Jongno-gu is the name of the area where Seoul's first downtown
is located, on the north shore of the Han river.
Here's how it looks like from above:
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1518/centralseoulresize1wz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

During the weekdays, the streets are filled with
middle-aged professionals. As the night progresses, they make
way for a younger crowd who roam through the lively small
streets filled with bars, restaurants, and norebangs. Very
popular throughout Korea, norebangs are small private karaokes:
i.e. a music room rentable by-the-hour which can hold 5-15
people or so (in Korean, nore=sing, bang=room).

Here's how going out in Jongno feels!:

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Great ambiance, isn't it?

You can experience it first hand every evening monday to sunday
from 7 pm till the late night at the Jongno-3-ga subway stop.

Hope you liked roaming through Jungno with me.

cheers, everyone.

I always wondered if Korean were Karaoke adict. Well, I got the answer. I also wondered how is the nightlife. Do you have café/bar open un to 2am and night club up to 5am? Are there any "after" (some people who konw the night club employed stay a bit after the closing time).

I always wondered if Korean were Karaoke adict. Well, I got the answer. I also wondered how is the nightlife. Do you have café/bar open un to 2am and night club up to 5am? Are there any "after" (some people who konw the night club employed stay a bit after the closing time).

Yes, some establishments stay open till quite late, but it depends on the place. Generally, the bars and coffee shops close between midnight and 2am. As for the nightclubs, the (very) few I visited stayed opened till dawn..

Nice pix POS..

요즘 한국포럼이 위기에 빠져가는데 많이 활동해 주시니 너무 감사합니다..:D

those are some really nice pictures.. looks like a great place to go to

those are some really nice pictures.. looks like a great place to go to

Stay tuned for some more :): Soon, I'll give you a tour of my favourite nightlife spot in Seoul.

great pictures, thanks for the tour
i must visit again soon sometime!!
i love how seoul has all these buildings with everything you need in it
the building in front of the apartment i stayed in had a pccafe, grocery, restaurant, shoe store, pharmacy, etc

btw i stayed in dae chi dong
i had fun

does anyone have the pictures of the newly opend dan sung sah?

is it jongro or jongno?
i thaught i was jongro

is it jongro or jongno?
i thaught i was jongro

yeah, this is a funny thing.. In roman characters it's jongno, but if they would translate it directly from hangul, it should be jong-ro or jong-lo.

You are a real great photographer POS! I cant wait till this summer!!!

yeah, this is a funny thing.. In roman characters it's jongno, but if they would translate it directly from hangul, it should be jong-ro or jong-lo.

It's pronouced as Jongno :)

^London님
i always said jongro ^^;;;;

n e ways, very nice pics :D

lol i also say jongro

Well, if I'm correct Jongno is the correct pronounciation. It doesn't really matter anyways ;)

:D

'Jongno' is the textbook correct pronunciation. But I've never heard anybody say it like that. 'Jongro' isn't so hard to pronounce I don't think... well maybe it's just me :D

nice pics btw

i find the jongno pronounciation harder to say somehow.. lol

yeha jongno sounds awkward :D

i find the jongno pronounciation harder to say somehow.. lol

Try to say Jongro in Korean as fast as you can and five times in a row. You'll find yourself saying "Jongno" ;)

the fifth picture from the bottom.... The sign said "Coffee & Beer"!!?? Whatta hell is that?? Can't ppl handle it?? :cheers: haha

I found when I say Jongno, the ㄹ is inbetween ㄴ and the regular ㄹ. But it sounds closer to ㄴ?? I don't know... Any linguists?

Ah these pcitures are som amazing! I love the streets of seoul!

hey 6fran! feels like i haven't seen u in a while!

the fifth picture from the bottom.... The sign side "Coffee & Beer"!!?? Whatta hell is that?? Can't ppl handle it?? :cheers: haha:D

Nicely Asian :)