[Korea] Hanbok shops in Gwangjang market, Seoul
Photo taken on 27th April 2012.
Kodak 400 film. Canon EOS300 film camera.
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Hanbok (한복), traditional Korean clothing
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Hanbok (한복) is the traditional Korean costumes. There are a lot of Hanbok shops in Gwangjang market. According to the Korea official tourism website, there’s about 600 Hanbok shops at the first and second floors of Gwangjang market, with a wide range of prices depending on the material, embroidery and design. It seems that Gwangjang Market is the place to get the best deal for hanbok.
Hanbok price varies according to the material, design, type of embroidery, decorations and brand name. Woman’s Hanbok price generally begins at 150,000 Won for both the top and bottom. Man’s Hanbok price starts from 150,000~300,000 Won including the top, bottom, vest, and coat.
If you want to know more about this traditional Korean costumes, you can check out this link over here >
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For direction to Gwangjang market check out the official Korean tourism page. And if you read Korean, you can check out Gwangjang Market official website over here.
Gwangjang Market operating hours : 09:00 – 18:00 (hours may vary by store)
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p/s: Listening to Taru – 사랑에 빠진 딸기, not going to think of tomorrow…Monday..
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[Korea] Hongdae streets
Photo taken on 29th April 2012.
Fuji Superia Reala100 film. Canon EOS300 film camera.
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Hongdae, Seoul
Is it Saturday yet over your side?
How are you spending your Saturday?
The extremely hot weather over here just make me wanna stay home…
& watch k-drama & j-drama all day :o
Ok. Gonna decipher one of the Hangul words found in the first photo
주차장 = parking lot
English : parking lot
Japanese : 駐車場 (Chuu sha jyou)
Chinese : 停車場 / 停车场 (tíng chē chǎng)
Korean : 주차장 (ju cha jang)
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Happy Saturday everyone :)
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[Korea] Sunday afternoon in Hongdae
Photo taken on 29th April 2012.
Fuji Superia Reala100 film. Canon EOS300 film camera.
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A sunday afternoon in Hongdae, Seoul
How are you spending your Sunday?
I wish I could spend my Sunday in Hongdae…
ah..I miss that place…
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English : flea market
Japanese : フリーマーケット (flea market)
Korean : 벼룩시장 (byeo ruk si jang)
Chinese : 跳蚤市场 (tiào zǎo shì chǎng)
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