After a long flight we got to Icheon airport - the Pyeochang 2018 banners were surreal to still see hung up - amazing that Tokyo 2020 banners were just beginning to be placed as well.
Next were the Icheon convenience stores - every snack was something I wanted to try, cherry blossom coke and triangle rice sushi. Fast food places and bakeries from Paris - culture shock in South Korea.
Icheon Airpot - Pyeong Chang and convenience store snacks!
Gyeongbokgung Palace
Namadaem Market
Myeongdong and Insadong market
After taking the free tourist shuttle bus to the city - not a scam but a great value to see Gyeongbakong Palace and Namadaem market, we ventured of to see Myeongdong and Insadong market.
Everything was new! So every alleyway was a photography - how do you distinguish what’s real and tourist trap and authentic foods? No yelp but TripAdvisor. We toured restaurants, ended up at Johnson to try BudaeJigae, right when they opened, and toured the various markets.
Strange realization to know you’ve had great Korean BBQ in LA - to be disappointed in the joint you visit in South Korea.
As soon as we knew it we tried to take a train to the airport - no English help and rushed train cards to barley make it in time to our real destination - Japan.
