I had received an invitation to attend a Korea Gay concert to be performed in a place called Hyehwa. I had only a few weeks to prepare, so I began doing my homework. I found out that Hyehwa was what I would call a university section (not the only one though) of Seoul.There, after having visited the area, I saw many universities and businesses that typically make a lot of money off of university students and faculty. Not only that, I saw lots of delightful street entertainment (FREE of course). I had found English directions to the auditorium where the concert would be, and I found that a few subway stations were nearby. However, I hadn't figured out where I would lodge, so I asked my boss and co-workers about it.
"Why don't you stay at a "love motel?" they asked. That was when I began to find out that "Love motel" was not the name of a motel. On my computer, I searched for "love motel." I learned that a lot of loving goes on in those motels. Well, I didn't care about anyone else's business. All I wanted was an inexpensive place to lodge, and "love motels" (as I learned) fit the bill perfectly.
Below, you can see pictures of the room I got for 40,000 wons. That's about 35 US d's.
Since that day, I've stayed at many such motels. Many of them furnished me with a better room for the same price, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. Some of them furnish me with a room not as good at, usually, a less price.
Although none of it was in English and no translations were provided, I did enjoy the concert. Every seat (I would guess over 500) was filled. Once it was finished, everyone disappeared just like that!
On the next day, Sunday, I woke up early and began doing some venturing on my own. That was in the middle of October, 2009.
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