Insadong...a nice tourist trap

So, after visiting Costco we took a 30 minute subway ride to Insadong, an art/antique district. It also a primary tourist trap but the area is really nice. We visited a nearby park (with Murf as our tour guide) that contained a pagoda originating from 1467!

I think these are monks marching down the street (correct me if I'm wrong):


Sex sells, and that is also the case in Korea. Here, product models are dressed up handing out plastic fans to every person on the street:


Here, they strike a pose for a photographer. I happened to be there. No, I did not purchase their Vitamin C supplement drink:


Walking to the top of an outdoor market:


View from the top:


Korean couples love to dress the same..."we're in love":


Delicious street food:


Insadong Culture Plaza


Look at the bamboo...it's beautiful:


Proclaimation of Korean Independence (this is inside a park):






Lots of people were here relaxing on a Sunday afternoon:


Some Korean seniors:


A fish pond:


A misc. flower macro shot:


Here is the 12m high pagoda from 1467, but restored in 1947:


This guy really wanted our picture...so we let him take one of us (notice the squat):


Here, I attempt to recreate the infamous "Asia squat"...it's like sitting down, but without a chair and not on the floor!


Ok, this picture is priceless. No, this fellow is not possessed; no, Devante did not beat him up; he is taking a nap and I happened to be there to capture this Kodak moment (maybe that position is good for his back):


More from Insadong here: a traditional tea house and more interesting sights