Hello Everyone! My apologies for my silence lately. We've been taking it easy lately and trying to just do 'normal' things here in Seoul. However, T.G. and I did make a trip to Jeju Island over Memorial Day Weekend, which is an island off the south western tip of South Korea. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju_Province)
Many of you may have heard about the ferry that sunk in the area a few months ago. I can now see why so many people wanted to go to this beautiful island! Our thoughts go out to the families who were affected and lost children and family members. The out-pour of support and love in this country has been amazing!
T.G. and I decided to take a long weekend trip to explore the island without a tour group, which was a really fun idea. We were able to get really inexpensive flights and hotel to make it a fun, inexpensive weekend to enjoy ourselves! We had a busy, fun and relaxing weekend exploring the beautiful island and its historic scenery and delicious food!
Our first stop was Cheonjeyeon Waterfalls. There were so many sights to see and hiking to do...I know we missed some sights, but those we saw were just beautiful!
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| Some people, who have seen this picture, have mentioned that we look photoshopped into this picture. I promise, we are just getting better at using our tripod and timer function on our camera! |
Our next stop was Seongsan Illchulbong: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seongsan_Ilchulbong . This was quite a hike with amazing sights along the way! I think it turned out to be around 70 flights of stairs total! We got a good workout in for sure!
On the way to Sunrise Peak, there were several fields of flowers where people stopped along the side of the road for pictures. We joined in with them!
Us at the bottom of the peak...yes, were are wearing our samsies Shiner shirts!
A quick pit-stop on the way up...I needed frequent breaks!
We finally made it to the top and the views were indescribable!
The views on the way back down were pretty amazing as well!
Not to mention pretty silly!
After the hike and lunch, we headed to Yeomiji Botanical Gardens. Many of you know my love for flowers...they were amazing!
Our Sunday turned out to be very rainy and dreary, but we made the best of it by first, going to a traditional market in Seogwipo Olle Market. We had a great time strolling past all of the different vendors and finding a few small treasures to bring home.
After the market, we ventured to the Cheonjiyeon Waterfall while it rained cats and dogs! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheonjiyeon_Waterfall) The pictures aren't as pretty as others, but turned out pretty well considering they were taken with my cellphone in the rain!
After venturing in the rain we went to "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" to stay dry for a while.
We headed back to Seoul on Monday morning, even if we weren't ready to leave island-time! With definitely have plans to return together! In the mean-time, I'm going to return to Jeju on a girl's weekend trip!
More fun stories to come! Thanks for following our adventures!
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