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Just outside the old city center lies a threesome of interesting specialty markets. Two subways stops east from Dongdaemun (subway lines 2 or 6; Sindang Station) is a sprawling Hwanghakdong Flea Market (open daily 8 am-6.30pm). If you're looking for a life-size statue of an American Indian, reproduction antique furniture, used ice skates or an old TV, you stand a good chance of finding it here. For the truly bizarre, there is the snake salesman with microphone in hand. He dips his free hand into a bag and brings our a handful of snakes, tossing them into a plastic tub. A few turtles are added for good measure. Somehow he manages to sell this writhing basket of reptiles to one of the middle-aged men crowding around. While the salesman sets up another sale, his assistants boil the basket of turtles and snakes, and quickly bottle them in soju. Minutes later, the lucky customer leaves with a big smile, knowing that it will be a long time before he will be suffering from virility problems.

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