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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Highlights of Our Winter Trip @ Jeonju

The quintessential dish of Jeonju: 전주비빔밥  or Jeoju's very own mixed rice. Though some may say 'what's the fuzz about Jeonju having its own so-called 'bibimbab', I myself could guarantee that it WAS indeed different from what I tasted it. I think it's the sauce that differentiate its taste & savory:)
Well, I could just brag about it...but no.....it's simply tasty. 
and yes...the plate is different. Instead of the usual stone bowl, it was a large round plate. (though ..it would also differ among restaurants). 
then..the most striking architectural feature I encountered is this Catholic Cathedral. Well, it would not have surprised me, had it not been right in the vicinity of this vast Joseon-era hanok village. As I remembered, there were many martyrs who had to meet their fate simply because they brought about this religion. But, just by the fact that this Cathedral stands still....there must be some historical stories worth-telling.
*(browse it, dear readers). 
What could be more entertaining (for us and for lots of people who saw us) than 'wearing hanbok' during winter!!! 
Yes, our school paid this trip for us and what we had was an unexpected experience. We were not told that we would be able to wear hanbok all day long while strolling around Jeonju Hanok Village. 
more pictures with friends. 
Why didn't I pose as a king,first?^^ 
Jeonju Hanok village from atop a hill. 
It looks like any other hanok village in Korea, but boy...it surely was big.
Like a labyrinth. 
Blue sky ..... 
until we reached the end of our trip at Jeonju just before the sun set.
(More stories: coming up on my blog).

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Gyeongju Summer Trip (Part 1)

Finally, the day we took the train (this one is Saemaueul train) taking us to Gyeongju had arrived. We boarded the train in the morning at 9.40 that would take us to Dongdaegu station before we transfer to Mugunghwa train (a local train) taking us to Gyeongju.
It's the air-conditioned coach that lullaby-ed them to sleep. Well..it's a 3-hour trip and after tiring themselves with snacks and sight-seeing..it's time for them to 'sleep'.
As for me, what would a trip be without letting my fingers and camera do the job of capturing the blurring images of the scenery along the way.
Summer, yup...we went on a holiday summer to Gyeongju..which to my friends' surprise..they asked me as to why we went there....since that's one of the hottest place in Korea to be..during summer.
But...I did not see that coming really. So..let's just enjoy the moment..and for the time being...seeing the 'outside' world through the train window inside the air-conditioned coach somewhat 'blinded' me of what's coming ahead...^^
Even..the place underneath this KTX-railway seemed a cool thing to capture into my camera.
And..along with the vast green rice field.....the vinyl-housed farms....the mountains...all of them seemed to be so tenderly cool...in summer.
Once again...it's all because ..everything was seen and enjoyed through the windows of the train we boarded to Gyeongju.
Creeks...small paths...bushes....hilly villages...houses that looked like dots on the slopes of the mountains...
were all...once again...cool to look at even in the 'Korean' summer.
*once again..thanks to the comfort of train window that separated us from the direct 'impact' of heat in the summer.:)

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