A Walk to Work...

Today, I decided to take pictures of all the the random stuff I see on my way to work everyday. My apartment is a 15 minute walk from the school. I think I've mentioned before that Koreans love English and use it quite a bit but most of the time it is not grammatically correct and doesn't make sense. There are many times when I find myself thinking way too hard about what they are trying to advertise and how exactly they came up with that combination of words. You can click on the photos to see them in their original size.


So here it is. They'll be many more of these posts to come.





Toilet seat display outside a store. These toilet seats have warmers and bidets.

Yes, this store has a "Fashion Address."

Korean Gas Station

The pumps come from the ceiling. See them hanging?

This is a advertisement for a photographer's shop. Mixing French and English bad combination. It says, "Petit Diable. if only we could see what baby sees. if only we could hear what baby hears. if only we knew what baby knew. then the problems of the world wouldn't hold us down." Wow, those babies must really know something the rest of us don't.

An entire store dedicated to rice cookers.

One of the many hardware stores on this street. Look at the beautiful paint in the front window.

One of the bigger hardware stores.

Troy. The bar. What more could you ask for?

The lumber yard. The product is just sitting out on the sidewalk.

Another hardware store with gigantic sliding windows.

Umm...organized chaos.

Your dinner is swimming around in the tanks outside. Probably some of the freshest seafood you'll eat. By the way, it's delicious and cheap!

The clams, mussels, and their other shell friends.

Anyone need some hose? I think this is a version of a hardware store. It seems to sell large quantities of stuff like hose and chain.

It is pretty common practice for restaurants in Korea to put pictures of the animal they serve on their sign outside. Why wouldn't you want to see the animal you're about to eat jumping out of the ocean or running in the farm yard?

Beerseason anyone?

One of like fifteen animal hospitals in the neighborhood and yes it's called Zoo Zoo Puppy.

The yellow sign on top says, "Computer, Imagineer, Graphiss." Umm....okay?

One of the many camping/hiking stores. Hiking is a sport in this country. I love riding the subway on the weekend and seeing the little old men and women with their hiking poles and matching outfits. Yes, there are outfits to go hiking in.

Recycling is a big deal here.