South Korea: Seoul: Hongdae: Picture Book Cafe for Adults

Looks like a library, but this is a picture book cafe for adults and kids too.

2017 Nov: South Korea: Seoul: Blute Garden Cafe

Not your regular cafe, but this is another flower garden themed cafe in the heart of Hongdae.  This is the previous location of Four Season's House (Yoon's Color), that is now converted to a garden coffee shop.

South Korea: Seoul: Hongdae: Cocoon Stay Guesthouse

Cocoon Stay Hongdae Guesthouse 코쿤 스테이 홍대 게스트하우스
34-4, Yanghwa-ro 18an-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
서울특별시 마포구 양화로18안길 34-4 (동교동)
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South Korea: Shopping Zone in Seoul

Aside from Myeongdong and Namdaemun markets, finally was able to visit other places on this trip.

Dongdaemun

Include visit to underground shopping stalls, street food, Doota Mall, etc.  

DDP (Dongdaemun Design Plaza) offers exhibit who can see arts.  It may be expensive, but items extremely depict art on it's own.

2016 Nov: South Korea: Flavors of Seoul

Gyeonggi-do

The Farmer's Table

Location: Heyri Artinus 1F, 1652-393 Beopheung-ri, Tanhyeon-myeon region, Paju town, Gyeonggi-do province | Heyri Art Village

Heyri Art Village Gate #4, straight ahead until the first intersection, first quadrant on the right.

Food: pizza (25,000 KRW = 1,000 PHP) 

Personal Preference: 9 out of 10, definitely a posh restaurant, thus expensive.

Seoul: Hongdae: Swanhouse

Swanhouse 

156-2 Donggyo-Dong, Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea, 121-816

서울시 마포구 동교동 156-2 마젤란 21 빌딩

Magellan 21 Building, Donggyo- Dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul-City

Price: Discounts you might get from Agoda is not applicable, as it is fixed rate when you pay it upon arrival at 100,500krw/day. [Date Stayed: 2016 November]

Location: Got this place from Agoda, however it looks to be part of airbnb.  This is not a guesthouse where you’ll see other guests, computer unit or a tour desk that you’ll meet each time you go out for the day.  This is like a condo unit in a building nearby the university belt. 

From Line 2 Hongik University (Hongdae) subway station Exit 2 (with escalator), it is just 1-2 minutes walk going to Magellan 21 Building (just beside Jewel Shop - DOROCY at ground floor).