Thursday 29 July 2010

Mobile Changing Room

Next day, new program. We moved to the Namsangol Hanok Village at 2 p.m. to see the traditional tea ceremony and to go in the Kimono. In the village you'll find traditional Korean style gardens and five houses. It's a very peaceful and beautiful place. We got a really detailed explanation of the way Koreans drink tea and afterwards three ladies sang and played instruments for us. Next we walked through the village with a tour guide. After having seen every corner, we drove to Myungdong where each one of us could start shopping. I walked with Jenny, the Korean student, in the city. We had a short Chinese dinner together. She left me at 8 p.m. and I continued shopping until 11 p.m. Shopping is so much fun in Seoul. In some stores you can try to negotiate. My most successful barter was to pay 5,000 Won less than the asking price. As the Korean shops are small, they don’t have any space for changing rooms! The shop assistant just gives you a large skirt to cover you and then you can take off your pants to try out the new ones. A very interesting method, which I've seen more than once this evening! Myunddong is definitely a very good place to go shopping! I can recommend it!

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