South Korea 2011 Day 8 – Flight to Jeju, Mysterious Road, Miniature Park and Rocks
Busan airport for flight to Jeju on Jejuair.Our breakfast before out exploringHanging squid on one of the shops at JejuChinese 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 ShrineWhere 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 fountainMiniature Forbidden City of Beijing, ChinaMiniature Neuschwanstein Castle of MunichHead banging dinosaursMoai statues when you can’t get to Easter IslandThe Redeemer of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil was here as wellJeanneke Pis of AmsterdamThere 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 naturallyThe area near the Oedolgae rock had a nice walk path next to the coastThis 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 peakTook the smaller bedroom to sleep inToiletThere was a restaurant on the ground floor of the accommodation, which served really good seafoodThe accommodation signboard Seongsanpo Village next to the carpark.We had our dinner at the restaurant. Side dishes for dinnerSeafood kimschi soupVegatables and eggsClose up view of the abalone, shell so shiny!
ziyi
A travel addict from the little red dot otherwise known as Singapore. Started blogging during travel to help the aging forgetful mind remember the experience of each destination.
