Jeju island !
On our second day, we began to visit Jeju. We’re very lucky because the weather was sunny and warm, perfect time for a tourist.Jeju island is a volcanic island and is know for 3 abundances (women, stone and wind) and 3 lacks (beggars, thieves and gates).
There are so many beautiful places to visit, I hope I can go back again as I didn’t see all what I wanted to see in only 2 days.
Here are some pictures from Seong-eup Folk village with the traditional housing. Houses are built with low roofing to protect them against the strong island wind. The roof is really amazing, I’ve never seen something like that.
At the entrance of Folk village you can see the Stone Grandfathers or Dol Hareubang, symbol of Jeju Island. Dol Hareubang are everywhere in Jeju, people here believe that they will provide both protection and fertility. They are made of the volcanic stone.
The tour guide told us that touching his nose can help to give birth to a boy and his ears to a girl.
The tour guide told us that touching his nose can help to give birth to a boy and his ears to a girl.
This is the famous black pig of Jeju island, this one was a little bit lazy.
And do you know what it is ?
It’s a toilet ! Yes, during the war period, people went to this kind of opened toilet to be able to beware to any danger and to run away quickly.
There are 2 trees called Zelkova in Seong-eup Folk village :
This one is about 1000 years old, 30m in height and the trunk is 5m in circumference.
There are 2 trees called Zelkova in Seong-eup Folk village :
This one is about 1000 years old, 30m in height and the trunk is 5m in circumference.
And this one is about 600 years old , 24-32m in height and the trunk is 2,4 - 4,5m in circumference.
The tour guide told us the 1000 years old tree must be a female tree and the 600 years old a male tree, because women are known to be more resistant than men haha.
After Seong-eup Folk village, this is San-Gumburi Crater, a volcano which erupted from the bottom without forming a cone. With no lava flow or volcanic ash, it is the only example of the Maar volcano type in Korea.
The crater is 140m deep
After Seong-eup Folk village, this is San-Gumburi Crater, a volcano which erupted from the bottom without forming a cone. With no lava flow or volcanic ash, it is the only example of the Maar volcano type in Korea.
The crater is 140m deep
and 438m above sea level.
If you’ve watched the drama All In, you may know this place, Seopjikoji !
I think my pictures don’t give justice to the beautiful seascape there
And this is one of the famous women divers of Jeju, dressed in black rubber suits.
They have incredible powers of endurance because they dive to the ocean floor for abalone, seaweed, shellfish,... without any breathing apparatus. They can stay underwater for three to four minutes, appearing on the surface just to take in a long breath of air before diving again.
Yeah, women are the Best as always !
Yeah, women are the Best as always !
To be continued …
posted by Toujours_BYJ @ 5/08/2009 02:55:00 PM
2 Comments:
Women, stone and wind, in that order? Ha ha!!
I always thought Jeju was beautiful but other people told me there's not much to see. I'm glad to learn that you could have spent more time there.
What were your arrangements with the tour guide? Only for Jeju or for the whole trip?
Also, where did you stay on Jeju? Would you recommend it?
Merci, ma chère Camille pour partager tes souvenirs de voyage avec nous. Peut-être l'an prochain...
Haha Gosijo, I'm sorry I don't remember exactly the order, maybe wind, stone and women ?
Au sujet de Jeju, peut-être que les goûts de tout un chacun sont différents mais en tout cas pour moi le paysage est magnifique et très diversifié.
Une visite en 2 jours n'est pas suffisante pour tout voir.
Nous avons juste réservé à l'agence une visite de l'île en 2 jours, l'agence venait nous prendre à l'hôtel et nous y ramenait.
Mes amies ont réservé l'hôtel et les billets d'avion à l'avance.
Nous étions dans un hôtel pas très loin de l'aéroport, dans le nord de l'île mais comme nous l'avions réservé sur internet, le standard n'est pas ce qu'on attendait, c'est pour ça que je ne te le recommende pas. Par contre, en nous promenant, nous avons vu l'hôtel Oriental et Ramada Inn qui m'ont l'air très bien. Je pense que la prochaine fois nous réserverons soit l'un soit l'autre. Le quartier n'est pas isolé, il y a beaucoup de restaurants et de magasins, c'est pratique. Et c'est au bord de la mer, la vue est très belle.
Les grands hôtels comme Lotte se trouvent au sud, je pense qu'il faut au moins 30 à 45 minutes pour arriver à l'aéroport et à part les hôtels, il n'y a rien d'autre donc côté pratique c'est moins bien.
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