Explorations of 2 days . . .

Hi there. Let me show you some stuff I saw during my 2-day term break (the shortest term break EVER).

Vegetarians and vegans, behold, I give you LOVING HUT!

The international restaurant chain that is completely vegan. 

Finally, a restaurant in Korea in which I can eat everything in the menu without any worries whatsoever!

(this one is in Jung-ang-ro, 중앙로)

They even sell different kinds of health foods.

If you're curious, here's the menu. Sorry for the glare.

I didn't walk around it, but I found the Jeju Sports Complex (just behind the Bus Terminal).

It's bigger than I expected.

Another Loving Hut!

This one is in ShinJeju (신제주).

They have a smaller menu, but they offer more side dishes. I also found this one to be a bit cheaper than the first one too.

Another view, this time head-on.

They sell a few things too, just not as much as the one in 중앙로.

Walking aimlessly, I found this sign on a building that houses an English institute. I thought this was worth saving.

Flamenco in Jeju, Korea . . . who knew?

I went to this restaurant in Cheonan a couple of times. I loved that it has a salad bar (mostly pasta) and it's all-you-can-eat. This one offers more dishes as well (not in the salad bar). Haven't had the chance to eat there yet, but I hope to change that soon.

The sign of yet another university in Jeju. ("Jeju" used to be spelled "Cheju." Either one is ok. This is the kind of stuff that happens when you switch alphabets).

The map of the campus. I didn't explore it either. Strange, right? But I was sick at this time . . .

Autumn walk at Saryeoni Park (29. Oct)

Hi there. Many apologies for not posting this earlier. I've been having a problem in that I posted my pictures first, but now that I'm going to add the captions, I don't see the pictures at all. I clicked "Preview" and the pictures are there, but I need to add in the captions blindly. Good thing I can click "Preview" and it pops up on another tab, that way I can "see" how my post is coming.

Anyway, 2 of my students and I went out for a walk at Saryeoni Park. This park is popular and HUGE! This was also an excellent time to see the Autumn foliage. For those who are more laid back hikers or want a more relaxing stroll, this is the place for you. Let's go to the pics.

Whoa, just to get an idea of what you'll be seeing.

A sign at one of the entrances (there are about 3 or so).

This has some details about the forest.

This must be the steepest climb in the entire forest.

Look at these colors!

I don't remember ever seeing a red leaf this bright before.

You know what, let me be quiet so you can enjoy these pictures fully, with your own interpretation.

This is a map of the trails/forest. Each number is a kilometer. We only made it 5 km in. For the rest of day, I could feel that I truly walked 10 km!

Here's a sign and information about an "orum" or hill you can hike up. For some reason, although, it was closed and will stay closed until New Years. Oh well, they know what they're doing.

A sign of the same hill that's not going away anytime soon.

The end.

Wasn't it lovely? Now I understand why they say this is a "healing forest," you can't help but feel better when you see all this nature.