Streets

Seoul streets are very interesting, especially along the the streets with heavy commerce.


Looking towards Piano street
Piano Street is quite celebrated with all its colorful lights. It’s also very crowded at night, but it's not crowded with tourists so much as with locals.

Piano Street
See the piano keys? They run the length of this street or about 3 blocks. There are lots of shops on this and surrounding streets both local and international. There is a Dunkin' Donuts, a Baskin Robbins and a Cold Stone Creamery for example.

Piano Street gets crowded at night
Can you see the Bennigan's sign? Of course, most of the shops are Korean. There are lots of resturants and night clubs, bars and telephone shops. My favorite Korean hot spot is a green tea ice-cream shop. Now that is yummy!

Delivery Guy
The motorcycles move in right among the crowds so you must keep your head up.


Flower Stand
Down this street is something called Noraebang, or as we call it: Karaoke. The South Koreans like this form of entertainment very much.

Street Baker
I see this man every evening on my way home from work. He sells a pancake like pastry with brown sugar in the middle. It's soft and sweet and warm and the brown sugar will drip on your clothing if you aren't careful. Sometimes I see one or both of his teenage kids with him. (I can't imagine who else they would be). And I think, "These kids have some idea of the true meaning of work". I can imagine that man in his little tent on the street making the same pastry and selling it for 50 cents, day after day and year after year. I imagine this man’s commitment to his family. (But of course that is just my imagination.)

Street Food
Street food is very popular here. Is it everywhere I go in the city. It's a pretty economical way to eat, and my colleagues tell me it's very tasty.

Street Food Vendor
Food vendors sell out of carts, tents and the backs of trucks. They sell roasted nuts, food on sticks, red broth with all kinds of things in it. Some of them have tents large enough for a small bench and table. These are restaurants. But mostly they look like what you see above, a small stand under an awning.

Sock Vendor

Plush Toys

Donut Seller
This picture looks ominous but the situation is quite friendly. This vendor is selling donuts with bean paste inside, yummy! (If you like bean paste that is).

Fruit Vendor
This is my favorite fruit vendor. I usually buy oranges and apples here and sometimes concord grapes. She sells Asian pears which I plan to try on my next stop.

Ric bying from the fruit vendor
Thank for posing for my pictures Ric. The vendors usually don't speak English but the desire to buy and sell gets beyond that limitation without to much difficulty.