Day five started with the Im sisters sampling the breakfast buffet. My aunt has a lot of friends and a very busy social schedule, so she was off shortly after to make her rounds. The rest of us went to Namdaemun Market for a bit. Olivia is quickly falling in love with shopping in Korea. My observation is that there is little regard for any global IP.
My cousin, Jiyong, joined us for lunch at the hotel. The Rhee side of the family is small as our dads were the only brothers. We’re looking forward to seeing most of the family tomorrow for dinner.
One of Lucas’s classmates from school moved to Korea last year. We checked two things off our agenda by meeting up with her after school in Hongdae at a cat cafe. There could have been a whole post dedicated to cats (more on the blog). Everyone went off on their own for a couple hours and Olivia loved this area the best so far.
We’re alternating between fine dining and convenience store and street food. Lucas and Olivia were determined to get instant ramen at 7-11. Olivia loves her Buldak so much, she got socks to match in Hongdae. We wandered around Myeong-dong again in search of comfort foods. Even though we’ve only been here for several days, it’s starting to feel familiar when you’re re-visiting parts of the city.