29 November 2022
Into the cold of night
Apgujeong to Gangnam
The cold weather tomorrow might prove challenging, as it was -1c this evening, and I was cold. Forecast for tomorrow morning still says -9c. Admittedly I should have taken my gloves this evening but did not.
For possibly my last dinner of this trip I ate out of a cardboard box.
For possibly the last evening stroll of this trip I went underground on foot for 3 stations, then across the river to Apgujeong and walked to Gangnam. It is not very far, and it is all very modern western style areas with recognisable brands flagship stores, until you get to Gangnam which is a mix of that and lots of Korean bars and eating places.
I thought it was a bit quiet, possibly because it was cold and a bit windy too. I am old enough now to talk about wind chill factor which has been scientifically proven to be nonsense.
On my train ride a women fell onto me and was so embarrassed she immediately walked to the next carriage.
In the hotel lift just now a bunch of young Japanese people (mainly women but one womanish looking guy) got into the lift with lots of touristy looking shopping and they all had about 10 buckets of instant noodles each. And sometimes I think I miss out on eating the good stuff on holidays...
And finally, in my room now, there is no way to control the heating, and the thermometer on my dorky watch tells me it is 29c in here. They really cranked the central heating to make sure it seems even colder outside tomorrow morning.
When I got off at Apgujeong, I was surprised to find another Hyundai department store. Just how many of these things are there? Their xmas decorations budget must be immense.
The diagonal street through Apgujeong with all the flagship outlets of well known stores was nice enough. Pretty quiet.
Somewhere near Sinnonhyeon. Yeah, I know where all the stations are these days.
Lots of lights but not many people.
Street view near the main corner in Gangnam. One street back is where all the coloured lights and bars are.
And.. dinner in a cardboard box. Pretty nice actually, but I was under the impression disposable plates and cutlery are illegal when you dine in. They certainly are in cafe's. I was not the only one eating in eating out (read that twice) of a cardboard box so I do not think it was a lost in translation error. Maybe I will report them to the department of non disposable eating utensils enforcement council!