| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Saunagukin
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: Between Kyobo Tower & the Ritz
|
 Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:59 am Post subject: Where's a bowling alley? |
 |
|
| Just wondering if anyone knows where there is a bowling alley in Seoul...preferably near Gangnam. If so, can you tell me where it is/how to get there? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
blunder1983
Joined: 12 Apr 2005
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:02 am Post subject: |
|
|
| According to my guidebook there is one which is in Lotte World. Not to far from Coex (Samseong stop) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:16 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Walk around and look for buildings with 3 metre tall bowling pins on the roof or in front of the entrance. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:23 am Post subject: |
|
|
There is a bowling alley almost every block in the major cities 
Very very cheap to...maybe 2000 wona game |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
canuck in Ansan
Joined: 27 Jul 2005
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:00 am Post subject: |
|
|
| i don't know about an alley near gangnam, but i know there is one in myeong-dong if that helps |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:11 am Post subject: |
|
|
| In Gangnam, there is one right across from Kyobo Bookstore, if you know where that is. You'll see a Kolon Motors, and the bowling alley is right next to that. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:16 am Post subject: |
|
|
| In Gangnam, there is one right across from Kyobo Bookstore, if you know where that is. You'll see a Kolon Motors, and the bowling alley is right next to that. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
simone
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Now Mostly @ Home
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Near Itaewon, there's one underneath Hannam Supermarket in the Volvo Building.
Get off the subway at HanGangJin station, walk towards Hannam Bridge, cross the footbridge and you're very close. 2nd basement of the volvo building.
On Saturday nights they turn the lights down low.. and the balls glow in the dark. 
We usually would stop in at Hannam on the way down, pick up a dozen quality beers and some doritos, and have an evening of it.
Simone
Not been bowling in a while |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:14 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| simone wrote: |
We usually would stop in at Hannam on the way down, pick up a dozen quality beers and some doritos, and have an evening of it.
Simone
Not been bowling in a while |
Been sooooo long since I was in a bowling alley in the West. Do they let bowlers drink there (as in sell them booze on the premises)? I know they do here, and I've been out with people getting seriously tanked and throwing balls all over the place. Some Korean group next to us were knocking back the soju and ojing-o pretty good, too. Seems ideal for soju fights, red-faced rage, smashed toes and chipped teeth. My average goes up when I'm drunk, I found. I think that's because I don't limit my targets to the pins in my own lane.
When I arrived on the scene, not that many Koreans knew how to bowl, and hence not that many bowling alleys even in Seoul. Like, you pretty much knew where all five were. Terrific 'alternative' place to pick up 'normal' chicks, particularly the ones that didn't know the right way to bowl and would get all fussy about their manicures and such.
Eventually grew tired of it and didn't go bowling for several years. Then I went again and gads, what a nasty change. All these visored, squat, determined-looking ajummas in their matching shirts and pro-bowler gloves, bowling strikes, picking up spares, and "high-fiving" each other without the slightest -- I mean the SLIGHTEST -- hint of joy or merriment. Grim as shit, those places anymore. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Saunagukin
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: Between Kyobo Tower & the Ritz
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:01 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Zappadelta- Thanks. I live right near there. I'll look for it right now. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:12 pm Post subject: |
|
|
is it just me, or are the finger holes too small? I swear the balls would stick to my hand every time I tried to let them go.
Didn't know you could drink in there though, maybe I'll give it another try |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
simone
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: Now Mostly @ Home
|
| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| JongnoGuru wrote: |
| simone wrote: |
We usually would stop in at Hannam on the way down, pick up a dozen quality beers and some doritos, and have an evening of it.
Simone
Not been bowling in a while |
Been sooooo long since I was in a bowling alley in the West. Do they let bowlers drink there (as in sell them booze on the premises)? [...]
Eventually grew tired of it and didn't go bowling for several years. Then I went again and gads, what a nasty change. All these visored, squat, determined-looking ajummas in their matching shirts and pro-bowler gloves, bowling strikes, picking up spares, and "high-fiving" each other without the slightest -- I mean the SLIGHTEST -- hint of joy or merriment. Grim as *beep*, those places anymore. |
Bowling alleys, watery draft. Hand in hand. My second last job before leaving Canada was bartending at the ajacent bar to Yellowknife's only bowling alley, both known as "the Polar Bowl". Yep, beer.
As far as Ajummas picking it up as a "sport", it's just typical, no? For something to really take off here, it has to be competitive, make you appear more worldly or classy, or help your career. Doing something for D) none of the above, aka "fun" just doesn't seem to be much of an option.
Sure, there are individuals who are full of joy, but I'm not seeing many day to day now. It's starting to get to me.
Simone |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
pegpig
Joined: 10 May 2005
|
| Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:26 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Swiss James wrote: |
is it just me, or are the finger holes too small? I swear the balls would stick to my hand every time I tried to let them go.
|
This is NOT the sex forum  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
