Apgujeong 압구정동

Today, I spent the day in the Apgujeong-dong district with Flo and 5 Singaporeans. Right behind Myeong-dong, Apgujeong-dong is the 10th most expensive shopping street in the world with an average rent of 431 USD per square foot. I love Apgujeong! It's comparable to LA's Beverly Hills - it even has a fashion street called Rodeo.
Apgujeong is full of cafes, boutiques (vintage + imported fashion), chic culturally-diverse restaurants (a lot of Italian, actually.. and fusion like Chinese + Italian), and underground bars and night clubs (the entrance looks like a port-a-potty! It leads you down a flight of stairs).
It is also home to the lux Hyundai Department Store and the Galleria. 80% of the cars around this area had extremely dark tinted windows in the driver's seat.
2 full-scale LVs within walkable distance from each other... the walls changed colour. Very pretty at night.This district is where the celebrities and models reside and hang out. When we told the locals we were going there, they said we would see a lot of "handsome men" haha
To be honest, I didn't really notice any, but the girls were noticeably TALLER, waaaay thinner, totally chic. + very double-take modelesque.

Boutiques... I love boutiques! A lot of the clothes were from Japan and had that neutral look to them. Prices range from 4,900won (a little less than $4.90) to around 50,000-90,000won for sweaters and dresses. Some very likeable items. I bargained for a knit beanie w/ a pom pom -- $6 off! =) The employees dressed really fashionably, too.
Apgujeong also carried a lot of American and European brand name stores such as Diesel, Guess, and Mango. This "Codes Combine" store had a neat feel to it, I thought.
Chic Parisian bakeries:
Sheena (w/ a pistachio macaroon) + LehiaAnother bakery:
For lunch, the Singaporeans wanted Thai food so we went to Thai Orchid. I had green curry.
Cafe's:
(L-R) Shanming, Sheena, Lehia.
I got a green tea latte from this 3-story boutique cafe called Homestead. It felt as though I was in some sort of Korean drama.
Yes... you're reading right.....They also sell mini pets:
Take me home!
I feel sorry for this little guy... (it's what's inside that counts, right?)Pwweeeeeeeeese?
Wall of love in the Hyundai Department store. Korean letters are so cute.
Have you ever seen a moon crescent at this angle? I can't say I have!
I can't wait to re-visit Apgujeong-dong! Sheena was quite the shopper (it's always fun shopping with someone who actually buys) and came home with something from Tiffany & Co., LV, + Chanel. It was good for me because I got to practice understanding the high "shopping numbers" (as I call it).
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Eeee first day of school tomorrow!! I'm really excited. I'm even going to try to sit in on an International Business course to see how it is. I'm happy with my timetable. I have Fridays off, each class is 1.25 hours long, I get almost 2 hours for lunch, I end at 4:45PM every day, and my courses are decently close together.