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Doing purchases in Seoul, Korea |
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| Doing purchases in Seoul, Korea |
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| Surrounded with mountains, Seoul - a bright and charming city with the latent history of ancient temples, palaces, pagodas and peace gardens. This ancient city was capital of Korea from 14th century. |
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Surrounded with mountains, Seoul - a bright and charming city with the population approximately 10 million. With more than one million registered motor vehicles and in the power of skyscrapers and the multilane highway, to it still is possible to support the latent history of ancient temples, palaces, pagodas and peace gardens. This ancient city was capital of Korea from 14th century.
Weather
At Seoul’s there are excellent four seasons:
Spring - good weather. Temperatures settle down from 16°C (62°F) to 24°C (75°F).
Summer - hot weather and heavy monsoons (just as typhoons). Temperatures settle down from 24°C (75°F) to 35°C (95°F).
Autumn - dark blue heavens, light and fascinating falling of foliage. A small rain. Temperatures settle down from 12°C (55°F) to 20°C (70°F).
Winter - a cold and dry. Good time to visit, if you like to ski. It is a little tourists and frozen weather. Temperatures between-6°C (20°F) to 10°C (53°F) with January, bringing the majority of snow.
Shop visiting
Seoul - heavens for buyers with numerous megashopping centres. You can really do purchases while you do not go down. Seoul is known for the high-quality goods together with the excellent and reasonable prices. Only one caution: be prepared for the big and massive crowds. Usually people including the majority of tourists are polite, but there can be some pushing and pihanie from time to time in and round the main areas of visiting of shop.
Namdaemun (the Big South Gate) the Market
The market in city centre Namdaemun, the biggest traditional market in Korea (covers approximately 10 acres), offers all from a ginseng to kimchi to military uniforms. Among popular points for tourists clothes, boots, fabrics, table layout, flowers, products of a ginseng, a toy, and hours. It - vsemirnoizvestnyj paradise of visiting of shop and appeal which tourists should not pass. The majority of shops has own factories and does the products directly offering both wholesale trade and retail under extremely low prices. The prices - in general 10 % to on 20 % more low than the prices in other markets. Hours change shop, thus it is desirable to plan in advance accordingly with the list of visiting of shop before you will begin actual visiting of shop. Wholesale dealers operate since midnight by 6:00, and retail sellers are opened from 7:00 till. Though the majority of retail sellers closes the shops on 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month, many street sellers operate booths in lanes. About the main street on the market north there is also an extensive adit. Visitors can receive the information of travel and service of the guide of interpretation in English and Japanese language free of charge.
Electronics Yongsan market
Electronics Yongsan market has been generated by the owner of small electronic dealers and since then has developed in the biggest electronic city of visiting of shop in the east. It covers huge 78 650 square metres in size. It has more than 7 000 shops in 24 shopping centres which includes the Earth of Electronics, a Najin, Seonin, Wonhyo and the computer centre of wholesale trade. Visitors of this city of visiting of shop can like to do purchases for almost all kinds of last electronic products and components, including computers, games and shining the equipment. The prices approximately on 10 - 30 % are cheaper for the Korean made products while the imported points can go so low as on 50 % more low than in other place. Besides, probably to receive the big discounts in the beginning of year, in the beginning of academic year or during holidays. The majority of the main shops openly from 10:00 till.
Shinch'on
One of the most known streets of visiting of shop in Seoul, Shinch'on it is located within the walking distance of 4 universities. Restaurants, cafe, cinema and the night clubs filled with young men, carrying last fashions. It was a wild place to be on the eve of the days off.
Insa-dong
If you do purchases for ancient things, Insa-dong - a place. It is the narrow street levelled with antique shops, art galleries and second-hand bookshops. Duplicated "Mary's" lane the foreigner for Seoul, Insa-dong - the best place to buy ancient things, reproduction, calligraphy, pictures, and a wide variety of tools and articles from the past of Korea. Traditional tea and art galleries also are concentrated in this area.
Itaewon
Itaewon it is known for transaction hunting. If you like to dig through heaps barahla to find the latent treasures, it is a place to go. Here you can find the goods having a nameplate which have been rejected for export under very attractive prices. These points are not bad on quality, they only have the irregular or odd sizes.
Apkujong
To the Apkujong-south from the river (Kangnam) a fashion place. It ` s the earth of the high quality Department stores, the frightened quiet shops and luxury has branded shops. It is a happening place for the last in a fashion. If you have money, they have goods!
Auction hall Techno
Auction hall Techno, the big shopping centre, is occupied more than 2 000 electronic shops located from 1st to 8th floor. You can buy electronic products, computers, sound systems, the communications equipment, compact discs and it is much more. The prices here tend to be 10 % to on 20 % more low than other places.
Offering set of the goods from ancient things to the last in a fashion and estimating in limits from contractual prices to exceed the end the exclusive prices, Seoul - it is valid heavens for buyers. |
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| About the Author |
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Merilin likes to travel and supports a travel blog - All About Travellings (http://all-about-travelling.blogspot.com). If you decide to go to Korea you will enjoy it.
Article source: http://www. ArticlesTake.com |
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