On our last full day we decided to go to the Jungmun Resort Complex, which is located in the South part of the Island. From amusing museums to beautiful sceneries, it is a multi tourism area that satisfies all of its visitors with a variety of things to do.
The moment we stepped off the bus we were greeted by the symbolic statues and a beautiful morning.
The first place we dropped by was the Cheonjeyeon Waterfalls. Literally translated as "Pond of the Emperor of Heaven", it is a three-tier waterfall that has water that comes from a cave in the East and eventually flows into the ocean. According to Korean legend, 7 nymphs would descend from the heavens at night and bathe in the waterfall's pond. The legend is represented by the arch bridge, Seonim Bridge, that connects the Jungmun Resort Complex and the waterfalls itself.
It was a wet weekend so we had to be extra careful when walking.
This is where it all starts, though there will only be water flowing down if there has been heavy rain.
Next we went to was the Teddy Bear Museum, which has been on my list of "to-go"s even before I arrived in Korea. Although the entrance fee was more expensive than the rest of the attractions, I had a lot of fun, taking more pictures than I expected to. Here I go!!
They had an event where they dressed up the bears into famous people and we had to guess who they are. Some of them were REALLY good.
They also setup the bears into representations of famous events around the world.
I totally did not expect Hong Kong to be represented here.
Probably one of the most expensive teddy bears I've ever seen - LV Teddy Bear!!
Swarvoski Teddy Bear!!
This is the main reason why I wanted to come to the Jeju branch: because Goong was shot here!! Nostalgia >.<
They also paid a lot of tribute to Theodore Roosevelt, from whom teddy bears actually came from.
It was almost Christmas, and it was a Teddy Museum, so why not?
Oppa Gangnam style~
After touring the whole museum, we finally sat down for lunch. And it was also the first time I had Lotteria, which is Korea's equivalent of McDonald's. This is also when the thing we dreaded to happen happened: it started to RAIN.
Thankfully the rain slowed down after a while and we didn't want to delay our schedule anymore, so we headed out. It's not like us Canadians mind a little drizzle anyway :)
For dinner we decided to settle for something else that Jeju is famous for: seafood. It is an island after all. We went back to the Dongmun Market and found stalls after stalls selling seafood, where some had restaurants attached to it. After much considerations, we chose one that was reasonably priced and seemed nice. We didn't stay out too long as we were heading back to Seoul early next morning.
It was hectic the next morning since we took the wrong bus that didn't take us the airport as we thought it did. And we didn't discover it only after we got the its destination, but the bus drivers were nice enough to help us hail a taxi and tell them that we were in a rush. Thankfully, we eventually did make it on time for our flight. The moment we hit Seoul, though, we were welcomed by our first snow of the year. Which is probably the latest first snow I've ever experienced as compared to when I was in Canada.
To conclude, the whole trip was really enjoyable, we gained experiences that we would've never thought we would, and we also received a lot of love and help from the people around us. One thing that I did regret was not applying for an international driving licence before coming. As the transportation isn't as convenient in Jeju, we spent a lot of time on the bus. Whereas if we had a car, we could have saved more time for more attractions and less confusion on directions. I would love to go back and discover places we weren't able to.
