We cried, we crawled

We headed 9 stops down the line to the Dongdaemun Design Plaza for a little girlish indulgence. The film sets for the Korean drama John and I watched we on display there, so we figured that we'd complete the assimilation and go have a look. 

The plaza itself is seriously strange, with a futuristic twist. 

Inside we were greeted with imagery and media of our intended expo - many of the more dramatic scenes evoking all too fresh memories of the series. Below are shots of the two lead's bedrooms. 

The series used effects similar to those in the Matrix movies, wherein dozens of cameras take a picture from different angles to create a 3D image.

We took a couple photos using this, which were collated into a short movie by the staff for download. 

The expo even had a chicken and beer cafe inside, which was a prominent feature if the series too. Naturally, we had to partake. 

Later that night, John had his sights set on a pub crawl. My heart wasn't in it initially, but with all the effort he had to go through to get it sorted for the hostel (first pub crawl event via them), I had to give him props and come along. 

Unsurprisingly, this is where we met the only other Kiwi we've seen on this trip. Paul, a teacher, had been here for 5 years, and already seemed like he had preloaded a few drinks before meeting. 

I'd heard stories of the Adios drink, so naturally made john drink one. Drinks seemed to magically appear from all angles. The crawl itself was 4 bars and a club with a big screen. 

Illuminated devil ears, foam sticks, flag/ears, and other Korean paraphernalia we all on hand for the party leading up to the game, cheer leaders included. 

Come 5am, the club settled down and everyone watched the Korea vs Belgium game.

Korea fever subsequently died down.