Sarah's Travelogue - Korea 2015 Part 2 (Free & Easy in Jeju)

Part 2 of my Korea Travelogue starts with exploring the Northern Part of Jeju Island, mainly Jeju City.

We started off with Jeju Love Land (제주러브랜드) which required 18 years old & above for admission. I saw lots of people uploading photos of very erotic (maybe just for fun) photos and I decided to go there and have a look.

I would say you need to take it with an open heart, and some of the sculptures are quite funny.

PS: I'm not posting too many photos of Loveland as some of the images can be a bit too graphical for kids. Not sure who's going to be reading this blogpost anyway. :):):)

We spent about an hour plus there before driving back to the Airport to get our return air tickets changed. As mentioned in the previous post, we did not book our tickets online before arriving in Korea. Thus, we bought them over the counter and we realized that we got the wrong date back to Seoul. We were quite surprised that we did not have to pay any extra fees to change our tickets. Thank you Asiana Airlines for the help rendered even though I can see that you're trying your best to understand my Singlish. *LOL!* 

Lunch was next on the list, and since we're already at the Jeju International Airport, we decided to drop by Heuk-dwaeji (Black Pork) Street. The name already suggested what you will be eating. :) 

I remember from the last trip to Jeju, the tour guide brought us to one of the recommended shop by locals. But I can't seem to find the name and thus, we decided to try Hwaro Hyang Restaurant which is just located right in front of the street sign.

For a portion of the black pork, it costs us about 16,000 WON (S$20) which is quite similar pricing to Singapore. However, the pork is fresh and lightly marinated with just sea salt on top. The lady knows that we're not locals and helped us to grill to perfection. Each order also come with 2 stone bowls: Seafood stew (very refreshing on a cold day) + a steam egg.

I would say this is a very satisfying meal, and kept me happy before a long day visiting the attractions.

GPS Coordinates: 724-4050

Drove around in the rain is another kind of feeling, especially in a foreign country and just listening to our iPod.

After getting our stomach filled, we went to the Gimnyeong Maze Park (김녕미로공원). I read online that before going into the maze, there are lots of cats roaming around outside. I've a weakness for cats so this is a chance that I'm not going to let go off.

I'm never a puzzle girl, so asking me to walk out of the maze is like asking me to drink a bottle of coke within 10 seconds. Even though the boy gave me a 1 minute head start, in the end I decided to meet him and follow his directions. 

A short to enjoy all the greenery, and breathe in the fresh air.

GPS Coordinates: 782-9266

About 5 minutes drive away is the famous Manjanggul Cave [UNESCO World Heritage] (만장굴 [유네스코 세계자연유산]). Since we had quite a sinful lunch, we thought having a short hike underground might burn the calories away. 

It's quite cooling to walk inside the tunnels, but do bear in mind it's wet and lots of small stones, so I definitely recommend wearing shoes (rather than slippers) there. A short 1 km distance, which is open to the tourists, so it shouldn't take up more than an hour inside.

GPS Coordinates: 783-4818

After seeing the lava tube, it's time to make our way back to our house, as we didn't want to drive back when it's dark. We're still getting used to drive on the left hand side, so if there's ample lighting we will feel more comfortable.

Decided to have an early dinner, stopped by the E-Mart to get our breakfast and snacks for the Hallasan Hike the next day. What we didn't know is that in Jeju, 1 of the Saturdays of the month, the big supermarket will be closed so that the smaller marts will be able to do their businesses. So we actually kept driving around trying to find a provisional mart. In the end, we got our breakfast from those 24-hour marts (limited choices, just some snickers bar).