Blogs from Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea, Asia - page 5

***Sometimes taking a short trip to a close by area is a cool thing to do here.** This particular Saturday we flagged down a taxi outside the gate and went to the Artsy area in Seoul known as "Insadong". On saturdays they block the streets from cars entering so thats a good day to take your kids as well. There were alot of shops dealing with tea and tradintional lil rice snacks you would eat with tea. The Koreans ideal of sweets is a diffrent than the American pallet. The tend to use honey of frutose derived from fruits to sweeten their food. So the treats look like your going to get a sugary taste but you do not. However, scott had been telling me about these deep fried pancakes with cinnamon in them for a ... read more