Kyung-in Gallery and Tea House in Insadong, May 2009.
Maybe Insadong is one of my favorite area in Seoul even though I do not know so well every parts of Seoul. Seoul is just a very big city as 233.7 sq mi which is just about 10 of Manhattan Island (22.96 sq mi) put together which also means Seoul’s size is just about the same as Tokyo’s.
Insadong’s where traditional art, artists and writers still exist and adorned and where you can taste that quiet bohemian feeling of little alleys and bodegas in style. In a nostalgic way of style.
Laura sitting low in Kyung-in Tea house.
You will see small street vendors selling old school sugary snacks and deep fried sweet cakes. There are galleries, paper and brush shops, traditional tea houses, cafes and restaurants and somehow it didn’t loose that real old charm hits under your skin and that mystic feeling comes through to your bones. The best thing about Insadong is coexisting the past and present in real way rather than a showcase for the tourists.
Insadong still lives the nostalgic life and you just have to love it!
Typical Korean table. Little Banchans, Main meat or fish, Rice and Guk (soup).