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Budget Travel Korea | Seoul | BIGBANG Seungri's AND.here Cafe

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I'm actually not a fan of BIGBANG's but I do like them .. especially TOP and GD. I also like their songs.. kind of different than those by most K-pop bands. However I have to admit that my superficial affections could not 'qualify' me as a fan .. at least not yet LOL :D  This lil' speedy trip to AND.here cafe that reportedly Seungri bought for his 'omma' (mother) was requested by my sis... she's the big BIGBANG / Seungri fan actually =D. The cafe was pretty easy to find and since we came from Myeong-dong right after our Korean dessert experience at Sulbing cafe , the journey was very short.. only four subway stations away on Line 4 for about 10 minutes. We left Sulbing at around 9.45pm and reached the cafe around 10.10 pm after a bit of walking from Hyehwa Station. We had to rush there coz it closes at 11pm. The name is kind of weird for me but AND.here is a pretty big double-storey cafe complete with a mini stage, keyboard a...

Budget Travel Korea | Seoul | Sulbing (설빙) Korean Dessert Cafe

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Meet my rave the Mango Cheese bingsu and Sulbing cafe's  best-seller the Injeolmi toast =D. I read about this dessert place on a Muslim Travel blog and immediately decided that it should and must be on our Korea itinerary ^^.  As you can see, I was really glad that it was =D.   We came here right after  our visit to N Seoul Tower . I could've faked a bigger smile though... LOL kidding! We went to one of three Sulbing cafes in Myeong-dong. Yup, this shopping hub is so busy that you need three cafes of the same chain within a small area. In fact, other brands have multiple outlets here too lol.  The branch that we went to was located on the second floor right above a Nature Republic shop and opposite of The Saem - another Korean beauty line. You can see The Saem signboard in my photo above as we took the window seats facing the busy shoppers-streets of Myeong-dong.  Bingsu is shaved ice topped with _____ ... I mean, with anything you ...