Left Seoul by metro, and got on the train to Chuncheon. During the day we went to the R. Mutti Gallery Cafe where we enjoyed the nice view. In the evening we went to have the famous Dakgalbi in the Dakgalbi street. Dakgalbi is a famous chicken dish from Chuncheon which si prepared in front of you. The Dakgalbi was really good, but after the meal we were so full that we couldn't do anything else.
Arriving at Chuncheon station after an hour on the train from Seoul
View from a cafe close to the river
Me enjoying a green drink
One of the land marks in Chuncheon
Chuncheon written in Hangul, the Korean writing system
Drawing of the two famous dishes in Chuncheon, Dakgalbi (닭갈비), and a cold noodle dish
The sign on the ground marking the famous Dakgalbi street that has over 20 restaurants serving the same dish
Una and the Dak (Chicken)
The place we had Dakgalbi, with traditional floor seating
Thursday June 30
This morning we left Chuncheon by bus, we took the bus to Yeongwol where we visited some of the local sights like a food/art street before we got on the bus to Sangdong where we stayed at Trish's place. We got in touch with Trish via Couchsurfing, she lives in Sangdong to teach English at the local school. In the evening we went to the local Taekwondo club to do some karaoke with Trish's Taekwondo master.
The scenery just 10 minutes away from Yeongwol, due to flooding the river was completely brown
An old kind of pad lock
Housing outside of Yeongwol
The food/art street in Yeongwol
A butcher shop where they had dog, and goat meat
Una in the food/art street
Una and me in the food/art street
Arriving by bus in Sangdong
Inside the Taekwondo club/karaoke place
Me and Trish, the Canadian girl we stayed with in Sangdong
The Taekwondo master
Friday July 1
We left Sandong early morning since Trish was going to work anyway. The bus took us to Taebaek from where we got a bus to Pohang. In Pohang Una's auntie lives, so we met with her and her husband. They took us to POSCO, the world's second largest steel manufacturer. The POSCO museum next to the steel plant shows the history of the company. In the afternoon we drove to Homigok which is the most eastern point in Korea. After looking around there for while we tried the local delicacy, sea cucumber (ginseng of the sea), and mungae... See the pictures for more details. Coming back to the apartment in Pohang we had nice Korean dinner before going to sleep.
Breakfast at Trish's place, Korean style sitting on the floor
Group picture, Einar, Trish, and Una
The time table for the bus, obviously we weren't in a tourist destination. So good that Una speaks Korean!
The eatern most point in Korea, Homigot
Posing in Homigot just before sunset
Una's relatives drove us to Homigot and took us to a great seafood place
Fresh raw seafood, starting with sea cucumber on the left
Korean style dinner at Una's aunt's place
Saturday July 2
This morning we had really really nice Korean breakfast, and after we went to the Yangdong village, a traditional Korean village just 20 minutes away from Pohang. Now we're on the bus on our way to Busan where we'll meet up with one of Una's friends there.
The entrance to the traditional Korean village Yangdong
Yangdong village
Yangdong village
Yangdong village
Una at the Yangdong village
