Itaewon and gastronomic traditions

We went back to Itaewon to see the area during the day. The selection of shops should be great. And it's fair to say that it is. There are lots of American brand stores and American fast food restaurants. The prices are high but still much cheaper than in Denmark. In addition, there should also be plenty of opportunities to buy counterfeit goods. Unlike other countries, counterfeit goods are often not on display. You have to wait for the locals to come over to ask if you want to buy something and then go down a side street. However, we weren't approached by anyone, so our budget hasn't suffered yet - unfortunately. Our impression of Korea so far is based on Seoul, which is a super modern city. The cars, roads, buildings, subway, restaurants are all of a very high standard...even the public toilets are super modern and well maintained. In Denmark, most people would prefer to stay away from public toilets, but you don't have to worry about that in Seoul. The choice of restaurants is also great. You can easily find Indian, Spanish or Italian eateries. Even Danish Steff Houlberg has a very nice restaurant in Seoul that offers hot dogs :o) Koreans eat a lot of pork, so it fits in well here. To break the string of local specialties we've enjoyed at every meal so far, we had dinner at a Spanish restaurant where the chefs were of course Spanish, so our paella tasted very authentic and just right. As always, free water is served with a meal in Korea, and the Spanish restaurant hadn't changed that tradition either. The seafood paella cost 13,000 won per person. Although the country is very developed, traditional street kitchens can still be found on many street corners. The locals haven't gotten too fancy to buy their food here :o)