How much is that cantaloupe in the window?

Today we took a break from walking our legs off. Instead we went to a major tourist site in Seoul, the COEX mall, an enormous underground mall that has 4 hotels, movie theater, museums and every kind of store you can imagine.

The highlight for us was the Hyundai department store which is more like a department store and grocery store combined. It reminded us of department stores in Hong Kong and other Chinese cities. Beautiful displays, a store clerk for every 3 customers and even a food court where you could choose sushi, pizza, fish paste on a stick or even Asian-Spanish fusion paella. You could follow up your main course with some gelato, cakes or cupcakes hand crafted in front of your. Of course, you could always select a healthier desert, like a cantaloupe, although you might need to hit the ATM before purchasing, as it costs $30 (see photo below). We saved our 30,000 won and bought iced coffees instead.

Tonight we're off to find some good Italian food and a glass of red wine. We'll find out what Asian-Italian fusion is--pasta topped with kimchi?

This is what a $30 cantaloupe looks like.