This is the kind of area I was expecting when I went to Hongdae the day before. The neighborhoods looked similar retail-wise but it felt very different. I dont know if it was because it was later in the day but there were alot of people around compared to the the ghost town of the prior da\y.
I am reminded of parts of Shinjuku when I meandeered through its streets and alleys. Sometimes loud, sometimes brash, but always energetic.
There was definitely a better feel to it. Aside from the shops, street venders were hawking food and goods. An ungodly number of cafes kept the caffeine flowing.
After all, how bad can a place be if Gandalf the Great is watching over it. However, there was some smoke coming out of the roof of a building near his post. Emergency vehicles had a slow time of trying to get through the crowd and navigating the narrow passages
