After dinner, we walked around a bit and headed north to Dangdaemun. They have a night market there where wholesalers come to share their wares with store owners and buyers. Unfortunately, since I wanted to take the subway home, I had to leave by about 11, which was before the market actually opened. I vowed to return though.
So this morning, feeling rejuvinated from my "travels", Matt and I took the journey back, this time by bus. It took a ridiculous amount of time (note: buses here are usually the faster way to travel, but not this time. Could it just have been because of Sunday traffic? Who knows.), but we got there eventually. The sights were so nice during the day, but less was going on. Below is a temple, a national treasure, located just outside the subway station, at night and during the day...
And then the stream (river?)...again not much can be seen at night, but surely the vista is pleasant during waking hours:
Naturally, we managed to squeeze in a delightful Mexican lunch (why eat anything but Mexican if you have the option? I know you all agree with me. Did you know that salsa is the most popular condiment worldwide? Now you do.). The owner of the restaurant, a foreigner himself, told me the restaurant business in Itaewon is demanding and he was exausted. Rightly so, the teeny tiny place was packed. For reference, it was called Taco Amigo, near What the Book and I gave it an 8/10 for authenticity and flavour, but a 6/10 for value. Where are the plethora of chips? And SALSA? I didn't travel to Korea for a lack of salsa. Ha-rumph.
On our way home, this time via subway, we missed the transfer at Guro, and went a bit out of our way. Lucky for us though, because we met the most interesting people. I would say they must have been in their 40's...a married couple, so obviously in love, who were travelling the world (literally) on their bikes. Originally from Geneva, they speak fluent English, French, and I'm sure other languages as well. They had been at it for five years already, and had covered 42,000 kms. They travel alone and carry 60 kg of gear with them on their bikes. They do guest lectures for some extra money, but live pretty economically for the most part to support their lifestyle. They started in South Africa and had travelled to Korea. They'll be leaving soon, and hope to continue for EIGHT more years. Can you imagine? They're off to Australia next...what an amazing turn of events. They use Couch Surfers and have had really good luck in their four experiences so far. I'm going to give them a whirl when I venture out to Busan. Anyway, since so many want to follow their journey, you can too...
Oh, the site's in French, but since we're a bilingual nation, I'm sure we can get through it juuust fine. Enjoy!
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