Thursday, September 17, 2009

... I walked a mile to school, uphill, both ways.


Just kidding. It's actually a really flat walk to school. I'll give you the blow by blow (in picture form).


You come out of my apartment and turn right. This is what you see:

Then when you see this alley ("the shoot") on your left, you turn to walk down it.


As you walk you'll pass Beer Island on your right.


Keep walking down the shoot.


When you reach the park, go around it so it's to your right.



Then, get back on the shoot.


You'll pass the amazing dak galbi place I went to in my first post.


Keep going...


THEN you pass the 5500 which will be the topic of my next post.


Then, hang a right and travel towards the bridge.


Then go up and over the bridge.


View from the top of the bridge:


Then, go down the hill.


At the bottom of the bridge, turn left to walk down this cute rock path.


Then take a right and then an immediate left to go down that road that's peaking out.


Then walk a block and turn right at the WA Bar.


And keep going....


Then cross the street and head into the shopping plaza straight ahead.


And keep going...


And keep going...


This park is on your right... so cute.


Then keep going straight...


When you reach the end of the shopping plaza, follow the street ahead of you.


And keep going...


Then when you see the Family Mart on your right, turn left.


Go down this sidewalk.
Follow the bend to the right,

Then go into the door to your right, hop in the elevator and travel to the 8th floor!


In total, its about a mile. A very nice way to start every morning!

3 comments:

  1. So, Mol, a shoot is similar to a pedestrian walkway or alley?
    Seemed fairly flat with big city backdrop.
    Are you missing a car yet?

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  2. Anonymous17.9.09

    so is this the main downtown area you walk thru or like a suburb? ap

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  3. Aunt Laura - The shoot isn't a Korean term. It's just what I heard someone dub it and it stuck. But, it's pedestrian only... they are big cylinders that block cars. I'm not missing a car at all. I LOVE public transportation. I could ride the bus to school but it's too nice out.

    Aunt Patty - I live in Dongbaek, which is in Yongin City, which is about 45 minutes southeast of Seoul. Korea is so overpopulated that even "suburbs" have high rises everywhere. What you see in these pictures is pretty much what it looks like everywhere, but it's definitely not the main area of downtown Seoul. I don't know if Dongbaek has a central area at all, really.

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