A bit of Hongdae

Saturday evening is one of Mallory's coworkers going away celebration so we go to Top Cloud--restaurant/bar on the 33rd floor of a large office building. I feel as though it might be similar to having drinks at the top of the Hancock Tower. It is an entirely glass floor, and the views of Seoul are unbelievable. There is a woman in a fancy dress singing "Did you ever know that you're my herooooo," when we walk in. "Beaches" anyone? The place is beautiful but drinks are expensy. One drink there and we're off to our next spot. Unfortunately we spend the next THIRTY minutes trying to hail a cab to go to Hongdae. (AKA Buzz kill.) The problem isn't that there aren't any cabs, because there are. It's the fact that the cabbies can opt not to pick you up if your destination is not ideal for them. Hongdae is a very popular place where many foreigners go to hang out. There are many bars, shops, restaurants, and universities. On a Saturday night, cabs don't want to go there because there is so much traffic and it will take them a while to get in and out of there. Ummm for serious?? Where are my Chicago cabbies honking at me to ask them for a ride?! We finally get a cab who wants to take us because he we are foreigners and he wants to help us. (Do you think we look out of place?!) We get dropped off at this tiny hole in the wall bar called "Vinyl." It is amazing. LITTLE place with two smallish couches and a couple of tiny stools to sit on. You order your drink and it comes in a bag. Not just any bag, no, it's a fancy bag that stands up. See below:


The Long Island is pretty deec! You can basically order whatever you want, and the best thing about it--the bag can be to-go!! Genius.
Anyway, we walk over to some club where they are charging 10,000 won (a bit less than $10) to get in. Mal and I peace out on that note--time for bed.

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