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winaniw
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Kaypea
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| In Haensin, you will be close to Hwajeong, which has movie theatres, western fast food, and Walmart type stores. You'll be about 40 minutes from Sinchon, a trendy district in Seoul... I think. |
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winaniw
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks. Any idea if I'd be able to grab a pint in a "foreigner" bar after work without jumping on the subway? That's really all I need. |
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sara210
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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Its Korea so you'd be able to find a bar.
I don't know about Haengshin exactly as I live in Hwajeong. But Hwajeong has pretty much everything you need, but the nearest western bar is in Ilsan,
you'd have to get a bus into Ilsan, since the Subway in Haengshin doesn't connect to the Orange line, but its really easy to get around. ( but you might be much closer to Hwajeong anyway..which is on the orange line)...sort of all depends where you live!
But anyway...i'm pretty sure the nearest western bars are in downtown Ilsan...but I might be wrong since I don't drink in Hwajeong much! |
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Kaypea
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| If you work with other foreigners, there's probably a place they go together. If you're alone in a public school, then... you might be going on the bus to Ilsan. |
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winaniw
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 2:34 am Post subject: |
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| Good to know. Are any of you lovely people familiar with the Lee Sin Young Language Institute? |
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b-class rambler
Joined: 25 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 4:08 am Post subject: |
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| sara210 wrote: |
you'd have to get a bus into Ilsan, since the Subway in Haengshin doesn't connect to the Orange line, but its really easy to get around. ( but you might be much closer to Hwajeong anyway..which is on the orange line)...sort of all depends where you live!
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Actually the subway line going through Haengsin (it's sometimes romanised as Haengshin which for an English speaker gives you a better shot at the correct pronunciation) DOES connect with the orange line (line 3) at Daegok, the next station after Hwajeong.
That said, it is likely that a bus to Ilsan would be a better bet. Haengsin station is right at the far southern extremity of Haengsin. Much of Haengsin is actually closer to Hwajeong subway station or to the main road from central Seoul and Sinchon going out to Ilsan, on which there are lots and lots of buses that get you around really fast, thanks to the bus only lanes running along the centre of this road.
If you're looking for the kind of bar you could go to on your own and bump into other westerners, then I'd agree Ilsan would be your best bet although Sinchon is only 20 minutes on a red bus in the opposite direction and offers even more in terms of westerner magnet bars.
If you want to go out for a few beers with friends you're already with, there are plenty of decent enough bars in Hwajeong, however you're not so likely to see many other westerners out drinking there.
FYI, Deokyang is often also romanised as Deogyang. It's the district (or -gu in Korean) that Hwajeong and Haengsin are in and extends a long, long way north of those two areas and covers a huge total area. As a result nobody really ever talks about 'Deokyang' except perhaps when they're giving their address. People will generally refer to the specific areas of the district like Hwajeong, Haengsin, Wondang, Neunggok etc. |
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