Gyeongju Summer Trip (part 12): heading back home to our Pension

And..of course we DID NOT stay here. That would've cost a fortune:) We just happened to pass through its lot....(chuckles:) 

and..this is the place we were staying at during our 3-day trip @ Gyeongju.

The night scenery of our little pension. hmm, nice, eh? 

Even, Mama got tempted to take a pose before proceeding to the room. She thought it would be a good place for YOGA.:) 

and now..she's ready to head back home... 

taking the stairs....up to the 2nd floor.. 

and this is the night view from our 2nd balcony/veranda...

other pensions were also brightly/dimly lit...a cool view, too. 

and..wait..what's this? Freya...was asking me if it was okay for her to sleep inside the cupboard.  

well....if you like it...go ahead, dear.

and what happened next?

of course, she slept on the bed. 

Gyeongju Summer Trip (part 9): The Pension Village Entrance

The Octopus and Suntubu Restaurant where we had dinner. This neighborhood is also famous for its varied selection of restaurants. 

But interestingly, that IS the only convenient store in the village. We got to walk 3-km to reach this store, had the owner of the house did not give us a ride.^^ 

Waiting for the bus to Bomun Lake Resort. At the back, there was another construction in progress. Yes, Gyeongju seemed to build more and more touristy areas. 

What I liked most about Gyeongju was the lanes full of trees in the middle of the two separate lanes. This is what -- I think -- differentiate Gyeongju with Seoul, for instance. 

The very fact that no tall buildings were visible, and the very fact that trees were neatly planted along the lanes and major roads...well at least in some areas...were giving me a good time in Gyeongju. 

We just got off the bus and walked towards the Bomun Lake Resort.

The sidewalks were shaded/canopied(??) with trees: another plus in Gyeongju. 

I find this amusing. Teseum: Teddy (Bear) Museum.

Teseum market...(It's a good thing that it is not a mesum museum)ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

*mesum: 야하다..^^in Indonesian.

Gyeongju Summer Trip (part 8): Pension Village

What a colorful block of houses. Pretty neat. They looked more like Lego blocks: and that's what makes it even way cooler to look at. 

Freya, Eyra, and their Mom were passing a house with rice field right in front of it. What a way to live.  

This is what I mean. I wonder if this rice field would stand against the time and against our greed of setting up more buildings (e.g. pensions). I hope that they just let it be like this. 

Oh. we saw one of the pension (which) used to be a location for 1박2일 (One Night, Two Days) TV Show in Korea.  

Another greenery in the neighborhood. 

Eyes soothed. 

Mind cured.

Gyeongju Summer Trip (part 7): (펜션마을) Pension Village

Pension village? Yes, that's what it was. This signage did portray that every house in this neighborhood is indeed for rent. That's what a pension is. A house/room for rent. 

Mbak Ulfa and Om Wawan were looking at the sign that indicated where we stayed: 등잔펜션 (Deungjan Pension). 

The sun was about to set and we barely had enough time to enjoy what the village had to offer for new visitors like us.

We're crazy enough to walk down the long road leading to the front gate of the village. It must've been 3 km long or more..Gosh.... 

But...it's worth-it. We could see different facades, styles, colors, architecture of the pensions that dotted the road along the way.

Oh this one's quite funny. it's called 'Full House'. I am not sure as to whether it refers to the famous K-Drama 'Full House' or it's simply a name.

But..one could mistake it for it being 'full house' and no one would bother asking if there were any vacancies.^^ 

Okay..let's keep on walking.... 

As we kept on strolling....green rice fields softened and relaxed our mind. Still, it's hot. But..the mere sight of this green rice field with those 'little' pensions at the background was enough to keep our spirit high... 

Yes, right on. Let's explore the neighborhood.

The rice field? Sure..it's not that different from where we came from (back home in Jogjakarta), but the styles of the houses (pensions) were truly different from what we do have back home.

And..that's why we enjoyed seeing new things in Gyeongju.

Gyeongju Summer Trip (part 6): Staying at 펜션 (Pension)

One of the advantages of staying at this kind of pension was the garden or front yard full of things to explore, at least for the kids. 

Eyra and Freya ran down the stairs and started to have their hide-and-seek game. 

Taken from the 2nd floor veranda, I could see a number of pensions in the neighborhood. 

Oh, even mbak Ulfa played along with the kids. Yes..it's around 6.30 and yet..it's still bright. oh, right..it's summer. the sun does not set until around 7.30. So, it means only one thing: we got plenty of time. 

This is the corner of the stairs that connect our room with the 1st floor. I think the owner did a good job in 'decorating' its pension. 

A view from the door leading to the 2nd floor veranda. Up front were another row of pensions: well, that's why it's called 'Pension Village'  

Once again..it's green, yes. But...boy..it's still hot. Summer..gosh..summer. and yet..it's already 6.30..but the heat....

it's a good thing, though that....we managed to enjoy to our fulfillment. 

This is the facade of our pension we stayed in.

I just wished that we'd have one of these back here in Seoul.^^ 

Now..let's take a pose, girls. 

the second pose, girls. oh..wait..om Wawan, too. Yeach..once again..I do wish to have this kind of wooden house this posh in Seoul. 

With vast front yard for us to play along the whole year...around...

who would not wanna stay in this kind of place?

This is the plus side of having a trip to Gyeongju and staying in a place like this.

A different life from what we have in Seoul, for sure. 

Gyeongju Summer Trip (part 5): Staying @ 펜션 (Pension)

First: it was a good decision that we chose to stay at a pension. Second: we're lucky to have a discounted price for this pension for two nights. It was \ 110.000 although the original price would be \1400.000 during weekend or peak seasons.  

Pension served us well since there were six of us. Two families. So..the idea of staying at the pension seemed to be a perfect fit for our trip.

There were enough spare blankets, mattress, pillows tucked in the cupboard...ready to use. 

The living room or family space is spacious enough to accommodate all of us. 

Oh, this kind of pension  allows 4 and up to 6 people. Should there be more people, we'd be advised to use the bigger one.

There was an attached kitchen and for that..we'd packed rice, snacks, and other ready-to-cook ingredients for our trip. Yes..that's the whole idea of staying at the pension. 

Okay..the kids loved the ornaments and the wallpaper of the pension...though frankly speaking ..it's a bit girly polished for me.  

Even a vacuum cleaner was provided. Eyra found her newly found toy and she played along with it...well...I asked her..since it'd be better off to start our first stay here by making sure that it's clean. Well, to start with..it was clean. 

Then..we had our first dinner. Oh, yes..it's already around 6 pm and we decided to give ourselves a neighborhood look-out after dinner. 

The whole interior of the pension. So, one room, one kitchen, one living room and one bathroom...enough for 6 people. 

Comfy? well, that's relative. but...for us..it's comfy enough.

Gyeongju Summer Trip (part 4)

After taking the express bus with the priciest fare we'd known so far....(\ 1.450 hahahaha), we arrived at Bukgundong or Bukgun Pension Village. (북군펜션마을). 

This is the three-section in front of the street that led us to the pension we were about to stay in for 2 nights.  Gosh..oh gosh..it was so hot. It's stifling hot. Well..the picture sure shows how blue the sky was. How green the trees were. But..oh boy..oh boy..as soon as we got off the bus, we came face to face with the the real culprit for our 2-day great and not that great summer trip.  

But first...let me tell you..that we're so lucky to have reserved the Pension we chose from the arrays of selection on the internet. 

Why we're lucky? well, the owner herself picked us up from the very place we got off the bus. We're waiting for her. 

And..after 5 minutes or so, she arrived with her car (not shown here) that would take us to her pension she manages. 

What is pension and what does it look like? 

See in my other entries on this Gyeongju Summer Trip.