So after I left you yesterday, I got lunch with my cousin (who is Hyunjoo's mom, not Hyunjoo. I have no idea what that makes her, but whatever) and her mother (Hyunjoo's grandmother) at this sushi place.
So basically we sat in this little room that had heated seats and a door for privacy. And WOW there was a lot of food. We had at least 10 dishes come through that door, including tempura, some buttery mushroom dish, something with fish intestines that was the best thing I've ever eaten, and lots and lots of raw fish.
The picture on the left was taken after we were done eating and we were leaving. Scroll down for some pictures of the 음식.
Afterward we went to the Lotte Department Store. It's huge. Really huge. It's like 11 or 12 stories of crammed shelves, racks and everything else. I'm picture happy. So sue me.
Afterward we went to the Lotte Department Store. It's huge. Really huge. It's like 11 or 12 stories of crammed shelves, racks and everything else. I'm picture happy. So sue me.
The "home" floor. Lookit all the shiny!
How many bored salesmen can you spot?
The Korean economy is very service-based (and low wages). So whenever you go to any store, get ready for a salesperson to pounce on you and ask you what you want, even if you have no idea. In America, they're easy to ignore and the more or less leave you alone, but in Korea they're following your every move. Hence, they scare the heck out of me.
All of the bored husbands are chilling at the expresso bar.
I love lamp.
Eventually, we left and the three of us went to this GIANT farmer's market. GIANT. Like football fields giant. We went to the seafood part because the moms wanted to make me 게장 (geh-jang), which is this really delicious raw spicy crab. So. Good. So we went and got hounded by all these crazy ladies who wanted us to buy from their stalls. I basically just stood around and took pictures, like these.
Yes, that's sea cucumber in the middle. And live octopi!
We also went to the fruit one and bought persimmons and strawberries, but I'll save that for a Facebook album (aren't you excited?????).
Afterward we picked up my cousin from 학원 (hakwon), which is like tutoring/afterschool/torture, and I knocked out. When I woke up, I had 게장 and I was freaking happy. Then I went back to sleep.
After I eat brunch, I'll update you about this morning. Love love <3
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ReplyDeleteLotte 백화점 has the world's BIGGEST chandelier, if you didn't know.
that big BIG market is prolly 가락동 농수산 시장
yes, it's HUGE