Day 3 was all about Gangnam-gu, which is not only home to all the flagship stores of international brands, but also where many offices are located.
The captivating autumn colours amidst skyscrapers.
So this was where the G20 Seoul Summit was held. You can see the reflection of the little maze its in! The maze was full of chrysanthumun flowers and there were so many bees collecting pollen amongst the blooms~
We went to the underground COEX mall which is the biggest underground mall in the world. Managed to get stuff we wanted, and visited the large Korean bookstore in there. Sorry, no pictures D:
Look the trees here are mostly green... I really love how this city is so clean!
Went to visit one of my bestest friends at Daechi-Dong (대치동). We met up at Burger King near her school! Was really touched that she bothered to take time off to meet me even though she was preparing for exams! It was interesting how Daechi-dong is an "elite" area for students, so many students who want to get into good public schools stay in the apartments around. The education in Korea is so intense and competitive that there were tuition centres which don't close in the night for students to stay up and study :O Was really shocked.
We went to Apgujeong a little later. This mall houses all the designer brands. Korean ladies are very particular about their street style, especially branded goods, so there is a wide selection of designer counters here. It's a popular shopping mall with celebrities(:
We managed to find "Gorilla in the Kitchen", a concept restaurant by superstar Bae Yong Jun. It promotes "healthy eating", and was a real treat. Nice refreshing change from the traditional Korean food we'd been eating all trip. It serves Western food, and we enjoyed ourselves.
Crunchy Tofu Salad with Sesame Dressing
Gorilla's Tortilla Pizza- Herb Crumbed Chicken Breast
Beef--but I can't remember exactly what this was.
King Prawn Rice
Truly a dining experience worth it if you are in the area!
The exterior of the restaurant.
We headed over to Garosu-gil (가로수 길) in Sinsa-dong (신사동), Gangnam-Gu (강남구). The name Garosu-gil is loosely translated into Ginko nut tree street. It's similar to SoHo in London, as it has many popup stores and small boutiques that have unique items! Many celebrities frequent this line of shops, very evident when you walk into a shop and see autographs all framed up(: In the day, it's relaxing to curl up with a cup of coffee and dessert at one of the cafes along the way. A very nice place to people watch if you had the time (and chance too). There were several popular cafes we wanted to visit, but they were closed for renovation/ closed for the day etc.
Really narrow shop space that could probably only accomodate customers in a single file.
Saw this while walking along on the way and was amused.
Well, I guess that's about it for Day 3 of our trip! More soon!
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