Chuncheon & Sokcho

07May08

Last weekend was a long weekend in Korea because Monday was Children’s Day, a national holiday. Here are some pictures from my trip east to the cities of Chuncheon & Sokcho. This was my first time out of the Seoul metro area. Next weekend, I’m heading down to Busan a city on the southern coast and the 2nd largest city in Korea.

There was not a lot to do in Chuncheon. The city sits on a lake with mountains in the background. It’s pretty, but not as much as many other places I’ve seen. The main thing to do is take a ferry to the main island, but it’s mostly for camping, so there’s nothing actually on the island. The animation museum sounded interesting, but it was on the other side of the lake, not in the city, so you couldn’t get there. Chuncheon is also famous for dakgalbi, a mix of chicken, vegetables, and rice cakes. You can, and I did, visit Dakgalbi St. where there are at least 20 restaurants serving this within 2 blocks.

Chuncheon, below, is less beautiful than it appears to be.

This is the ferry that goes to Jungdo, or Jung Island.

This is the bike path on Jungdo that I rode around on.

This is a plaque embedded every so often on Dakgalbi Street.

This is part of the Korean War Memorial in Chuncheon.

There was also not much to do in Sokcho, especially because the beach was roped off possibly due to high waves or strong currents. I don’t know. It’s only May and the water was freezing anyway. Supposedly, Sokcho is a popular destination for Seoulites in July and August.

This is the Expo Tower and Expo Center in Sokcho. I couldn’t tell you when the expo was/will be.

Everyone in Sokcho looks like this.

This is the entrance to Sokcho beach.

This is some guy standing by the East Sea.

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