My World Café – insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life.
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Yet another cool experience I booked through airbnb. The lead performer was a Korean pianist who currently lives in Paris. An experimental video added to the experience. Well, this concert was too experimental for me. After all I’m a straight forward drummer 🙂 But it was interesting to visit an underground venue dedicated to all… Continue reading Discover live music in 100jazzclubs in Seoul’s Seongsu area – plus a whole district of shoemakers and exceptional cafés.
I had been surprised that around 5 pm the crowdedness of Seoul’s subways was bearable. I learned my lesson yesterday: On my way to a jazz concert yesterday - it was 7 pm - I hardly could get in and out of the train. For some standing room it’s just leaning on others for support… Continue reading What their long commutes say about Koreans
OMG - snow in Busan - chaos on the streets. South Korea is a third the size as Germany, even more mountainous than my former home country, and yet home to 50 million. Apartment high rises are an absolute must. The humongous apartment cities were particularly impressive from the air on my flight from Busan… Continue reading The Other Busan
An evening of yummie food, good conversations and laughter. When leaving a Korean barbecue restaurant, you spray each other to get the smell out! That restaurant did brisk business and I was the only foreigner - good!
This space is an amazing mix for working, networking, relaxing and….enjoying a good cup with an exquisite piece of pastry. I’t the largest café I’ve ever seen. What makes it so unique is that the owner bought an old factory from the Kiswire Corporation, and restored it into a kind of industrial museum. Not only… Continue reading Café TERAROSA – an old factory converted into Busan’s largest café
Today my friend Insu took me to Sun Young’s Essay 68 - 68 means just the right temperature in Celsius. I was introduced to a feast around coffee. Apart from a delicious latte, I learned how she selects the green beans and her roasting process. Sun Young also demonstrated how to brew coffee with a… Continue reading Café Essay 68 in Busan – enjoy Sun Young’s hospitality and coffee she roasts herself!
Adjacent to the Palace grounds is the historic Buckchon district - a very well preserved array of historic buildings along narrow walkways. In the mix are modern stores and very cool cafés, plus the un-welcoming Saudi and Vietnamese embassies, the Ministry of Unification and what we in Canada would call the Auditor General's Office. It… Continue reading YIDO Café, Bukchon Hanok Village and more
It was the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, built in 1395. I felt humbled by the enormity and beauty of the structures, and by their surroundings. Korea’s very own history is long and substantive. A lot of folks were out on this beautiful day, many of them in rented Hanbok traditional clothing. Rascal… Continue reading Korea’s History and Present at Gyeongbok Palace
My curious nature led my up to the third floor - where the Korean behind the counter greeted me in German. Do I look it or what? He told me that this is a private German language school. In English the name means The German Garden. Most students are learning German because they want to… Continue reading “Der Deutsche Garten” – in Seoul ?!?!
Someone told me that Korea is the third largest importer of coffee beans! And yet, for Canadians it’s odd: My intense hunt for a café that is open at 7 or 8 in the morning was a failure - in Hongdae of all locations. The café scene here is mind-boggling, in terms of their creative… Continue reading About Korean Café Culture
My World Café - insights & experiences from my travels, café visits and daily life. 