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ovechkin · Joined: 03 May 2008

Hi,

Can anyone provide me any info on things to do in Ilsan?
I will be living near Lafesta. Is this a good area? Thanks for any info...

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

If you live in Ilsan and you don't wanna go to Seoul for your kicks then Lafesta is probably where you'll end up.

Restaurants, bars, shopping, movies theaters, etc.

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

La festa is a GREAT place. PLENTY of bars and restaurants and movie theaters.

ovechkin · Joined: 03 May 2008

thanks for the replies...do you guys know of any good gyms in the area?

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

How close are you to La Festa? Can you see it from your place? There's a GREAT 24 hour gym on the entire top floor of a building very close to La Festa (near Watsons).

lohengrin · Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Location: Loompaland

I'm at a gym close to LaFesta, and its great!

I work out just about every day, so let me know if you want me to show you where it is and show you around.

I live close to LaFesta and WesternDom. Its a great area.

Smile

lohengrin · Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Location: Loompaland

Oh yes, if you just want to have a guided tour of the sights, I'm also happy to do that... Bit starved for English speaking company sometimes.

ovechkin · Joined: 03 May 2008

cool, thanks! I'll be right in Lafesta I think. What's the name of the gyms you guys are talking about? I'm not sure if i can pm yet?! i'm new to this board...

lohengrin · Joined: 16 Mar 2008 Location: Loompaland

the gym I'm at is called Spopark, but there are LOTS of gyms around here. I was going to a different gym every day for more than a week for "a free session to try the place out" before finally deciding on one.

spopark has a website: http://spopark.co.kr/

its cool: they give you a t-shirt and shorts and a couple of towels when you come in, which you dump in a laundry hamper in the locker rooms before leaving, so you don't even have to wash your own sweaty gym clothes...
most of the koreans seem to go there to use treadmills and elliptical trainers, (or practice golf on the other floor, or do aerobics/yoga/spinning), not weights, so I never have to wait to use anything: the weight training area is well equipped but not used much, which suits me just fine

kimchi_pizza · Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject:

I just happend to be visiting Ilsan and passed thru Lafesta last night and I was thoroughly impressed! Everything seemed modern, new and exciting with the whole area lit up. Restaurants, theaters, bars, shops, heck I was even amazed to even see a Watson's out here (hoping they'd have "real" deoderant but no luck). I'm going make it a point to spend the day and night there checking everything out the next time I'm around.

ovechkin · Joined: 03 May 2008

that gym looks pretty nice. How much is it per month Lohen?

ovechkin · Joined: 03 May 2008

Hey Wylies, what is that 24hr gym called near lafesta?

lokog · Joined: 22 Apr 2008

You could play football/soccer on Thursday nights(5 a side) and Sunday (11 a side) with Lokomotiv Goyang.

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ovechkin · Joined: 03 May 2008

thanks, i'll keep that in mind. Anybody else play sports in Ilsan? I play most sports out there....badminton, soccer, squash, tennis, hockey, football, baseball, golf, table tennis...anything really...

amarenee · Joined: 14 Dec 2007

YES! I've been dying to play badminton with somebody, or kick around a soccer ball. I have racquets, and I'm in Ilsan. Let me know!!

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