I spent yesterday with three other English teachers in Seoul at Dongdaemun Market. This first picture is the Great East Gate, or Dongdaemun, and was one of the first things we saw after coming up from the subway. It was first built in 1397 and rebuilt in 1869 in its present form. It was once the main eastern gate in the wall surrounding Seoul and is one of only two main gates that have survived. There were three until February of this year when the South Gate, Namdaemun, was set on fire by an arsonist. That made news in the States because I remember reading about it when it happened.
Dangdaemun is one of the largest shopping centers in South Korea, so we spent the walking around and shopping. I'll definitely go back again by myself or with William because the area is huge. We probably didn't even see a quarter of the market. Both sides of this canal are lined with hundreds of shops in both directions from where I was standing and it fans out from the canal. There are also large shopping centers that run underneath the roads and buildings.
This colorful street is probably heaven for Korean tailors. There's fabric, thread, buttons, zippers galore...in shop after shop after shop.
Dangdaemun is one of the largest shopping centers in South Korea, so we spent the walking around and shopping. I'll definitely go back again by myself or with William because the area is huge. We probably didn't even see a quarter of the market. Both sides of this canal are lined with hundreds of shops in both directions from where I was standing and it fans out from the canal. There are also large shopping centers that run underneath the roads and buildings.
This colorful street is probably heaven for Korean tailors. There's fabric, thread, buttons, zippers galore...in shop after shop after shop.
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Hi Sarah! Found you through Sue's facebook page. Just now flipping through photos and reading..hoping to find that you are both doing well!
Take care,
Bridget
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