Category: Jeju

South Korea 2011 Day 10 - Daepo Jusangjeolli Cliff, Teddy Bear Museum, Sanbangsan and flight from Jeju to Seoul

South Korea 2011 Day 10 – Daepo Jusangjeolli Cliff, Teddy Bear Museum, Sanbangsan and flight from Jeju to Seoul

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  • Visited a Korean cafe, Caffe bene!
  • I was impressed with this item would inform the customer of food collection.
  • Using the free internet at the cafe to check in for our flight.
  • Lovely cosy cafe interior.
  • The breakfast was fantastic.
This was our room view in the day
  • More exploration, started with a visit to Daepo Jusangjeolli Cliff
  • These hexagonal rocks formed at the coasts naturally.
  • Another view where it can be seen the shapes are more obvious.
  • A view from the side, very interesting natural phenomenon.
Daepo Jusangjeolli Cliff
  • We visited the Teddy Bear Museum. This was a scene of the Titanic.
  • A scene of moon landing.
  • Famous celebrities representation. Marilyn Monroe bear.
  • Michael Jordan bear.
  • The thinker bear.
  • Elvis Presley bear.
  • Einstein bear.
  • Michaelangelo famous painting.
  • Bear of snow dogs pulling sleigh.
  • This was the most expensive bear in the world!
  • Saw this in the toilet.
  • Realised the toilet rolls are the eyes.
  • Internal roof of the museum
  • Outdoor exhibits of Polar bears
  • A bear fountain?
  • Jeju Teddy Bear Museum
Jeju Teddy Bear Museum
  • Next stop, we drove to Yongmeori coast to explore the surroundings. Saw a tall mountain known as Sanbangsan Mountain
  • There was a temple there, called Bomunsa temple
  • And the amazing architecture and the statue of the Goddess of Mercy
  • Temple with a good view!
  • With a lovely bell tower.
  • There was a cave temple, Sanbanggulsa Grotto .
  • It was a nice walk up and down the cave.
  • A giant golden buddha sits besides the coast.
View of the Yongmeori Coast from the temple
  • There was a ship replica museum to commemorate the ship explorer Hamel who drifted his ship to Jeju Island.
  • We didn’t visit the inside though.
  • A monument was erected for Hamel as a symbol of friendship between the two countries
  • One view of the coast
A panoramic view
  • Where we had our lunch.
  • More abalone soup
  • Rice vermicelli
  • Side dishes and Korean pancake
  • Jeju Airport for flight back to Seoul
  • At the airport food center
  • More high tech collection caller
  • Yummy beef cold noodles, Mul naengmyeon, for dinner
  • Our stay at Hotel Fa upon arrival into Seoul from Jeju
  • Cosy area
  • Toilet
South Korea 2011 Day 9 - Seongsan Ilchulbong, Manjanggul Lava Cave, Sangumburi Crater, Jeju Folk Museum and Haenyeo Woman Divers

South Korea 2011 Day 9 – Seongsan Ilchulbong, Manjanggul Lava Cave, Sangumburi Crater, Jeju Folk Museum and Haenyeo Woman Divers

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View from a top of the Seongsan Ilchulbong, also known as Sunrise Peak! We were here early in the morning to catch the sunrise but the weather wasn’t playing nice and so we couldn’t see any sun. This was the shot of the crater of this tuff cone, so huge I could only capture it all by shooting multiple shots and stitching them into a panoramic one when back on my laptop.
Also from the top, the view on the other side showed the surrounding Jeju landscape. I was still wishing for the weather to be better.
  • Almost the same shot, different that this was the immediate vicinity of the peak. The small road was the walking path that led from the carpark and entrance to the bottom of this tuff cone.
  • Yet another view of the surrounding.
  • The sign board at the bottom, mentioning the peak at a height of 180m above sea level.
  • Well maintained pathway up to the bottom of the tuff cone.
  • Ticketing office to the Seongsan Ilchulbong.
  • A UNESCO world heritage site.
Our visit to the Seongsan Ilchulbong in the morning
  • Then we went for breakfast at the Dunkin Donuts’ store there. Look at how happy my coffee cup was.
  • So this was the sunrise we were hoping to see. This was the giant poster there of what good looks like.
Slightly less than left an hour of drive from Seongsan Ilchulbong brought us to Manjanggul Lava tube, the 2nd longest of such tunnel in Jeju. A Lava tube is a naturally formed tunnel that used to be the route of molten lava as it exits from a volcano and flows underneath the hardened surface of previous lava flow.
  • One of the branches from the main branch.
  • Walls show the lines created by flowing lava.
  • The tunnel is huge. The ceiling quite tall at some sections. The path is lighted.
  • Close up shot of hardened walls.
  • Turtle rock, looks as it’s name described.
  • The largest Lava column, created by lava dripping from the top
  • Entrance and Exit of the laval cave
Manjanggul Lava cave
  • Went back to Seongsan Ilchulbong, this shore beside it.
  • Wildflowers were growing
  • Found the building where the Haenyeo operate.
  • Photo of one of them suiting up.
  • The ground around the area had signs of lava from many years ago
  • At the building, seafood kept fresh are being prepared for diners.
  • Had a photo opportunity with one of them. There were really impressive, going to the sea without an oxygen tank and with all these gears.
  • One of them returned with a live octopus! I am truly impressed.
  • Close up of the types of fresh seafood. Frankly, I can only recognise the abalone.
  • Had an abalone with at an affordable price of 10k won (if I remembered right). A little salty though.
A visit to see the Haenyeo
We visited another crater, called the Sangumburi Crater. This crater was very big! The size of it can only be captured with a panoramic shot of it!
  • The area is paved really nicely to walk around with the tall silvergrass on the sides of the pathway.
  • Another view of the silvergrass patch.
  • Then we visited the Jeju folk museum to take a look into the past of Jeju lives.
  • We saw something looking back at us.
  • The old fishing boats used by the fisherman
  • Manmade waterfall
  • These tiny huts of primitive material but looking really cosy
  • The fences gate made of wood, to keep animals out.
  • Statue of rattan craftsman weaving a basket
  • Cows having their meal of hay
  • On the inside of one of the buildings. A single wooden pillar supporting the roof, with lots of space.
  • A compound of a typical village
  • Traditional sedan carried by 4 people. Looked like one used for ceremonial purposes.
  • Chinese chess game, probably influences from nearby China.
  • Another building, could remember what this was for
  • Old items kept in the museum, these are probably headgears of officials.
  • A water well
  • Government administration buildings
  • These buildings were used for filming Korean dramas with historical story setting.
  • Baby goats were kept there.
  • Another set of buildings were goverment buildings.
  • This was the prison.
Jeju Folk Museum
  • Went to the E-Mart mall for our dinner.
  • Settled for some fast food after days of Korean food.
South Korea 2011 Day 8 - Flight to Jeju, Mysterious Road, Miniature Park and Rocks

South Korea 2011 Day 8 – Flight to Jeju, Mysterious Road, Miniature Park and Rocks

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Busan airport for flight to Jeju on Jejuair.
Our breakfast before out exploring
Hanging squid on one of the shops at Jeju
Chinese translation of Yongduam Rock.
Yongduam Rock did resembled a dragon head from certain angles.
Mermaid statue near Yongduam rock.
Dol hareubang statues which were commonly seen in on Jeju island
…Which is a small car on Jeju island. My preference always as I would not dared to drive a big one.
The dashboard of our ride…
Visited one Samseonghyeol Shrine
Where 3 demigods came out from the ground from these 3 holes at Samseonghyeol Shrine, forming 3 clans with the same family names as them.
We also drove to this Mysterious Road on Jeju Island, how mysterious is this road? At this road, the start point marked by the sign, it looked liked the road is going downwards. However, if you leave you car on neutral gear and release the brakes, the car would travel upwards (against gravity)! This phenomenon was explained as it was apparently an optical illusion! Check out the photos online as I didn’t take a good one…
Visited a theme park called Miniature ParkThis was the entrance. The park had miniature versions of various world famous landmarks.

 

A lovely fountain
Miniature Forbidden City of Beijing, China
Miniature Neuschwanstein Castle of Munich
Head banging dinosaurs
Moai statues when you can’t get to Easter Island
The Redeemer of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil was here as well
Jeanneke Pis of Amsterdam
There were a few popular waterfalls on Jeju island. We visited the Jeongbang Falls, pictured here, quite a nice one near the coast!
Panoramic view of the surroundings near the Oedolgae rock.
View of the Oedolgae Rock protruding out of the water, an impressive rock column that was formed naturally
The area near the Oedolgae rock had a nice walk path next to the coast
This was also a shoot location for a particularly popular Korean drama Dae Jang Guem
 
Quite spacious room of Seongsanpo Village, which we requested phone number from Korea Tourism Organization Singapore Office to make a booking. This location was very close to the Seongsan Ilchulbong peak
Took the smaller bedroom to sleep in
Toilet
There was a restaurant on the ground floor of the accommodation, which served really good seafood
The accommodation signboard Seongsanpo Village next to the carpark.
We had our dinner at the restaurant. Side dishes for dinner
Seafood kimschi soup
Vegatables and eggs
Close up view of the abalone, shell so shiny!