Friday, August 5, 2011
ONE WEEK LEFT!
Officially one week from today we will be packing our things and leaving the city that we've called home for the past year. We've had a great time exploring Korea and other areas of Southeast Asia while we've been here! Although we will surely miss Korea and all of its wonderful quirks and strange food we are ready to set foot on home soil and see what's in store for us next!
This past month or so we've been trying to explore areas in Busan that we had no seen over the year.
For my birthday Svein decided to take me on a trip to Jeju Island - the home of volcanic gods, sex related parks and beautiful beaches.
We started our trip with an epic journey up Hallasan - Mt. Halla - which marked the highest peak we've reached thus far - 1950m!
Unfortunately the views were cloud covered and we were unable to view the crater lake :(
The way down provided a more than satisfactory alternative view...
After hiking Hallasan for nearly 7 hours our bodies needed some well deserved R&R. So, like many Koreans do, we headed to the beach for the day.
We started get a good hunger on so, when in Korea, do as the Koreans do. Beach chicken it is!
We've been lucky in having the first week of August off of school! So, we thought why not check out Songjeong for a nice relaxing and quiet day of beach-ee! Of course it'll be quiet and calm! It's the middle of the day on a Tuesday and everyone's at work, right? Wrong!
Songjeong was packed, to say the least, but we still managed to find a spot on the sand.
The next day we checked out Chungmyeolsa Shrine, which was erected in honour of those individuals who fought against the Japanese in the Japanese Invasion from 1592-1598. The buildings were beautiful as were the surrounding gardens.
This past month or so we've been trying to explore areas in Busan that we had no seen over the year.
For my birthday Svein decided to take me on a trip to Jeju Island - the home of volcanic gods, sex related parks and beautiful beaches.
We started our trip with an epic journey up Hallasan - Mt. Halla - which marked the highest peak we've reached thus far - 1950m!
Unfortunately the views were cloud covered and we were unable to view the crater lake :(
The way down provided a more than satisfactory alternative view...
While on Jeju we also checked out Love land - I think the pictures give a pretty good explanation for what this place was all about.
After hiking Hallasan for nearly 7 hours our bodies needed some well deserved R&R. So, like many Koreans do, we headed to the beach for the day.
We started get a good hunger on so, when in Korea, do as the Koreans do. Beach chicken it is!
Overall, we had a pretty time on Jeju-do (do=island), despite the extreme temperatures that left us hot, sticky and drained everyday! Now, when a Korean person asks us, "Have you been to jeju-do? You must visit Jeju-do! So beautiful!", we can proudly say, "Yes, yes we have!"
After Jeju we didn't embark on any out of Busan travel ling, however, we did check out a few sites within the city.
First off, we did quite a few hikes/runs in our local mountain across from our place! We have been to this very spot many many times, however, we thought it was worth mentioning as we may very much miss this place the most.
After Jeju we didn't embark on any out of Busan travel ling, however, we did check out a few sites within the city.
First off, we did quite a few hikes/runs in our local mountain across from our place! We have been to this very spot many many times, however, we thought it was worth mentioning as we may very much miss this place the most.
We've been lucky in having the first week of August off of school! So, we thought why not check out Songjeong for a nice relaxing and quiet day of beach-ee! Of course it'll be quiet and calm! It's the middle of the day on a Tuesday and everyone's at work, right? Wrong!
Songjeong was packed, to say the least, but we still managed to find a spot on the sand.
The next day we checked out Chungmyeolsa Shrine, which was erected in honour of those individuals who fought against the Japanese in the Japanese Invasion from 1592-1598. The buildings were beautiful as were the surrounding gardens.
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