Trip to Insadong

Today, we escaped the lab for a while and went on a tour of Insadong district, which is close to the old royal palace. The area is known for its more traditional flavours, one of which is roast chestnuts:



This area was not nearly so crowded as Myeong-dong, so it was a much more relaxed experience altogether. There are quite a few tourists here also. Here are some of my group-mates enjoying the fresh air outside the lab! We have So-Young on the left, Yoon-Seok, Sae-Hwan and his girlfriend.


Another of the traditional flavours is tea. Below is a cup of plum tea and the inside of the teahouse. Of course, you have to sit on the floor, which for an inflexible Westerner like myself is tricky!