From the communication barrier to cultural background, Korea has its natural true beauty from the rural to the urban. The tranquility of Jeju Island, south of the main island, explains why it is the top honeymoon destination for Korean newlyweds. An island formed by volcanic rocks, Jeju faces the crystal clear ocean and offers the most preserved rural part of Korean. Climbing to the peak of the mountain, picking tangerines and horseback riding, there's nothing close to nature from what Jeju has to put forth.
On the main island, Korea has two theme parks, Everland and Lotte World. Everland is an outdoor park divided into sections by different themes. Walking through the different sections, with all sorts of exciting rides from Safari nature tour to the thrilling roller-coaster. Lotte World has an outdoor and indoor park, where the indoor park is located right above the shopping mall. The outdoor park has a river-view and a majestic castle right in the center of the park surround by numerous kind of rides. Its these places where grown-ups can actually have a chance to be a kid again.
This winter period can never do without visiting a ski resort, and our trip to Phoenix Ski Resort has the view of white snowy mountain, packed with people skiing and snowboarding in their different multicolored outfits. Beside the resort has a huge indoor water park with jacuzzi and water slides. Heading to the city of Seoul, we experienced a variety of winter cuisine like barbecue pork wrapped in lettuce leaves, dumpling hotpot and ginseng chicken soup, from the freshest produce in Korea. Seoul city itself has streets filled with local Koreans all dressed up in their unique fashion. The city has an array of shopping malls and streets from designer label boutique to street fashion shops, all lighted up with lights and decor for the coming Christmas. We see locals pushing food-carts, displaying the wide selection of local street food, having a chance to eat what the local are eating, that was really something interesting.
This metropolis has an area where the royal palace was once built on. Until today, the Korean government has yet to retrieve full information on how the entire palace would look like. All we can see at current are only parts of the whole kingdom. It is believe that the back garden of the palace, which is the residence of the current president, has the best feng-shui in Korea. Leaving the palace to the cultural center, we had the chance to make our own kimchi (preseverd cabbage), which is one of the most eaten food in Korea. Besides that, the cultural center provides photo-taking session in historical costumes that were similar to the popular Korean drama series.
We concluded our trip in Korea, after 8 days of amazing weather and fantastic food, it is no doubt an excellent destination for quality enjoyment.
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