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First Catholic Martyr Place in Korea
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skootter01 Says: Martyr Mountain is in the southern part of Jeonju next to one of several rivers that run through the city. The mountain is the final resting place of 6 Catholic missionaries who were killed for their beliefs. The mountain itself has a wonderful trail laden with crosses,...
Christianzagar Says: the park lies to the north of Jeonju close to Chonbuk national university. Towards the end of the summer thousands of lotus flowers bloom in Deukjin pond. It's quite beautiful. All through the summer you can see a water shows and rent rowboats and paddle boats.
Christianzagar Says: Maisan is east of Jeonju about and hour away by bus. It's famous for the twin rocky mountains that lean away from eachother, that look like Horse ears. The Mountain is famous for Tapsa (temple) Over a hundred years ago the hermit Yi Kap-ryong built about 80 stone pagodas....
Christianzagar Says: Gaeksa is the city centre. The buildings date from around 1471. . Gaeksa was used to accomodate important visitors. Rituals to honour the king were also held here. It's a meeting place for many as well as a hangout location for many old men. The downtown area sourrounding is...
Herb Island: regular korean food all herbed up!
Christianzagar Says: Very tasty restaurant you can order the regular Kalbi, samgyapsal or even Bib Bim Bap will spices and herbs. The Samgyapsal is especially delicious marinated in herbs!
Juke Box: the only place to go...
Christianzagar Says: The infamous JukeBox... You Either love it or hate it... I love it. It's one of the few places that you can dance in Jeonju where you arn't subjucted to dance to really bad Korean night club dance music. The atmosphere is really energetic. Many of the Korean university...
Airport shuttle from Incheon to Jeonju
Christianzagar Says: There is an express bus that leaves Incheon to Jeonju about every hour until the late evening.... No one is ever sure about the times but you can call 1330 and find out. It drops you off at the Core (pronounced Koa) hotel in Jeonju. Taxis are always waiting there. You can...
Christianzagar Says: The boat to Sonyudo leaves from Kunsan and takes about 2 hours. The schedule changes from day to day, so it's best to call ahead. the number for the Korean national tourist organization is 1330. you can get just about anyinformation about korea that you can imagine from this...
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Christianzagar Says: It's about a half hours ride out in the country. The temple is pretty small but really quiet there are no tourists. The resident monk is very kind and is well travelled... he's practicalle everywhere, yet you wouldn't guess by his lack of english (though I reckon he was...
Christianzagar Says: Jeonju Life Experience park was constructed to give tourists and locals alike a taste of the past. For 50 000 won one can spend the night in this traditional house... complete with traditional ondol heating and furniture. You receive a traditional breakfast, learn to play...
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Home away from home - I've lived in Jeonju since early 2004 and have seen and done about all there is to do here. There are many interesting places to go and history and culture abound. From the old city gate, to the peak...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Chonju. I'd love to share with you the 47 tips I've written, the 51 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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I've lived in Jeonju since early 2004 and have seen and done about all there is to do here. There are many interesting places to go and history and culture abound. From the old city gate, to the peak...
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Old, Traditional Sound, Bibimbap, Jeonju
The name Jeonju was first used in AD 757 (16th year of Shilla King Gyeong-deok), when Wansanju was renamed Jeonju, the name that is still used today. Jeonju has seen 1,250 years of history, and is...
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When I first arrived in Jeonju I was taken aback by just about everything. It was so different from my life in NZ. However after travelling extensively througthout Korea I would have to say that...
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