On Saturday I made my way up there, rode the Daejeon subway for the first time, and met Darren in West Daejeon.
When Darren said how much he liked Daejeon I was a bit surprised to say the least. I've been to Daejeon 4-5 times before, but have always been to the east and south of the city. What is called the old downtown. Or more precisely Donggu and Chungu. I had always thought of it as just a bit of a poor/ run down Daegu. More working class but also quite poorly maintained. West Daejeon, the Seogu/Yuseonggu area is, however, more like parts of east Daegu and a bit like the nicer parts of Sangin. Actually it reminded me a lot of the Beomeo area of Daegu by the river. Large parks, a river, tall apartment buildings and very well maintained. I instantly took back everything negative I said about Daejeon (which admittedly isn't much, I like the old downtown. It has a charm). But I see how Darren is happy there and can talk about a few years there. I could. Anyway, here are a few pics:
We went around the neighbourhood for a while before meeting his friend Greg and heading out to a place called Weizenhaus. It reminded me a bit of Ariana Hotel, minus the live band but with much, much better beer and great food. We hung out there most of the night.
I booked tickets on the midnight KTX home, so got in around 2am.
Sunday and Monday were a mix of chores, our regular Sunday date, and schoolwork.... plus too much Civ 5. With Yen working graveyards this week it has thrown my own schedule off a lot. Both of us are getting up later and sleeping later, with the result that Sunday is the only day we can hang out, at least until the end of this week.
Tuesday I met Zeke at Lake Park for outdoor BBQ and a few beers. Probably my favourite place for a casual beer (non-restuarant/bar) in Daegu.
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