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Need to escape the city rush, smog and milling crowds? Want some fresh sea air and a nice long sandy beach? Well, then pack a weekend bag, get your behind onto the train to Incheon, line no 1, at Incheon Station commandeer a taxi and ask for 'Younan budu'. Once there buy a ticket to Deokjeokdo Island, about an hour and a half away by superfast very nice ferry. The ferry goes a few times a day, depending on the season. When you get to the island there will be tons of vehicles and adjumas waiting for you to offer accommodation. Ask for Sapori Beach, the nicest spot on the island. The beach is long and sandy and nice for walking. Its a bit of a bay and make sure you get hold of a bicycle and ride the side roads that go to the heads on both sides of the bay. The concrete road around the left side is the best, say hi to the most charming little dachsund pup that came barking at us, must be all grownup by now. Sunsets are just stunning at the end of the road. There are boats that anchor there as well. There are a lot of trials in the hills as well you can hike. Just park somewhere, chill and relax, untill its time to get back to the rat race. There are charming little restaurants scattered around too. And it was nice to see Korean people living in regular houses too, not the behemoth apartment blocks in Seoul that look as if they were all copied from a single mould someone made. You can also take a small tent along and just sleep on the beach. Another interesting variation is to get to the island, then catch the local ferry to the tons of smaller islands in the area and hop from one to the other. See if you can get your host to take you for a drive around the island for a fee, its worth it too, some interesting nooks and crannies. Everyone seems to know everyone and we even got offered some sachimi. Check http://www.incheon.go.kr/inpia/en/tour/destination/island/island15.jsp?act=15 for details on all the Incheon islands. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Other Place to Go: Seoul’s Minor Sites | | | | | |
Seoul has plenty of big attractions for the visitor, including the royal palaces, Namsan, Suwon, the DMZ, Insadong and the big markets, but it also has a serious surplus of sites and activities which would be star attractions in many cities as big as Seoul, yet get little attention here in the tourist literature. After one week, we just ran out of time with a whole long list of places we wanted to see and wanted to do. It is hard to complain about KNTO and the city tourism people, but many of these smaller sites deserve more publicity and more encouragement for visitors to get off the beaten track to explore more. The following is a sample list of places that before we arrived we had never even heard of, but by the time we left were places that we wished we had had time to visit: Mongchontoseong Ruins (and Museum?) – Mongchontoseong Metro Line 8 Pungnaptoseong Ruins – Cheonho Metro Lines 5 and 8 Seoul Olympic Museum – Mongchontoseong Metro Line 8 Cruise on the Hangang river – where….how…times? Amsadong prehistoric settlement – Amsa Metro Line 8 Children’s Grand Park – Children’s Grand Park Metro Line Line 7 Bongwonsa (Temple) – Sinchon Metro Line 2 KL63 Tower and aquarium – Yeodinaru Metro Line 5 Korean Traditional Performing Arts Centre – Nambu Bus Terminal Metro Line 3 Seoul Arts Center – Nambu Bus Terminal Metro Line 3 Seoulleung/Seongjeungneung/Jeongneung Royal Shrines (all in Samreung Park) – Seolleung Metro Line 2 The Baekje Tombs (near Sokchon Primary School, Sockchon-dong) – Seeokchon Metro Line 8 Seoul Railway Museum – Seoul Station Metro Tibet Museum – Anguk Metro Line 3 Tapgol Park – Jongno 3-ga Metro Lines 1 and 3 Bosingak – Jonggak Metro Line 1 Korea Museum of Design Korea House (folk art and traditional music) – Chungmuro Metro Lines 3 and 4 A few of these sites are covered in the Lonely Planet guide book, but most are barely addressed anywhere in any English language guide book, which is a real pity. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Other Place to Go: Cheonggyecheon, Walking area of Heart of Seoul | | | | | |
The Cheonggye-cheon( Stream ) used to be a naturally formed stream before the Joseon Dynasty designated Seoul as its capital. As the city had always been surrounded by mountains( Mt.Inwangsan, Mt.Bugaksan, Mt.Namsan ). its water was flowing into downtown( Dongdaemun, Jungnangcheon and flows in to Hangang ). It's is both a natural and artificial stream with a length of 8.14km ( Cheonggye Plaza ~ Jungnangcheon ). In July 2003 ~ September 2005, The restoration of Cheonggye-cheon bring it back to life and restores of park of the 600-years history and culture of Seoul. Subway Line 1: City Hall Stn, Exit 4 Line 2: Eulgiro 3-ga Stn, Exit 1,2 Line 3: Jongno 3-ga Stn, 13,14 Line 4: Dongdaemun Stadium Stn, Exit 1 Line 5: Gwanghwamun Stn, Exit 5 Leave a Comment Phone: Information Tel :1688-0001Website: http://english.seoul.go.kr/cheonggye/
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