beach at the bar

After a long week of slogging away in front of computers and students the weekend finally made an appearance, albeit only a brief one.  Some unwinding was definitely in order, and for this MW and I headed into Seoul for a drink or 6.


We arrived here...

, the Bungalow in Itaewon.

When we got there it was pretty full, and we had to take a seat at the bar while we waited.  Service was not all that great but by the bottom of our first cocktail a few seats opened up.  We moved to the more comfortable seating area, with a twist. 

Obeying the sign we entered the "beach".  

(After loading this picture I now realise that it looks like I hang out in sex dungeons...i DON'T!

All the seats are suspended from the ceiling.  Some of them are like the swings from my childhood and some of them more comfortable - kind of egg shaped, like the ones in the first 'Men in black' movie....but i digress ).  The floor is covered in about 4 inches of soft, white, beach sand.  Digging my toes into the sand, while sipping cocktails and having hilarious conversations really did let me escape from the work week, and almost in a sense from the city itself.   

Go check it out!!