Top 57 Things to Do and See in Korea
Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 1:01 AM On Wednesday I co-hosted the Seoul Podcast with Joe of Zen Kimchi fame. We talked to Jennifer Flinn from FatManSeoul and Bomb English.
In addition to having issues distinguishing between a real person and an answering machine Joe has put together a consolidated list of our top things to do while you are in The Republic.
The Seoul Podcast ep. 19 is here. (Items in italics are the ones I'm willing to admit that I've done.)
57. Watch someone else eat live octopus
55. Yongsan Electronics Market
54. Convince an old man to give you a ride on his motorbike
53. Sunday at the Seoul Racecourse Park
52. Watch a pansori
51. Myeong-dong on Christmas Eve
48. Go shopping at Dongdaemun Market
47. Dinosaur footprints in Goseong
46. The Island of Uido
45. Innertube down Cheonggyecheon River
44. Eat all the food samples at the Lotte Department Store in Myeong-dong
43. Get kicked out of Lotte Department Store (for eating all the samples)
42. Taekwondo (www.kukkiwon.or.kr)
41. Crash a wedding at a wedding hall
40. Seoraksan Mountain, especially in autumn
39. Anywhere in Jeollanam-do
38. Seoul from any high place (Namsan Tower, mountain)
37. Ruefully mock a Korean child by refusing to speak in English
36. All-nighter in Hongdae
35. Bulguksa
34. Bomunsa Temple and Seokguram Grotto on Buddha's Birthday
32. Ride a yellow bus around Namsan Mountain
31. Go on the psycho Chucky doll ride at Everland
30. Temple stay (www.templestaykorea.com)
29. Namsan Mountain in Gyeongju
28. The DMZ
27. Eat a live octopus
25. Get into a fight with a drunk ajosshi while eating odeng
24. Hike a mountain
23. Byeongsan Seowon Confucian Academy in Andong
21. Get an exfoliating skin scrub at a Jjimjilbang (Sauna)
20. Insa-dong’s hidden alleys
19. Climb over the tanks and planes at the Korean War Museum
18. Noraebang
16. PC Bang
15. National Museum in Gyeongju
14. Korea National Museum in Seoul
12. Watch a shaman ceremony
10. Cheonggyecheon River at night
9. Sleep in a nasty yeogwan
8. Steal a Korean flag from a lamppost on August 15th
6. Go fishing at the Cheonggyecheon River
5. Spend the night in a sauna
3. The city of Gyeongju
2. Go to a country restaurant/see the countryside
1. A Korean (Jennifer said it. Don't blame the guys.)
Also, while your listening to the podcast don't forget to take the survey found here.
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Reader Comments (2)
Is that 아저씨 오뎅 fight referring to the time I think you're referring to?
Andy: No a separate incident entirely, but definitely inspirational in the choice of activity.