Exploring Dunsan

Happy September Everyone!

This weekend, I got to explore Dunsan (a part of Daejeon) with my aunt. Dunsan is the “cool” part of Daejeon where all the teens and young adults hang out and shop. It also has more International shops, like H&M.

Before we went to Dunsan, we stopped at a local restaurant in Techno Valley called “Laven” for brunch. It was a very nice restaurant and the food was delicious! It’s one of the only local restaurants that does American breakfasts. I got pancakes, which came with syrup, vanilla ice cream, whip cream, blueberries, and caramelized bananas.

After brunch, we headed over to Dunsan. Our first stop was H&M, where I bought a pink NYC Hoodie, and my aunt bought some things for herself. Then we went into Art Box (the store that I took a picture with a penguin at), and we both bought some stationary supplies there. I think that Art Box is definitely one of my favorite stores so far; it has everything cute you could possibly imagine, and it’s super affordable.

After we had finished shopping and gotten some bubble tea, we had reserved seats at the movie theater to see “47 Meters Down: Uncaged”. The theater was on the 12th floor of the building. It was really weird to think about a movie theater being up that high. It was also weird that we were able to pick and reserve specific seats. I liked it though; it guarantees good spots. What’s also nice is that they allow outside food and drink into the theater! My aunt and I brought our bubble tea’s with us.

The movie was way more intense and a lot scarier than the first one. My aunt and I both jumped several times, and my aunt had her hands over her face most of the time 😂 Most sequels are worse than the first movie, but I think this one is better. It’s definitely worth watching. I already want to watch it again!

Overall, Dunsan was a really fun place, and more of what I imagined Korea to look like. I would really like to go back and explore some more!