Dongdaemun Market......Famous All Over Korea!

Tonight, Rob and I decided to go check out Dongdaemun Market. It is very close to my house. It is only about 5 subway stops away. It only took us about 15 mins to get there and when we got there, we were met with a ton of lights and shops and people everywhere.

I had been there with Dave before, but we only walked around for a little while. Rob and I decided to do the loop and spent a couple of hours there. We came out at the subway entrance that faced the Dongdaemun famous roundabout. Unfortunately, I could not get a picture of it as it was a bit too dark and not well lit up. I will get another picture of it some other time.

There are loads of stalls full of glasses, jewellery, shirts, t-shirts, pants, dresses, belts, shoes galore, dress shirts, dresses and on top of the stalls there are loads of shopping centres off of the circle that winds around Dongdaemun. It is unbelievable the amount of goods that are being traded there.

Some great bargains too. I bought a pair of bleached denim pants that are good quality denim, for 11 dollars. They are a size 34, which I am now proud to say that I fit into and with room to spare also......lol.

Rob bought a a pair of Puma shoes and a pair of jeans at the same place that I did. He only paid about 30 dollars for the shoes and the same price as I for the jeans. We both decided that when we have some more money or as we would say, 'flushed, ' we will return there and buy a few items that caught our eye.

While we were there, Rob met the love of his life, which he has been waiting for, for a long, long time. It is unervy how you can fall in love with someone that quick. Well, Rob did and here is a picture taken with her. They hit it off really well, but I don't know how long the relationship is, as she seems a little flirty and a little moody. On top of that, she is quite an exhibitionist. See the picture below:

After the relationship ended abruptly, Rob decided to join the Roman Army, but found the helmet was a little bit heavy and then decided to forego the idea. See the pic below also:

I have taken a few pics of the place and most of them are of the big signs and flashing lights including one of the water fountain as you cross the bridge to walk around Dongdaemun.

There are some nice places and it is full of money, that is for sure. Some of the sizes of the posters and the shopping centres are immense. I mean there is so much going on there with people buying and the sellers trading. They also have trading spots, where all the deliveries are brought to the sellers.

There was also a whole alley where the mannequins were sold and supplies for the stores themselves, including tons of bags and chairs and tables. It is quite a spectacle to see and well worth seeing if anyone ever comes to Seoul.

I will be going back for sure. I enjoyed just walking around and taking everything in. It is a part of Seoul that I really like. It makes me feel that the world is alive and everyone in it is alive also. It is right off the subway stop, so it is dead easy to get to and find.

Also, there are loads of food stalls. They are everywhere and you can pretty much eat anything you want. Also, they are dead cheap. On top of the food stores there are also neat little places that sell just about everything that your heart desires.

There are loads of places that sell hats too. Loads of knock-off stuff at reasonable prices, which is what people want after all, right?

There were even a load of baskets full of puppies being sold at the street level. Cute ones too including schnauzers and other breeds.