Seoul, I hear you calling

What a rush of a day, I'm in Seoul! Arriving in the afternoon yesterday, I head right to the Dongdaemun Market. It's origins dates from the original market of the city. It houses huge malls, wholesale markets, manufacturers and street level wholesale vendors. The place is supposed to be the world's largest wholesale/retail market. It very well could be, friends tell me there are tens of thousands of vendors and shops in the area. Tourists, locals and buyers all converge to this massive zone of commerce.

Prepare to wear out some shoes and spend a few days if it's your first visit. The wholesale market operates from noon onwards to late at night. I've got a few favourite suppliers that I like to hit but even today I got lost finding them again. At that time, If I was in the retail parts of the market it'd be a mad crush of people.

Afterwards I head over to Myongdong to meet up with a friend. The area is Seoul's Ginza district. It's not quite that but it has that vital vibrancy and energy of it's Tokyo counterpart. There's nothing to describe what a main Asian street shopping district is like. It's so far from what Robson is, it'd be insulting to really name it in the same breadth. The density sets it apart from streets in Europe and the neon signs really give it an outworldly appearance. I love it here.