yesterday we visited the trick eye museum in hongdae! i’ve been wanting to go for a while now so, i have to say, i was pretty excited about this one. it actually took us a while to find because we veered away from our directions to find somewhere to eat when we arrived. but after walking back and forth and wandering down the side streets, we found it!
unfortunately, when we went, the museum was under construction so we didn’t get to see everything. however, the construction brought the price down to just 5000 won (normally it’s 15000) and we got free admission to the ice museum! and despite all of the construction, i still had a lot of fun – there were still so many different pieces of art and pictures to take so i barely noticed the ones that weren’t open yet.
when we made it through the trick eye portion, we headed straight into the ice museum! they give you a little poncho-type blanket to wear inside but, believe me, it doesn’t help it all. it was cooooold. inside was actually pretty small but i think it worked out well for us – we could never have lasted in there if it was any bigger. they have an igloo, an entire ice house, a random assortment of figures, and a slide! the slide was definitely my favorite part.
to get to the trick eye museum, take line 2 and get off at hongik university station (exit 9). when you come out of the station, go straight 150m, cross the road, and turn left on hongik-ro street. then go straight 120m, turn right down the second side street (in between tonymoly and holika holika). walk for another 100m and then the museum will be on your right! enjoy!
after that, we wandered around hongdae and did a bit of shopping. areas like this are my weakness – the shopping is phenomenal and i always spend way too much money. and then, after we got tired of all the shopping, we went to this cafe that i had spotted and remembered from a video i had watched before coming. it’s called caface and it’s one of my favorite cafes i’ve visited so far. 
basically what you do is pick the latte you want and tell the barista you want to do the picture (which costs a bit more but it is so worth it). we spent around 6500 won each which feels slightly expensive but it’s not too bad when you realize that coffee in seoul runs around 5500 won on a regular basis. plus, this coffee is extra special. after you order, you go into this photo booth and take a selfie. then you go and wait. when your buzzer goes off to pick up your coffee… your selfie is on the whipped cream! plus, the coffee tastes so great so it’s just a win-win all around.
all in all, it was a fantastic day and definitely well worth it!
ISPYKT 