attention once my co-workers told me they were thinking about going to Japan.

Well, somebody needs to be a translator, right?

Anyway, one of the stops we made was the famous Tokyo Tower. As any anime fan, or anyone interested in Japan, knows, Tokyo Tower is a large tower in Tokyo designed to look like the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It's a common sight in most anime and manga, and is usually a popular meeting place.

The real tower is a bit different from how it's portrayed, but it was no less stunning.

( Toukyou Tawaa )

N Seoul Tower, otherwise known as Namsan Tower, is located on Namsan Tower in central Seoul. Seoul Tower is a pretty popular tourist attraction and can seen from almost all parts of Korea. With that in mind, my friends and I decided to take a trip to Seoul Tower.

( Namsan Tower )

As most people know, I am definitely a cat person. Dogs are great, but when it comes down to it, I'd rather curl up in a corner with a book and a cat in my lap. This being said, I was feeling pretty lonely without my kitty around. So on one fall day, when my coworker and I were wandering around the streets of Myeongdong, Seoul and found ourselves a cat cafe, we just had to pay a visit.

Now, I've been to a dog cafe before in Seoul, but it was kind of a disappointing experience. The dogs were hardly interested in people, the wait was over an hour, and the dogs clearly weren't housebroken. Because of this, I wasn't too sure how much I'd like a cat cafe. However, as cats are different from dogs, so this experience was far different from the dog cafe.

So, onward to the good stuff.



( Cat Cafe in Myeongdong, Seoul )

Cat Cafe is located in Myeondong Shopping District. Go past the Apple Frisbee store and turn left when you reach the Pizza Hut.

When I first got to my new town, Incheon, one of the first things I did after unpacking was explore the area I lived in. In between getting lost and culture shocked over all the Korean, I managed to get a pretty good idea of where I live in contrast to work and all the essentials, like restaurants and grocery store.

So without further ado, here is my neighborhood!

( My Neighborhood )