Day 46 -- Food, Shopping, HiKR GROUND, and Arcade

This morning, I did some homework before meeting up with Sandi, Sonia, and Adeline in Insadong. When I got there, they were sampling Kkul-tarae (a type of candy with nuts inside) from a street vendor, and we got to see a demonstration of how the candies are made. We bought some candy and all got to enjoy some afterwards!


We had a lunch of dumplings and naengmyeon next before going to some stores where we were able to get free samples. We went to a yakgwa store full of uniquely decorated yakgwa, and also went to a store with red bean bars of different flavors that were packaged beautifully.






We then went to the next door Anyeong Insadong Mall. We stopped by several stores looking for souvenirs before walking to HiKR GROUND. HiKR GROUND has various sets that resemble those of K-pop music videos, and while we were there we saw a dance group of kids recording a music video. In all of the rooms, you could customize the lighting and the song that was playing. Other than the K-pop sets, there were also lots of other cute photo-ops throughout HiKR GROUND.




We went to Ikseondong next and ate berries and cream cake and tiramisu alongside drinks at Nakwon. Everything was delicious! Afterwards, we went to a photo booth studio I have been wanting to go to for a long time. In it, you are placed in a brightly colored room and the camera is in an upper corner so you can get really cool angles.



We went to a nearby arcade next and played various arcade games for very cheap prices, which was a lot of fun. We weren't there for very long, though, as it was starting to get late and Sandi, Sonia, and Adeline had to get back to SNU.


When I got back to my dorm, I had dinner and attempted to learn some K-pop choreography before I went to bed.

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