Seoul is an alcoholic city, and as Friday and Saturday roll around, people get lit! Halloween ups the ante.

It started as a tradition in Itaewon, the foreigner area where the American military base is located, and has started to spread as Korea has opened up more to Western influence.

We started out in Itaewon, where there was a mix of foreigners and Koreans. Most of the bars were ready for the evening, with bartenders and patrons dressed up alike and the bars festooned to a level that even NYC bars do not get to. In some cases, I wondered how many 10s of Gs were required for the decorations.

We then jumped into a cab to Hongdae, a more Korean-centric party area. The crowds, the costumes, the density of people were even greater. Korea knows how to party!