Comments on: Myeongdong Wanderings http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:56:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: The Marmot’s Hole » Seoul Station and its Environs http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-115630 The Marmot’s Hole » Seoul Station and its Environs Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:35:52 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-115630 [...] the man who designed Tokyo Station (and in Korea, the former headquarters of the Bank of Korea in Myeongdong). Seoul Station is supposedly modeled on Tokyo Station, which in turn is “rumored” to [...] [...] the man who designed Tokyo Station (and in Korea, the former headquarters of the Bank of Korea in Myeongdong). Seoul Station is supposedly modeled on Tokyo Station, which in turn is “rumored” to [...]

]]> By: The Marmot’s Hole » Is the Post Tower Destroying Seoul’s History? http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-109038 The Marmot’s Hole » Is the Post Tower Destroying Seoul’s History? Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:12:04 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-109038 [...] The Hankyoreh looks at the debate surrounding Myeong-dong’s 21-story Post Tower (called by some the “Mazinger Building,” after its resemblance to the Japanese anime), its seeming lack of regard for its surroundings, and its affect on the historic neighborhood of Namdaemun-no (see here for photos). [...] [...] The Hankyoreh looks at the debate surrounding Myeong-dong’s 21-story Post Tower (called by some the “Mazinger Building,” after its resemblance to the Japanese anime), its seeming lack of regard for its surroundings, and its affect on the historic neighborhood of Namdaemun-no (see here for photos). [...]

]]> By: Hatch SZ http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72597 Hatch SZ Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:11:26 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72597 I was gonna ask about a tripod or not too. Great night photos I was gonna ask about a tripod or not too. Great night photos

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72569 sanshinseon Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:32:23 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72569 > no tripod: my new camera has an image stabilization feature Way Cool! gotta get me wonna doze... and BTW, anmyone interested in the Wongudan Altar that Robert provided nice new shots of, should see my photo-essay on the Royal Ceremony revived there in 2002 (but not continued afterwards, to my memory): http://san-shin.org/TOH-1.html > no tripod: my new camera has an image stabilization feature

Way Cool! gotta get me wonna doze…

and BTW, anmyone interested in the Wongudan Altar that Robert provided nice new shots of, should see my photo-essay on the Royal Ceremony revived there in 2002 (but not continued afterwards, to my memory):
http://san-shin.org/TOH-1.html

]]> By: JiMong http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72567 JiMong Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:28:35 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72567 The heart of Seoul. So alive! Thank you! Btw, Have you ever tried 명화당(MyungHwa Dang)분식집? It's one of "must visit" places in Myungdong. ;-) The heart of Seoul. So alive! Thank you!

Btw, Have you ever tried 명화당(MyungHwa Dang)분식집? It’s one of “must visit” places in Myungdong. ;-)

]]> By: Robert Koehler http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72563 Robert Koehler Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:14:24 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72563 Sanshinseon---no tripod: my <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/28/canon-powershot-sd700-reviewed/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">new camera</a> has an image stabilization feature, so you can take decent hand-held night shots. Sanshinseon—no tripod: my new camera has an image stabilization feature, so you can take decent hand-held night shots.

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72560 sanshinseon Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:59:31 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72560 Are those hand-held photos or are you toting a tripod around...? Are those hand-held photos or are you toting a tripod around…?

]]> By: michael http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72550 michael Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:48:43 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72550 Again, great photos. There's an old tabang across the intersection from the Lotte Mart in Seoul Station, it even has a neon sign that says tabang in front. There's little pockets of old Seoul that haven't seen the wrecking ball but they're disappearing fast. Again, great photos. There’s an old tabang across the intersection from the Lotte Mart in Seoul Station, it even has a neon sign that says tabang in front. There’s little pockets of old Seoul that haven’t seen the wrecking ball but they’re disappearing fast.

]]> By: dogbertt http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72548 dogbertt Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:40:33 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72548 Thanks for the great post and photos. Thanks for the great post and photos.

]]> By: Sonagi http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72540 Sonagi Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:20:26 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/02/27/myeongdong-wanderings/#comment-72540 <i>"Basically, it looks a lot like Tokyo’s Ginza district now (not that I’ve been to Ginza, but everyone keeps on saying so). "</i> Myeong-dong is comparable to Ginza, but Ginza is definitely ritzier. I would describe Ginza as Myeong-dong meets Apgujeong. On the escalator of a shee-shee-foo-foo department store smack in the middle of Ginza one evening, I passed the most beautiful woman in elegantly attired in a very expensive silk kimono and upswept hair. Her face was perfect in every way and looked natural apart from the make-up. For some strange reason, I thought her face looked Korean, not Japanese. I am a heterosexual woman and I stared at her the whole time I was riding down the escalator. I'll bet top Tokyo execs and government officials pay handsomely to drink sake from a glass that she has filled. “Basically, it looks a lot like Tokyo’s Ginza district now (not that I’ve been to Ginza, but everyone keeps on saying so). “

Myeong-dong is comparable to Ginza, but Ginza is definitely ritzier. I would describe Ginza as Myeong-dong meets Apgujeong. On the escalator of a shee-shee-foo-foo department store smack in the middle of Ginza one evening, I passed the most beautiful woman in elegantly attired in a very expensive silk kimono and upswept hair. Her face was perfect in every way and looked natural apart from the make-up. For some strange reason, I thought her face looked Korean, not Japanese. I am a heterosexual woman and I stared at her the whole time I was riding down the escalator. I’ll bet top Tokyo execs and government officials pay handsomely to drink sake from a glass that she has filled.

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