First full, un-jet-lagged weekend in Seoul! So much to do and so little time! Saturday I spent with my friends Karl and Andrew, official expat extraordinaries. (Am I an expat too? A temporary one? The Milli Vanilli of expats?) We started out by feasting in Insadong at a great little place down a side street. We then walked all around, looking at the great shops and merchandise that Insadong has to offer. I didn't buy anything though, I'm scoping everything out before making my decisions. Insadong is home to the "traditional" crafts of Korea. Basically a lot of pencil cases, masks, calligraphy brushes, fans, paintings, celadon pots, etc etc. When we reached the end of the street we went down to the Cheonggyecheon. Cheonggyecheon is a stream that has recently been redeveloped in the heart of
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