A Walking Itinerary in Seoul

In this suggested itinerary you can bargain shop ‘till you drop, walk along the famous Cheonggyecheon Stream, and personally select cuts of hanwoo to bbq and gobble up all by foot. Let's get walking! 우리 걸어요! First on the itinerary is the Seoul Folk Flea Market. The market is overflowing with stalls both outside and inside that sell all kinds of used and new stuff. The indoor part of the 시장 (market) has some fun kids play zones. Next to the flea market is an outdoor children’s park with a playground and splash pad. Be sure to try some of the 싼 (cheap) street food also for sale at the market. Once you’ve had your fill of bargain hunting, head South towards 청계천 (Cheonggyecheon Stream). In 5 minutes you’ll hit a stream entrance by Biudang bridge. From under this bridge we enjoyed the stream view with a snack, and even played a little soccer! There is impressive wildlife to be observed at this part of the stream. Walk East along the stream for a few minutes to see Jonchi Pier. At this attraction, there are old pillars that supported an elevated highway that ran above the stream. The next and last stop of this itinerary takes you East towards Majangdong Meat Market which is about a 30 minute walk from Jonchi pier. Walking along the stream all the way to the meat market will probably double the walking time, but it will also double your appetite! Once you enter the meat market you will be approached by the lovely folks working in the meat stalls trying to sell you their gogi (meat). The lucky folks you buy from will then take you to a restaurant where you will K-BBQ up the meat you've bought. We ate at Nammun Hanwoo Sutbul Gobchang Restaurant. The staff there were very friendly (친철해요), and they opened up their restaurant early for us! To my readers - we've done this walk several times, and I'm sure we'll do it again! My pictures don't capture the massiveness of the Seoul Folk Flea Market...you could spend ages there if you love to thrift shop. Another tip from yours truly - hidden inside one of the buildings at Majangdong Meat Market is an intimate French steak restaurant/wine shop called Majangdong Tiger (마장동 호랑이) . I highly recommend this restaurant as the chef and owner sources high quality ingredients and cooks his creations to absolute perfection. He also really knows his wines! Thanks for reading my post, and Happy Seoul walking, 나의 친구들 (my friends)!