Seoul Girl

For all of you grew up watching the popular TV sitcom, Cheers.. The show always began with the theme song, “Making your way in the world today takes everything you got…lalalaalalala..ending with ..you want to go where everybody knows your name”. Watts on Tap is quintessentially a home away from home. It’s cozy, and the owner/staff/customers are all on a first name bases.  If it’s your first time visiting, it won’t be long before you too will be inducted and feel right at home.

The bar is owned by a Canadian, and the staff is also foreigners. The clientel is mostly made-up of a younger foreign crowd as well ( a lot of Canadian English teachers).

Opening hours:
6pm-2am Sunday-Wednesday
6pm until the last person goes home on weekends
02)-3142-8439

Direction: I find this place a little difficult to find. A lot of turns before you’ll spot it.

52-84 3/Flr. Changcheon-dong Seoul (Sinchon station exit 2). Try to find Starbucks. Then look up for the bar sign.

“The Nutcracker” will be running at Uijeongbu Arts Center on Dec 8 & 9. “The Nutcracker” is one of the most popular ballets performed during the Christmastime throughout the world. The musical is based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s book, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” (1816) and accompanied music composed by none other than Peter The Great Tchaikovsky. The Universal Ballet’s version of “The Nutcracker” has been on production for the last 22 years. Admission is: R 50,000, S 35,000, A 25,000, B 15,000 won. For more information, call (031) 828-5841~2 or visit www.uac.or.kr

Time: Dec 8th 3:00pm & 7:00pm

Dec 9th 3:00pm

Direction: Uijeongbu Arts Center is located north of Seoul: 352-1 Uijeongbu2-dong, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do. http://www.seoulselection.com/venue_view.html?vid=29 . A twenty-minute walk from Uijeongbu Station, Subway Line 1. In this cold weather, taking a taxi is advised. ( Based on the map, have the driver take you towards the direction of the CityHall = Shi cheong in Korean. and then turn left at that intersection. )

Recently, a new restaurant has been opened which specializes in Belgian and southern French cuisines. The appetizer menu includes such as the various assorts of mussels, goat cheese salad, and smoked salmon salad. For the main courses, Waterzooi of chicken with cream sauce and potatoes (19,000 won) which is the house specialty and grilled scallops with garlic served with saffron risotto (24,000 won) are served.

Mignon also has a brunch menu, featuring omelets, sandwiches and egg benedict. Brunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the weekdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the weekends.

Direction: From Itaewon Station (Subway Line 6) Exit 1, turn right at the first alley. Then at the dead end, turn left and walk all the way to the end of the street. At your right, you’ll find stairs leading up to Mignon Terrace. For reservations, call (02) 793-3070. The staff speak English.

Album cover from her previous release, Mudella ( I love the striking image of this photo)

Eccentric Bjork will be coming to Seoul on February 16, 2008 as part of her ongoing tour promoting her latest album, Volta. I suspect that this will be a sold-out concert as her album has received warm receptions from her fans all around the world. “Earth Intruders,” the first single from the album, was released in digital format on April 9, and became her second-ever Billboard Hot 100 entry in the United States. The album also reached number three on the French Albums chart, with 20,600 albums sold in its first week, and number seven on the U.K. Albums Chart with 20,456 units sold.

She will perform the concert at Olympic Hall of Olympic Park at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16.

http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:9K9Xnc6T0hoJ:www.seoulselection.com/venue_view.html%3Fvid%3D19+olympic+hall+seoul&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2 (Exit 3 of Olympic Park Station, Subway Line 5)

Tickets cost from 67,000 to 89,000 won. Parts of the proceeds of the ticket sales will be donated to the UNICEF. For more information, call (02) 3444-9969

On December 21, Club Tool will host a 6 year anniversary party.  Champaigne, buffet, fingerfood, and cake will be served. Also, prizes will be given away.  The door will open at 8pm and ending the next day 22nd at 6am.

 Before 10pm:  10,000 / After 10pm: 15,000 won

For further info:

Sang-su Station (line 2): Exit 1. Turn left into alley at 7/11 store corner.

Shinsa dong is the latest upcoming fashionable district. A great little cafes and trendy restaurants and bars can be found here which includes Cafe 6:02min. I would advise to take a cab. Not a walking distance from either Apgujeong or Sinsa Station. It’s just south of Han River off of Hannam Day-gyo (Bridge) west of Apgujeong station.

For those who are socially conscious about the coffee bean price fixing, they serve free traded coffee.

Taxi: Shinsa-dong, Hyundai (Go-Dung Huck Gyo=high school) which is the black star marked on the map across from GS-25. The neighborhood is across the street from the school.

map (written in Korean):

http://www.602min.com/sub_map.htm

Hello,

I just happened to come across your site and see that you have taken several of my photographs and placed them on your website without my permission.

You didn’t even have the decency to link the photos back to my site.

Please, this is very inappropriate.

All of my photos are protected under copyright, and I may take action.

The photos you stole are the photos that you took about 6.02 Cafe. Please go to your site and say where you took these photos from or their will be legal repercussions.

Thank you.

P.S. I do not mind people using my photos, but the proper etiquette is to ASK PERMISSION FIRST.
Felicia Shelton, Photographer

feliciaworldwide@mac.com

www.nearandfar.wordpress.com

I apologize to the photographer, Felicia. Nothing malicious. I only wanted to share my experience of living in Seoul and all the great places I’ve visited and often, i would forget my camera.

Mr. people’s DJ, Carl Cox, needs no formal introduction. He has been countlessly rated as the best of the best in the electronic music industry and also by the fans. As one of the most seek out and well traveled DJs in the world as his popularity has been continuously rising over last 15 years or so, we Seoulites are blessed to be graced by his presence for the upcoming New Year Eve bash on December 31 at Coex Indian Hall promoted by http://www.riskei.co.kr. No information has been posted on the site yet. As of now, it’s only listed on Carl Cox’s personal site http://www.carlcox.com/. You can also check out www.amonly.com, carl cox’s booking agency, for possible further info as well.

Personal note: Over the last 9 years, I have seen Mr Cox play in Berlin, Detroit, Chicago, Munich, and Seoul (he was here in late 2005) and he never fails to deliver. His music may not be most innovative or technologically sophisticated, but it holds his special magical potion of a feel good, let your hair down vibe that first gets your finger tapping, head bobbing, and then your whole body busting out moves that you never knew you even had. It’s a religious experience that no one should miss out on!!

For all the design fanatics and professionals, Seoul Design Festival will be held from December 13 - 17. If you are interested in a career in industrial design engineering to architecture or marketing in design sales, this may be your opportunity to learn more about the whole business aspect. or for the established professionals, a great opportunity to network and be inspired all over again!

Hours: 10:00 am ~ 06:00pm (05:00pm for admission)
Various seminars hosted throughout at Coex : http://www.designfestival.co.kr/eng/visitor/seminar.asp

Special Exhibitions at Hillstate Gallery:

http://www.designfestival.co.kr/eng/overview/special.asp

Please look below site for one of the projects/seminar held at last year’s festival.

http://www.thebaek.com/exhibition/exhibition_sdf2007.html

Location: Samseong Station (line 2) . Coex and Hillstate Gallery. 3.5 kilometers apart. but a shuttle will be provided for the commute

Mobility : Design in Nomadism

(2006.11.21 Tue - 12.11 Mon)
Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul Arts Center

Title : Mobility: Design in Nomadism Duration : 21 Nov. (Tue) ~ 11 Dec. (Mon) *Close Date 27 Nov.* Time : Mon to Fri 11:00~19:00 / Sat 10:00~19:00 *Entrance Close 18:30* Fee : Fee : adult 5,000 KW, student 3,000 KW, group (over 20 people) 50% DC Venue : Seoul Arts Center Hangaram Design Museum, Exhibition Room 1,2,3 Organized by : Seoul Arts Center’s Hangaram Design Museum Held by: Hangaram Design Museum Information : Young-soon Bang, Ja-young Lee                   (Tel. 580-1495-6 / Fax. 580-1499)Ü Composition :Part 1 Transportation: Modern Speed : Historical Bicycles, Bikes, Cars, Human Transporter  Part 2 Nomadism: Moving House : Ger, Archigram’s Walking City (graphic panel), Architectural projects (TurnOn, Markies, Nomambule, Instant Ego, Nolo)   Part 3 Traveling: Objects without Place : Sony Walkman Series, Sharp Radio, Final Home, Folding Furniture, Goods for travel, DesignBoom   Part 4 Network: Connecting to Everywhere : Mobile Phone,DMB, Hulger Phone (UK)- Subway   Direction: 10 minutes on foot from the Nambu Bus Terminal subway station of Line No.3 (Exit) No. 4 or 5, and the Seoul Arts Center is 10 minutes’ walk from there Go out through the Way out No.5, and City bus and Local bus are available

http://designgallery.or.kr/english/Exhibition03-mobility.htm

Written and photos by: Korean Herald.  Passing along the info.

Eungbongsan Artificial Rock Climbing run by the Seongdong-gu Office is always busy with people having a go on the artificial climbing wall. Highly reputable professionals from the Seoul Alpine Federation are available on site to help you learn rock climbing. This is the first artificial rock climbing site to open in Seoul, and it attracts many people because it runs into late nights of the evening in all seasons. The site is within 10-minute walking distance from Eungbong Station (Subway Line 1), and it can be easily found following the road signs. (Inquiries: (02) 2286-5673, (02) 2286-6061)

The Nowon-gu Office runs Danggogae Artificial Rock Climbing. It is located inside the Danggogae Neighborhood Park equipped with the badminton court and basketball court. It can be conveniently accessed using the public transportation, located within 3-minute walking distance from Danggogae Station (Line 4, Exit 3). (Inquiries: (02) 950-3396, (02) 950-3586)

There also is an excellent artificial rock climbing site in Gangbuk-gu. It is located inside the Gangbuk Youth Training Center near the 4.19 Memorial Park. It features a relatively quiet environment and beautiful scenery of the valley made home for several rare creatures like black snails of Mt. Bukhansan. There are also a number of restaurants in the vicinity where you can enjoy a delicious meal afterwards. (Inquiries: (02) 900-6650~1)

Inside the Ttukseom Park accessible by Subway Line 7, there is Byeokcheon Artificial Rock Climbing. It was recently opened next to the ecological park and magnificent fountain where anyone can take a break from a busy day. (Inquiries: (02) 3780-0521~4)

The artificial rock climbing site located inside the Boramae Park is the only one offering lessons in winter, and it runs into late hours of the evening. It can be accessed using Subway Line 2 or 7, and there are a plenty of buses connecting the site with all parts of Seoul. (Inquiries: (02) 846-6101)

For more information, please contact the Seoul Call Center (simply dial “120″ from telephones or “02-120″ from mobile phones, and then press “9″ for English).