Snow and Seolleongtang

On March 4, 2025 0 Comments - Korea 2025, Travel

Snow!!

Today is the first time I have seen snow in Seoul so we decided to go out and take a morning walk around Gwanghwamun Square. We tried to go to Gyeongbokgung Palace to take some pictures but unfortunately it was closed today. You can check here for information and hours..I should have too!

Gyeongbokgung front gate with people dressed in hanbok
Gyeongbokgung front gate with lots of people in hanbok, traditional Korean clothing. You can rent hanbok to wear from nearby shops. And if you do, admission to the Palace is free.
Statue of Sejong the Great in Gwanghwamun Square during a light snowfall
Sejong the Great, king and inventor of the hangul language, seems happy to see the snow too.
Two girls in Gwanghwamun square in the snow
Cold legs…

Admiral Yi Sun Shin from behind in Gwanghwamun Square during a snowfall
Admiral Yi Sun Shin keeping an eye on things…
Man in green hat holding a mini bungeoppang up to his face to show the size
Mini-bungeoppang snack. These are fish shaped waffles with red bean or custard filling inside.
LG Twins baseball cap

We went to the KBL shop and I got an official LG Twins cap for summertime. I don’t usually wear baseball caps but this one seems to fit well. I like it. Sorry Doosan fans!

Seolleongtang

Seolleongtang in an old family owned restaurant in Seoul
Seolleongtang and doganitang for dinner at 옥천옥. One of my favourite meals here, doganitang is like seolleongtang except all cartilage. I always feel 5 years younger after I eat this. Both dishes are made with unseasoned long cooked beef bone stock, rich and white. Doganitang has noodles and cartilage inside, with ginseng and daechu and green onion. Seolleongtang is almost the same but has strips of beef, less cartilage and no medicinal herbs. You can season them with salt or kkakdugi juice.
A colourful old shack in Hwanghakdong Flea Market after dark.

We walked back through Hwanghak-dong. During the day this is a massive outdoor flea market crawling with people. After dark it is empty. I love the look of these old shops when they are closed up…the colours and the signage. Look at that coffee vending machine: it has a print of an old grandpa taking a little kid fishing.

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