Chuseok ... Hosteling, Touring and Eating

Hostels give me the creeps (generally speaking).  When I think of hostels, I immediately think of bed bugs (hmmm…perhaps that’s where the phrase “sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite” originated from).  Of course, I have absolutely no basis for associating the 2 things seeing as I’ve never actually stayed in a hostel ………..
Until now! I have to say tho, my first hostel stay (ever) exceeded my expectations (never mind that I had the bar set so low, my little niece Maddie could’ve kicked it over).  I'm pretty sure experiencing a hostel is a prerequisite to "earning" a traveling rite of passage, however this was not our aspiration. In an effort to be budget-conscious, stay in a cool area of Seoul and be able to get the 411 (the dirt) on touristy sites and other neat-o things to do, we chose to hostel it up in Hongdae (Hostel).

(Women's quarters)

Not too shabby, right? This is what 20,000 won will get you ...

I thought this was very sweet ...