Here are some details regarding the 18 days I spent in Korea from the 26th August until the 12th September in 2014. I came home with 5153 photographs which took me months to sort out and make my Best of.
26/08 - Day 1 - Arrival in Seoul
It was evening when I reached Seoul and left my bags at Korstay hotel. I just went out for a walk, got a transport card from a convenience store and got my self some dinner. As a side dish I was offered larva worms, it was a funny experience and I didn't have the guts to try it.27/08 - Day 2 - Seoul and Jeju
Yeouido Park - In the morning I went to the park and walked around it. The area is covered by sky crawlers.And in the afternoon I flew to Jeju from Seoul Gimpo airport.
28/08 - Day 3 - Jeju - East Course tour with Yeha Tours
We started the day with rain, perhaps we could have gained more if the weather was better. But as the Jeju tour guide said, the weather in Jeju is like a woman's mind, it always changes!
Trick Art Museum - Personally I didn't like this attraction that much. I think it's all right, but there are better things to see in Jeju. And we spent too much time here.
Seongeup Folk Village ─ Here again, I would have preferred to skip it. It was raining as we walked through the village and not all houses were open for visits. Just a brief history about how the people lived in the village.
Did have a wonderful bibimbap lunch at the village :D It was a warm menu for a cold rainy day.
Woman diver show (or Haenyeo Museum) ─ I don't have to mention that it was still raining and so we went to see the Museum. But there was a dance show about the Woman divers so it wasn't that boring.
Seongsan Ilchulbong ─ Loved it, we climbed the peak, which is a UNESCO heritage site. It was raining YES and there were plenty of WIND but it was fantastic. You were filled with adrenaline. And once you reached the peak you had an amazing view of the Jeju shores.
From here the bus took us Via Jong Dal Ri shore road to arrive at the lava cave.
29/08 - Day 4 - Jeju - West Course tour with Yeha Tours
The weather started out grumpy with a bit of rain but throughout the day the sun came out and it turned out really well.Hallim Park ─ A very nice park. There was another lava cave, Hyeopjae and Ssangyong cave a smaller one compared to Manganggul lava cave, lakes and an artificial waterfall. Here and there you spotted some peacocks and love birds.
Suweolbong Trekking ─ Walked along the lava shores and saw a lighthouse from the distance
Spirited Garden ─ A bonsai garden with little ponds full of fish
Lunch buffet at the garden, there were plenty of vegetables, fish and meat.
ALTHR airfield ─ On our way we saw some air planes of an old Japanese base but it was just a quick stop. We didn't even get off the bus.
Mt. Sanbang ─ We climbed the mountain, there were plenty of steps some a bit difficult. At half of the mountain there was a temple and at the top there was a cave with a Buddha statue and a natural water fountain. You had a nice view of the shore from here. Would have been nice to have spent a little more time here, perhaps also visit the shore.
Cheonjeyeon Waterfall or Teddy Bear Museum - I choose the waterfalls. We didn't spend much time here because it was getting late and the tour was ending and they needed to head back to the city center.
30/08 - Day 5 - Jeju - South
Teddy Bear Museum - I decided to do a trip on my own to see the teddy bear Museum. It was easy to reach taking a bus from the city. I spent almost half a day here, I was glad I didn't see it with the tour because it would have been a very quick tour. The bears were adorable ^_^
Around the teddy bear museum there were many fancy hotels, specially the LOTTE Hotel which had a very pretty entrance and garden, Starbucks coffee with a very creative wall decoration. From here again I took the bus to go to Yakcheon temple. I asked the driver to tell me what stop I needed to get off but sadly he forgot about it. So when I assumed that we had gone a bit too further up and I asked him he said sorry he forgot. So at that point I was in front of the Jeju football stadium.
Yakcheonsa Temple - After visiting the football stadium from outside I took the bus back to the temple. This was one of the most beautiful temples I had seen in Korea. It was so colourful and peaceful. I spent hours sitting on the temple floors and admiring the interior decorations. I was mesmerised by the dragon.
Jusangjeolli Cliffs - From the bus stop you had to walk a bit to arrive at the cliffs. The return bus stop back to the city is in front of the ICC Jeju. So this is a good spot to identify when and where you have to get off. The cliffs it self were very fascinating. There were a lot of people and the path way to the cliffs was narrow. Here again the view of the sea was very nice. The water near the cliffs took a bluish green colour.
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