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skim234
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
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 Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:16 am Post subject: Things to do/livenear Hankook U of Foreign Studies? |
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I just started a job near HUFS in Northern Seoul this week and I'm conflicted about moving out here as it seems a little ghetto here coming from Ilsan.
Can someone tell me cool things to do around this area? Shopping districts?
Also, this is a general question, but is there a good online site to find housing other than Craigslist? I may be interested in living near Hyehwa or Jongro to make the commute from Ilsan less taxing. |
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dongjak
Joined: 30 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:11 am Post subject: |
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There is good Chinese hot pot near HUFS. Don't remember the name of the restaurant nor the location but it was delicious.
Don't search for housing online, go to the local real estate offices, they have the best deals and you can easily negotiate. |
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cheolsu
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:10 am Post subject: |
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I live nearby. It's not as shiny as Ilsan, but I found Ilsan dull and suburban (though it's just a personal preference). Kyung Hee University (going towards Hoegi station) has a shopping/eating/drinking district, and HUFS has a small one of its own.
I think Hyehwa would be a nice place to live, and its not far from HUFS. You can take the 273 bus from HUFS to Hyehwa station in probably 20-30 minutes. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:19 am Post subject: |
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Down the road a bit from KyungHee (about five minutes from HUFS) directly in front of the Korea Institute for Weapons (Next to KAIST) across the street, is one of the best authentic Chinese restaurants in Seoul.
There is also a big forest preserve park (only open weekends) that you can hang out at and get away from the city noise. It's located at a three way intersection just down the street from KyungHee the second light down the hill. (You'd be heading in the direction of Korea University).
There is also a famous Kings grave temple site there on the same side of the road. I'd skip this, because there wasn't that much to see. |
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cheolsu
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:50 am Post subject: |
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| What's the name of the restaurant? |
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dongjak
Joined: 30 Oct 2010
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:08 am Post subject: |
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I'd like to know that also.
I actually enjoy the HUFS area quite a bit. I don't know why, I just think it has a nice atmosphere. And there are some good, cheap restaurants. Don't know names though. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| The name of the place is "PAL-SON-SANG" pretty famous, there's one in Apkujong and or Myongdong as well. |
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CrikeyKorea
Joined: 01 Jun 2007
Location: Heogi, Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| oh-pal-pal (588) is like a twenty minute walk or 5 mins on the bus if you are bored |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| CrikeyKorea wrote: |
| oh-pal-pal (588) is like a twenty minute walk or 5 mins on the bus if you are bored |
What's left of it anyway. They've been whittling it down since early 2000's. |
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CrikeyKorea
Joined: 01 Jun 2007
Location: Heogi, Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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| there are still ajumma hustling people for "agassi" and you can still spot the girl walking around between places with their buckets of goodies- i think its actual tinier now that the new lotte opened,,, |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| CrikeyKorea wrote: |
| there are still ajumma hustling people for "agassi" and you can still spot the girl walking around between places with their buckets of goodies- i think its actual tinier now that the new lotte opened,,, |
The red light district is at Cheongnyangni, two stations away from HUFS (but yes, I guess it's something to do in the area).
That area has gotten much better over the past couple of years. There are some good restaurants and bars, and while it's still pretty dirty (trash along the narrow sidewalk, spit stains galore), it's better than it used to be. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| cdninkorea wrote: |
| CrikeyKorea wrote: |
| there are still ajumma hustling people for "agassi" and you can still spot the girl walking around between places with their buckets of goodies- i think its actual tinier now that the new lotte opened,,, |
The red light district is at Cheongnyangni, two stations away from HUFS (but yes, I guess it's something to do in the area).
That area has gotten much better over the past couple of years. There are some good restaurants and bars, and while it's still pretty dirty (trash along the narrow sidewalk, spit stains galore), it's better than it used to be. |
Yeah I have an ex-girlfriend who went to HUFS, she said when she was in school there it was very dangerous. She got flashed a few times and stalked around by weird ajosshis. HUFS is not really in a "nice" neighborhood. But you're right that they have been cleaning it up. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| redaxe wrote: |
| She got flashed a few times and stalked around by weird ajosshis. |
I'm not trying to defend HUFS (trust me, I'm not), but doesn't this happen to young women in a lot of places in Korea? The fact that it happened several times to her around the university might be because she spent a lot of time there, increasing the odds of it happening, rather than anything about the area itself. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| cdninkorea wrote: |
| redaxe wrote: |
| She got flashed a few times and stalked around by weird ajosshis. |
I'm not trying to defend HUFS (trust me, I'm not), but doesn't this happen to young women in a lot of places in Korea? The fact that it happened several times to her around the university might be because she spent a lot of time there, increasing the odds of it happening, rather than anything about the area itself. |
Well she said a lot of places north of the river were like that. She was kind of a gangnam girl, she found gangbuk too working-class
But she said the area around HUFS was particularly sketchy, along with most of the other places that are on Seoul Metro Line 1. |
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Mikejelai
Joined: 01 Nov 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Randy's Bar (Facebook) is the place to be at HUFS; Tom's Bar isn't too bad either |
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