Gunsan with Morden History

 Hello~ Today, I introduce Gunsan city trip. It's easy to go Gunsan from Jeonju. You can take intercity bus that runs by every twenty minutes. It's 5200 for adult. Gunsan city is port city and center city of Korea's modern history. And you need to go Gunsan modern history museum to check it.

Gunsan modern history museum

 Gunsan mordern history museum is a local museum titled modern and marine culture of Gunsan. There are marine distribution history hall and modern life hall representatively. In marine distribution history hall, you can see history of Gunsan as center of distribution. And there is a big modern ship model as photo zone. Also in modern life hall, you can the figure of people who lived fierce life disobeying to coercive control of the Japanese Empire. You can wear modern school uniform and experience taking a rubbing.

A Japanese traditional house, Hiros

Hiros traditional house is Japanese house where the Japanese lived in Japanese colonial era. There is historical exploitation pain of Gunsan. This house shows luxurious lifestyle of the Japanese landowner. There are many rooms and big garden.

 

 

 

The bakery Lee Sung Dang

The bakery Lee Sung Dang is very famous in the whole country. This bakery is the first bakery. People often line up for more than an hour to get bread. The sweet bun and vegetable bun are specially famous.

 

 

 

The Jinpo marine theme park

The Jinpo marine theme park commemorate JInpo battle. In Jinpo battle, General Choi Mu-seon uses gunpowder first. This theme park exhibit replica of an army life. And there are equipments out of commission that can be entered in and taken a look. In addition, there is floating dock. This dock was made for difference of height by the ebb and flow.

Also, there are parks in Gunsan. And Gunsan is good for walling and quiet city. So it will be great if you go with you lover.

 

Geojedo, The Island Where the Nature and History Breathe

 It is best to go to Geoje Island if you want to see the panoramic sky and blue sea in the southern sea. Geoje Island is located in southern coast of Gyeongsangnam-do. And Geoje Island is the second largest island in Korea. Geoje Island is the island, and is connected to Gyeongsangnam-do. When you run the road in Geoje, you can see the see frequently during the journey. You can also see the wonderful sea scenery anywhere on beach road. The south coast in Korea is a archipelago. So, if you look at the sea Geoje island, it is possible to see the other islands as
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The Round[mong] Pebble Beach(몽돌해수욕장)

 

  The round pebble beach is composed of round stone like bird eggs not the sand like other beaches. The most famous round pebble beach in Geoje is Hak-dong round pebble beach. Well, I went Mangchi round pebble beach. This beach is known to people relatively little, so the sea is clean and have the quiet side. The wave sound stroking round pebble is heard beautifully. It is a sound that feel at peace. You can try ducks and drakes using flat pebbles. However, the fine is 200,000 won if you steal the stone there.

 The Remains Park of Geojedo POW Camp (거제도 포로 유적공원)

 

 The Remains Park of Geojedo POW Camp is historical site where have the pain of historical Korean War. It is a must-see when traveling to Geoje Island. The Geojedo POW Camp had taken the prisoners at the time of the Korean War. That time, those POW camp accommoates 17 million prisoners including 15 million the North Korean prisoners. And now, it is being used as a security experience hall.

 The entrance fee for adults is 4500 won. Each experience hall is shaped like a tank, a military hat and so on. The details of the overall society situation of our country in the war, lots of information POW camp, as well as life of the prisoners, and the progression of the Korean War have described well. Even the riot scene that happened in the prison camp was reproduced. It is not possible that we see about the Korean War more vividly than this remains park. This remains park will be the opportunity to learn more about the Korea's modern history.

The Beautiful Island, "Oedo-Botania"

It's spring with beautiful flowers, and you want to enjoy the full bloom? The most beautiful islands on the ground that the entire island is decorated garden. I want you to go Oedo-Botania.

 

 

 

 

 

How to go Oedo-Botania.

Oedo is located around Geoje Island. So we must ride a boat excursion on the Geoje island. Boat tickets can be booked on the Internet. There are really many people in the busy season. When I was gone, there were so many people. Because it is Samiljeol, When I arrived at the dock at 9a.m, it was in a state that was sold out until 3:00p.m. There is a possibility that the boat is't run if the weather is not good. In such a case, the character comes contact. In off-season, boat gives off when people have collected. To find the ship operating at the right time is a good idea. Internet booking gives a discount. The cruise Fee Adult is 25,000 won on weekdays and 27,000won on busy season and weekend.

About a Cruise course

There are several ports in Geojedo that can take Oedo tour cruises. I used Jangseungpo port among them. Therefore, I will try to explain on the basis of Jangseungpo port. The cruise sightsees to the coastline through the Seoyima llighthouse and Jishimudo. And the cruise is landed on the Oedo and stays for an hour and a half. We can't stay in Oedo more than one and a half hours because of self-regulation phase. Next, the cruise goes to Haegeumgang. Also, You can tour the caves of the cross-shaped. This tour takes 3 hours.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Oedo-Botania marine plantation

The Oedo-Botania marine plantation is a marine park located in the clean and blue southern sea and the Hallyeo Marine National Park famous for beautiful landscape. The Oedo is one of the islands that are adjacent to Geoje island. In spite of the islands, Oedo is abundant in water, warm climate and high rainfall. So tropical plants and chant some easy to grow. The Oedo-Botania marine plantation was opened April 25, 1995. In just two years. it has established itself as a tourist attraction that visitors of more than one million people per year have visited. Recently, it was chosen as the best tourist sites in South Korea.

Oedo seems to have been moved the town on the coast of the Mediterranean. It is nicely decorated with wonderful landscape and building of an exotic figure. Oedo was brought up by married couple for 30 years. They raise Oedo with natural love and utmost sincerity without rest since 1969. Including the rare subtropical plants, more than 740 large and small plants are growing in Oedo.

It is said "The development is the destruction of nature." But Oedo breaks this stereotypes and is made by adapting nature. Try to go Oedo once.

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The Young People Mall in Nambu Market

 Hi~ In this posting, I introduce unusual place in Jeon-Ju. When people travel Jeon-Ju, people usually go to traditional korean village "Hanok Village". Of course, Hanok Village is beautiful place for trip. But I would like to introduce young people market(청년몰) in Nambu Market, Nambu market and the Pungnam-Moon. Specially, this "the young people market" appears on television and is right for a day's trip.

> A map about introducing place

 

The Nambu Market

 

 

 The Nambu Market is a traditional market in jeon-ju for more than 100 years. There are the Pungnam-Moon and the river side of Jeon-Ju river around the Nambu Market. The city of Jeon-Ju discusses ways to vitalize traditional markets. So there are unique signs. While the advantage of the large mart is ease of use, that of the traditional market is busy bustling about from lively people's dialogue and friendly feeling. At the traditional market, we become light-hearted. So it's great place for going on a visit.

 

 

The young people market (in the nambu market)

 

 The name of the young peole market in the Nambu market is real-new-town. This market is planned and applied by Jeon-Ju city and many young business people for vitalizing to traditional markets. The real-new-town is located second floor of the Nambu market. So it is difficult to find. When you find this market, you can use map in the Nambu market. The murals were painted on walls next to the stairs going up to the Mall. This murals were painted by the young business people in real-new-town. The young people mall's motto is "Earn moderately and live wonderfully."

In the young people mall, the opening hour of store is 2~3p.m. The young storekeepers are familiar and have broad-minded.

 This mural is painted in the side of the wall of store named "mistery store(미스터리 상회)" This mural is popular because of particularity. Also here's stores are decorated unusually and characterfully.

 

 And I'll tell you some of the stores.

Nabi cafe(카페나비) - There are several cafes in the young people mall. Among them, Nabi cafe is designed on the theme of the cat. Also this cafe is fist store of the young people mall.

Play together store(같이 놀다 가게) - This store is the sole board game store in Jeon-Ju.

Handmade store - This store sells handmade products. And you can learn handmade skills in this store.

Bum's plants store(범이네 식충이) - This store sells insect-eating plants mainly.