Augie explored the area last night looking for diet coke and found street after street of restaurants. We decided to check it out tonight, and of course it had to rain. Out came the umbrellas and off we went. This is the building which our hotel is part of, the rest, about 9 stories with basements and subbasements, is a super-mall. Every high end store you can name has a full blown all the bells and whistles store here. Name a designer, he/she is here. This is the largest mall in Seoul, which is really saying something -- Seoul is a town made up of malls connected by a few houses and a subway. This one has its own subway station.
Despite the rain, the crowds are out. Each sign in the picture is a different restaurant. There are no English menues, this is the local eating hangout. There are several hundred restaurants in about a 6 block area. The local specialty is a small barbecue at your table, cook your own meat.
In addition to the restaurants, there are stalls lining the main streets. Dozens and dozens of them, all selling "something on a stick." If you can jam it on a stick, coat it in batter and deep fry it, it's probably for sale here.
Since we already had had dinner, we passed on a few of the local specialties. Catch and cook your own is the motto at many restaurants.
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