Gumi: A Day of Shopping

Because I cannot be counted on to keep a straight face.

^{Uniqlo bratop + tutu skirt via online + UO tights + H&M platform shoes + La Marelle necklace (gifted)}

So apparently there is this unspoken taboo about baring your shoulders in this town. One could bare their legs all they want, but shoulders… nope. At first, I wasn’t sure whether that opinion held water, so I made it a point to note how many people bore theirs.

I saw only one other. >_<

Anyway, It’s been more than two years since I’ve worn coloured contacts. Getting them in the US required a prescription, so I spared that indulgence when I lived in LA. I did miss wearing the grey or purple ones that I’d occasionally get in Singapore…

I started hanging some of my most-worn accessories on the wall after a while.

Fel, Ottie, and I made a day trip to the nearby city of Gumi for a day trip of shopping one weekend. I didn’t exactly take a lot of pictures in the city of Gumi, but that’s because we spent our day in the shopping district and I was more concerned with popping in and out of stores just to peer at cute stuff. I did end up getting three pieces of clothes for real cheap- one of them was the high-low skirt I wore in the previous post– but mostly it was just window shopping… or as the Koreans say, eye shopping. :D

Anyway, Fel and I had a craving for ice cream before setting off, so we headed to the Baskin Robbins opposite the bus terminal to satisfy it:

Fel and I with our ice creams. I had a Green Tea flavoured one per usual.

Ottie nursing his strawberry drink on a princessy, crystal-studded chair.

View along the one hour trip from Sangju to Gumi.

lapalette is such an identifiable shop with their window displays. I saw another branch in Daegu and it seems that the horse sculptures are a staple. I want really want one for myself!

The setting sun down one of the streets in Gumi’s shopping district.

The taxis in Korea were so interesting! It almost felt like I was transported into the future when witnessing all the bright lights blinking and displaying information on the go. There was even a small television (which is not uncommon according to the few taxis I boarded in this country), which worried me a little as to just how well Korean taxi drivers are able to multi-task.

Bus tickets from Gumi back to Sangju at the end of the day. Considering the distance traveled, the roughly $6.50 ticket is so worth it.