Repatriate Me!

On Friday I went for a walk through the underground blackmarket area in Shinchon Seoul. It’s been a long time since I’ve been there, despite it being only a ten minute walk from home. I went back Friday evening for a walking tour through Shinchon and also stopped for Chicken Galbi.

Shinchon is a very very popular place for younger Koreans, and expats, to hang out. It’s walking distance to three universities and only 2 subway stops from a third (which actually has it’s own thriving nightclub scene). In any case I’ve lived nearby Shinchon for 13 years and figured a little video memories would be nice.

At this point I rarely head into Shinchon in the evening, I’m more of a morning coffee shop kind of guy or else I’ll be there around lunch time for some food. But night time here is a good time for video.

Yesterday, I also spent some time modifying the templates to this site to better accommodate video. At the end of November last year, I bought an HD Camcorder (Canon Vixia HG20) and am planning on shooting lots of video around Seoul and Korea.

Shinchon Black Market

A walk through the underground black market area across from Hyundai department store. This place has really changed a lot since the late 90s when it was much busier and crowded.

Chicken Galbi

Can't go wrong with chicken galbi for dinner. I ate at one of the most popular chicken galbi restaurant chains in Korea. They actually have three branches in shinchon. I went to the best location there.

Shincon Tour

A walking tour through Shinchon including a walk past all the love motels which you can rent by the hour.