How? A couple reasons.
One. In Gyeongju, most of the locals wore their hiking gear on a daily basis, whether that was to walk up a mountain or walk to the grocery store. Legit hiking outfits, those walking poles and all. Just strutting their stuff. Which I obviously had no problem with, but it did make me give a few side eyes.
Two. Most of my students 'go mountain climbing' or 'hike mountains' on a weekly basis. Young and old alike. I guess I'm just not buying it? Lost in translation moment? Possibly.
But seeing as how we had an extra night of sleep and were looking to do non-alcoholic activities, Namsan seemed like the perfect place to get our exercise on before heading into Itaewon for some weekend food. Besides, everybody's doing it. So upwards we went.
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| Before the journey up, sans sweat |
Well, it's definitely a tourist spot. There are buses (both local and tourist) that drop off their persons at the convenience store located about 90% of the way up. At the top, there are some restaurants (and a COLD STONE CREAMERY!), and lots and lots of love locks. And selfies.
Anndd after the whole experience, I'm left feeling a bit meh. Up until the bus area, the walk was nice and mostly not crowded. It's a mixture of paved road/walkways and stairs, and some of the areas are a bit steep. I actually kind of wish that we lived within walking distance of it, because it would make for a great gym alternative on those days where you just want to get outside.
But the view is nothing to write home about. So much, in fact, that we didn't take any photos of the scenery at the top…because there wasn't any. You can see the Seoul skyline, but unless you go at night and pay the 15,000 won to go to the top of the tower (and I'm not even sure if that's worth it), it's just a lot of buildings and a lot of grey.
View: N/A.
2 for 2, baby.
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