DAY 2
Had an early start. Went to have my korean-ified english breakfast down at the hotel's restaurant. Then got on the coach to head to Seongsan ilchulbong (Sunrise Peak).
On the way we stopped at a little souvenir shop to buy Jeju oranges.
Jeju Oranges are a little tangy, but i like.
When we got to Seongsan Ilchulbong. Grandma had to stay at the foot of Sunrise peak as there were loads of steps to go all the way to the top, so I went by myself to hike up seongsan ilchulbong
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| Our tour guide explaining how to get to the top. |
They say it takes around 25 mnt to get all the way to the top. it’s very considerate of them to have places where you can sit down along the way, i saw a lot of people getting out of breath already before they even made it to the top. I wasn’t any different to them. I was so unfit i thought i was going to collapse.
But I made it to the top and had a lovely view of the whole island , it felt so rewarding.
After a nice break on top of sunrise peak, I headed back down to meet the rest of the group. We went to a restaurant nearby for lunch and had grilled fish, miso soup and other banchan. i was enjoying the crispy seaweed a little too much 
After lunch we got on the bus again to get to Seongeup Folk village, this was apparently where they shot Janggeum
We were told all we need to know about traditional Korean house and how people lived back then. like how there were more women than men back then (in Jeju) and it was considered normal for men to have 3-4 wives, and men were treated as king because they were such rare items.
They were saying how the toilets were outside and had pigs right underneath the toilet hole.
<tmi :located strategically there so the pigs can feed on the faeces>
We had a talk about the local produce. I had horse bone pill and 5 flavour tea with Jeju honey , which are supposed to be really good for your health. the horse bone pills tasted like nut ( you were meant to chew them too )
we went to Cheonjiyeon waterfall after.
and then to TESEUM ! Teddy Bear Museum in Jeju Island.
there were just a plethora of teddy bear in this museum, different shapes & sizes and not just bears, there were giraffes, lions , fishes, etc.
and right downstairs they have a shop where they sell all kinds of teddy bears to take home
and i officially found the softest, most fluffiest teddy bear ever! even softer than the ones i checked out at Hamleys in London. I wanted to take one home but it was priced around 30000 won , and at the time i wasnt able to withdraw any cash out ( forgot to notify the bank i was going abroad duh!) so i had to say bye bye
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| here's my gran with a baby tiger plushie. |
by the time we finished at the teddy bear museum, it was already dark, so we got back on the coach to go to our final stop, the mysterious road or the ghost road *eerie music plays*
rumor has it that when you turn the engine off of the coach/car that you’re in, your coach/car will mysteriously go by itself, spooky huh?
so we got on the coach and the driver turned the engine off and straight away the coach went by itself, it was like a slight uphill road from what we can see on the coach. and it went faster gradually.
i won’t tell you any more because i’d like you to experience it yourself.
when we were done we had bulgogi at the resturant next to the hotel.
the local tour guide was going to take us to have raw horse meat, but even he didn’t enjoy the taste of it when he had to go to try it out haha
DAY 3
After breakfast we left the hotel to head to Jeju Airport to head back to Seoul. We flew again with JinAir. As soon as we landed in Gimpo we went to have lunch
We had Korean BBQ with duck this time , it was so good i couldn't stop eating .
as usual, there were plenty of side dishes that they kept re-filling.
When our tummy was full, we went to the Gyeongbok Palace.
When we were done, we got on the coach again to embark on quite a long journey to Nami Island. As it was quite a long journey the tour guide prepared us for Namiseom by playing Winter Sonata on the coach. Oh and he also played some k-pop videos. Including the much needed Gangnam Style. yiss.
if you think about it, the coach that we were on for the entire duration of the tour kind of looks like the one featured in the gangnam style video .
We had to take a ferry to get to Nami Island.
Got to Nami Island finally ! It's really picturesque here,
there were so many photortunities. the paths were lined with yellow leaves, it was quite whimsical~
So yea , Nami Island is basically where they shot Winter Sonata, there were places where you can re-enact scenes from the drama.
A lot of reference from the drama around the location.
It's so peaceful I'd love to live here
Had dinner at Nami Island. Another Korean BBQ with Chicken this time. Look at that portion. This was only for four people !
There were so many couples in Nami Island, esp when we were about to take the ferry back to our coach. It made me feel a little irky.
We went on another long journey from Nami Island to our hotel in Mt Sorak. Had a quick stop at a convenience store to buy some snacks for the night. I bought the usual banana milk ~
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