Last Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday were spent in the warm waves and the humid air of Jeju Island in South Korea. The trip was planned because we were surprised with Korean summer student vacation which meant 2 extra vacation days for us. We were told that 4 days is the perfect amount of time to see Jeju-do ("Do", pronounced doe, is Korean for Island.) Leah, Andy, Ian and packed our bags and were anxiously awaiting this trip for several weeks. Joining the four of us were Mark and Jessica, newcomers to Korea. They were previously referred to as Leah's cousin Jessica and her boyfriend Mark.
I won't go on forever about the trip, because once I post the pictures you will see that they are pretty much self explanatory. We arrived at the Jeju airport and picked up our 12-seater Budget rental van! During our drive to our hotel, we were continuously greeted by signs reading: "Jeju: We Love Having You Here!" Needless to say, it made us feel oh-so welcome! Our hotel, which is known as a "pension" was above a Korean restaurant, right by one of the many beaches along the coast. It had a great "light show" at night consisting of lit-up sharks, fish and other sea creatures glowing on rocks. It made for a interesting backdrop!
The beaches, waterfalls, mountains, caves, lava tubes and botanical gardens were just as we imagined. Exploring the island could take forever but we did manage to squeeze in what we felt were the biggest and best attractions. (Thank goodness for the Budget Van!) Our neighborhood was very quiet and we were left to making our own fun during the evenings. This fun was -you guessed it- heading to the local bars and noreabanging of coarse! (Noreabangs are singing rooms for those of you who haven't been keeping up with the Korean terms we have been teaching you!)
We rarely ate, but when we did, it was delicious. During our days at the beach we surrounded ourselves with -I hate to say it- Pringles, beer and ham sandwiches. Our evenings were a bit trickier since each night we decided on staying at the beach until dusk, running home to the hotel to shower, thus resulting in a late feast each night. We were surprised at how early places closed! We found some yummy restaurants and the last night we went to a great Mexican resturant and got the works- enchiladas, fajitas, nachos, and more. I recommend "El Paso" to anyone heading to the 'Korean Hawaii' in the near future. (That makes none of you? Okay, that's what I figured. You are missing out!)
The scenery, the company and the weather was all amazing, leaving nothing to be desired. t was an incredible trip. We ended it off with a bang by heading to the "Sex and Health Museum" on our way to the airport. This is not only extremely strange for Korea to have (sex is rarely spoken about here) but even if I saw this place in North America I would d a quadruple-take! There were massive statues of female and male anatomy (use your imagination) and manneqins in compromising positions. I guess you will just have to check out the pictures to see what I mean!
On that note... until next time!
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