There is a Saturday "Free Market" in Hongdae (I'm not really sure why is it call "Free Market" and not Flea Market) where some of the people sell their handmade crafts and accessories. The location is at a playground in front of the Hongik University. The "Free Market" is held on every Saturday (I think its from March to November, except rainy days). Unfortunately I was there on a rainy day and hence was not able to visit the "Free Market".
Since we are not able to visit the "Free Market", we proceed right to the Trick Eye Museum. I've been looking forward to visit the museum after reading some reviews from Internet. The museum uses paintings to create optical illusion and I think it'll be an interesting place to visit. The Trick Eye Museum is located at Seokyo Plaza (Basement 2). The place is not exactly easy to find so you may take some time to figure out where is the entrace to the museum. From Hongik University Station, the nearest exit is Exit 9. If you really can't find your way, you may want to go to Seokyo hotel and check with the hotel staff (that's what we did). Seokyo Hotel is along the main road and easy to find.
Entrance fee is 13,000 per person. There are photo tips around the museum to show you how to capture good pictures. You may want to visit http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1230958 for more pictures of the museum.
After visiting the Trick Eye Museum, we proceeded to the Hello Kitty Cafe, which is just 2 mins walk away (just cut through a small alley in front of the museum and you can see the cafe). I'm not a fan of Hello Kitty but since I'm already in Hongdae, I decided to just go there for a drink.
Hello Kitty every where..... even the buzzer......
The Hello Kitty Mini Cake (10,000 won) and Hello Kitty Waffle (3,500 won) looks nice so we decided to give it a try ...quite expensive and they are not nice... But if you are a huge fan of Hello Kitty then maybe you can consider buying it to admire before eating :P
Some people may wonder why is my blog called 'I Love Green Tea Latte'. The story has to start from the Hello Kitty Cafe. We order our first green tea latte in Seoul here and fell in love with it!
Hello Kitty every where..... even the toilets......
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