A Package of Jejudo's Oranges

Winter comes and what rhymes with winter than oranges? hahaha...It doesn't.:-(

But..that's not important. 

We got a box of Jejudo's oranges directly delivered from Jejudo.

Thanks to ms. Han Sang Mee who has been kind enough to have these oranges delivered right into our door in Seoul. 

They did not stand the chance of being devoured by the whole family and friends..

I think they're so irresistibly fresh. 

Lee Jung Seob's Art Street

I had a chance to visit Lee Jung Seob's art museum. Well, I also learned that day..that Lee Jung Seob was one of Korea's prominent painters or artists in the sense that his paintings had been one of the major influences in modern Korean paintings. I was there in Seogwipo city where he lived there after fleeing the mainland during the war.

Well, since it is called the cultural street....no wonder that even the street itself was polished with an artistic touch like this one.

문화거리 or cultural street as it is called is a small alley adjacent to the museum where we could see Lee's works of art.

It was a bit empty or I could say empty. hmm...Pretty much deserted. No, actually. It just happened to be an afternoon where most people would be somewhere else preparing for the party or something on the island.^^

This is the front facade of the museum that maintains and keeps Lee's works.

A view from one of the fences surrounding the museum. As you may notice, a  sea is visible beyond...

Oh, this one looks interesting that I caught a shot at it. I just realized that the range or age range for teenagers or 청소년 in Jeju is between 13 until 24 years old.

So, if you are still 24 and under, you could enjoy more benefit like paying much more less than others. 

Only in Jeju.

The thatched house over there was Lee Jung Seob's used-to-be home where he stayed for some time during his escape with his wife. 

Above are two examples of love letter written by Lee Jung Seob that he wrote for his wife. I really love the way he put words into his letter. 

One of the interesting parts of the museum and his house was..the palm trees, the big bones..wait..are those palm trees?

And..I loved the rock-made fences that circling around the museum and his past lives.

This is pretty much of what we saw right on the spot.

Cafes were also splitting thing sup. Anyhow..this place had somewhat treasures that they had in mind this time. 

One corner at the cultural street. 

Got Lost in Jeju

Literally....I was lost inside the maze made of stones in sulmundae 

Yes..설문대할망설화..or Should I say...this is literally the stone labyrinth ..^^

See what I mean? I do not need to explain what it was...since literally as I explained earlier...

I did not know as to why we got lost into this so-called 'Halmang' Park in the first place.^^

So, instead of going around inside the maze, we walked around the park and found some other stone-made statues of I don't know what....^^

Really...they were full of ghastly shapes that at times...I did not bother to comprehend for it was too difficult to comprehend...

I guess...the best way to enjoy the place..was then...going onto the look-out tower where we could see the whole maze that...was supposed to resemble a halmoni or a woman known for being a goddess in one of Jeju's legends.

Nope...it was not visible from this angle, though. Sorry....^^

Just as we were walking past stones after stones..I started to notice that most of them have been covered with lush green vegetation that make the stones even more interesting...I mean, they were actually nice to look at, considering the natural look it offered.

Since I was a bit tired of what to do and see...the only thing that captured my attention was then...looking something out of this world^^ no. no. no. Just raking into the fallen leaves that scattered around the area...

Got one that caught my eyes..and started taking a picture of it.^^

Then...as time passed me by...I found another subject to look at at the park....this time...it was cherry-like fruits that seemed to add some beauty to the otherwise grey-looking stones

What else? I found a rather attractive stones joined together in between by a curved  stone. I got an idea...why not...taking picture with me in between, then?

This, too. Now..I've officially found some ways to enjoy myself while getting lost in the maze of stones right here in 설문대 할망 테마공원...

Zaaapppeeeddd....I was zoomed into another dimension of Jeju island.

Compared to the previously attached pictures where grey stones seemed to endlessly dotted the site... 

I went to a place where the three demigods of Jeju got married on the spot. 

How green the place was. It was indeed a sight to be.

Oh wait.....^^

The very spot where the three demigods of Jeju or 삼신인 got married in the place called 혼인지 or Honinji.

Some of our friends were enjoying the place. 

I took a snap picture of this beautiful flowers that just sprung up beside the pond...

Isn't it lovely? ^^

Just a pond...

Now...a pond and me.^^

As we were walking through the wooden path, we saw more and more interesting stuffs..

The best part was that...the air was so fresh and that all of the green trees along the way somewhat gave me a booster-kind-of spirit to keep on going with the route...

Although frankly speaking...we were like...what? 

This is something that I wish I could bring back to Seoul and put it right in front of my home^^

Ilchulbung: At a Glance & Wink Wink

Wink Wink? 

There is ilchulbung that we were about to see. Since it was my first time visiting Jeju...so I was like impatient in everything that I saw. Just like this: we were still in our car but I just could not stop clicking my camera and pointing it at the tourist site we were going to 

even when...we were still passing through an alley that leads toward the ilchulbung...once again...I just could not help myself from...taking pictures.^^ 

Even as soon as I was going out of the car ..and that meant...practically I was still at the parking lot, I just again and again could not help but taking the pictures...

Well..the picture does not do any justice to the real beauty of the place, though.

Oh, well. Angel in us Coffee is everywhere in Korea. Even at the nearest entrance to the famous site like this one. One could misinterpret my photo: that this site is Angel-in-us-Coffee, instead of the UNESCO designated site: ilchulbung^^

This is the proof..that this is indeed a UNESCO preserved site.^^

A must-visit place in Jeju island.

Now...I was getting nearer and nearer to the top...cannot wait...cannot wait...

For someone who is so accustomed to seeing grey and grey apartments complexes in Seoul.....

Seeing this vast plain green was a blessing. It was beyond words.

Click there..click here...my eyes just could not stop rolling and wandering up, above, and beyond...Just take a look at that...isn't it breathtaking? 

I may need to enlarge the picture so as to give a view of how majestic the place is.^^

no comment on this one.

Before going up the peak of the inactive volcano, we got a chance to sneer our way into the path that was just right next to the high cliff overlooking the beach down there. Instead of walking up toward the peak, some people prefer taking a boat that would take them go circling around the mountain.

wait...? what? yes, it means that this ilchulbung likes right on the seaside, it used to be the leftover or remnants (?) or remains (?) of the volcanic eruptions thousands of years ago...

This is the cliff that I was talking about earlier...

This is me being narcissistic ...again...on the site. 

(a proof of being there, at least)

I think it deserves some enlargement^^ so as for anyone to see how beautiful it is.

As seen on the picture, we were walking up the steps towards the peak. Well, it was indeed a kind of afternoon exercise, back then.

Do you know what I had in mind? I just wanted to lie down on the grass and reading some books or eating some ice cream.....^^

and....I just wanted to bring the cool and fresh air back to Seoul.^^