The Gimyujeong Rail Bike in Chuncheon
I was up near Chuncheon, so I decided to try one of those rail bikes that everyone seems to be into these days. Inside the rail bike park This is roughly the atmosphere of the place. There were so many people…
I was up near Chuncheon, so I decided to try one of those rail bikes that everyone seems to be into these days. Inside the rail bike park This is roughly the atmosphere of the place. There were so many people…
One thing I definitely worked out this time: Chuncheon is great at night. I think it is because of the lake. Lakeside apartment view Places here must cost a fair bit. A park Chuncheon Bridge Chuncheon Bridg…
Evening came around and obviously dakgalbi was in order, so I headed for Myeongdong in Chuncheon, the most famous spot for it. Dakgalbi places are actually dotted all over Chuncheon, but for a first go you hea…
Putting up a variety of scenes. Cat There are cats in Chuncheon too.. Downtown As you can see, it’s laid out so that newly built high-rise apartments and the old town coexist. Everywhere in Korea is pr…
I had no idea before I went, but a bakery called Daewondang is, in a way, about as famous in Chuncheon as Sungsimdang is. A place like this It’s a seriously big place. Chuncheon scenery A river runs th…
Chuncheon is closer than I had thought, and the fare barely costs anything. Taking the Gyeongchun Line does leave my back a bit sore, but a day trip is perfectly doable. So I went out there on a day trip in th…
I stayed one night at Oak Valley, and the facilities seem pretty good for a family trip. There was plenty to enjoy. Morning scenery Scenery Scenery The condo Scenery It looked like it would be fun to come…
Oak Valley was running an event called Sonata of Light. It was actually worth seeing. It’s the kind of event that only works in winter, when the golf course is closed. The entrance looked like this If y…
Some of you will already know this, but Museum SAN has a James Turrell gallery. There are only a handful of these anywhere in the world, so if you live in Korea it is absolutely worth going. That said, here is…
Winter is here, so we came out to Oak Valley for a bit. On the way On the way I thought something was on fire, but it turned out to be Hynix.. Arriving.. We needed to eat before heading up to Oak Valley, bu…
On the way back from Gangwon-do I just barely made it to the makguksu place, only to be told the suyuk (boiled meat) had sold out. Such a shame.. Inside Dongchimi (radish water kimchi) You can have as much d…
Terarosa is such a famous place, and coming here I found it really is huge. And yet the whole place was packed. Terarosa Inside Inside It is so stylish that if you told me it was in Seongsu-dong, I would be…