Sabbath adventure (12.Jan.)

Last Sabbath (Jan. 12th), the weather was indeed heavenly (no pun intended). I wanted to go out for a walk but couldn't decide where. I walked out of my apartment and then remembered a trail I was shown back in the spring. My route had been decided.

My camera shares what I witnessed on this trail.

The bridge just above the entrance to this trail (at least the entrance I was shown).

Yeap, that's my backpack.

The sign @ the entrance.

Not sure what it says or what it's for, but it looked interesting.

Yet another sign.

This isn't short. I'm walking towards the 11.8 km direction. I haven't seen where I can go on the 2.4 km section.

Wow, this was like a breath of fresh air to my eyes.

Well, so much for catching the ribbons.

The same bridge I captured earlier.

I love this.

Under the same bridge I took a picture of twice before.

I just like the result of water and time on stones.

Talk about holding on.

I think this is the 2nd major bridge one walks under (there were 4, I believe).

This one area really took my breath away.

The picture hardly does it any justice.

See the ice beside the unfrozen water?

Hello.

Another marker/sign.

Just to let you know where I was at the time.

I just happened to be behind this building: The Jeju Arts Center

A cave (plus flash)

ok, minus flash.

Stairs to go down and play in the water/gorge if you wish.

I like having the option.

Signs to inform . . . entirely in Korean . . .

. . . too bad I still can't understand them.

Now I'm here!

This was under the 3rd bridge.

I believe I've walked about 3 km. Just 1.7 km left? Let's do this!

Oh, now I have to cross the gorge itself . . .

. . . ok.

I'm actually more excited than I look.

Walking on the other side, I see this just beside the path on my left.

I haven't seen land like this in months.

I can't be in a city (yet I was within sight & sound of it).

The final bridge to walk under.

Ok, arrived to the end of the path . . . and I get to a paved road . . . and these 2 signs meet me.

One says I've got over 11 km yet to go, the other says only 500 m . . . and they're both pointing to the same direction . . . 

. . . confused? Yes.

I walked that way anyway.

Guess what?!

A gorge.

But look at the lines and colors on these rocks.

Dang, I find these interesting now, how ecstatic would I be if I were a geologist?

Ok, this is where I crossed . . .

. . . and saw this sign to continue.

I went up the corner a bit and saw that it didn't end within sight.

I decided that I had enough (I had walked over 5 km in trails and I needed to get back). It was starting to get dark.

Hi there!

As I've heard said, "The more forbidden it is, the tastier it gets."

Yeah, I can't get enough of these.

Wow, security or Big Brother?

Just walking, I came to this highway.

I've never walked on a new and empty highway before (not finished yet).

It didn't take very long for me to realize I didn't really know where I was. Sure, I saw a sign for the Jeju National University, so I new I was relatively close, yet I didn't know by how much.

I got out and on to a smaller street/alley with homes and businesses and was on an already used road. Nope, I didn't know this place.

Praise GOD for HE is good!

A taxi entered a business and dropped someone off. It left and was coming towards me. You bet I flagged him down! He took me to Jeju National University. 

Praise GOD. If it weren't for the taxi, I would've had A LOT to walk to make it there (about a 5 min. taxi ride).

At Jeju National University's entrance, I was checking out the different businesses and what kinds of food they had (I was hungry). Didn't take many pics here though (sorry).

The bottom sign was nice to see. It's nice to see they actually have something like this.

Ok yeah. some other facilities, but you can also see all the city buses parked behind the sign.

Hence the reason I preferred the taxi driver take me to Jeju National University. Most of the major lines begin here.

After looking around (and finding nothing to suit my taste) I boarded a bus and arrived home.

That's the end of my adventure.

I still have just under 1.5 months left in Jeju; let's see what other adventures I can have before I say, "adieu."

Friday afternoon walk (11.Jan.)

I hadn't really gone out for a walk in a while. On Friday, Jan. 11th, I decided to go out for one.

I took my camera with me too.

See what I saw:

This is the "Dollar General" of Korea.

You can find anything here for quite cheap.

This store has 3 floors, as you can see.

But can you figure out exactly what's on which floor?

Back to Jeju National Museum.

I already took a picture of this dome before, but I had to come and try with my new camera.

Oh, want to try old-fashioned printing?

Here's a girl working on her own picture.

Directions.

Got'em?

Just 1 pattern (there were about 6 in this room).

This is the best part about any museum--the kids' hands-on section, where anyone can play and try stuff.

AMAZING restaurant (6.Jan)

I really need to share this place with you.

On Sunday (Jan. 6th) I met up with a kid who worked in Paris Baguette (near the institute). I'd go there every so often and we'd strike up a little chit-chat. He stopped working there but we had exchanged phone numbers by then (doesn't happen often, I must admit) and agreed to meet up at a later date. This was postponed a couple of times until this past Sunday. We met and he took me to this restaurant.

He opened the door and I stepped inside. I was in utter shock. We weren't even in the restaurant part and I was already amazed. We walked down the stairs and entered the restaurant.

Whoa.

Wow.

Dang.

The following pictures were all taken in the same place--inside the same building on the same floor.

There's a band room in this restaurant!

If you feel like making some music as you wait for your food, you're welcome to play away (for a small fee).

Let the gag pics begin . . .

If only I practiced when I had piano lessons, I could do this for real instead of faking it.

Yay! I get to hold a violin without making anyone (i.e. owner, shopkeeper) nervous!

(it was missing 2 strings).

Sorry, how do I play this?

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . !

Hey, a rocking horse made out of gifts. Who knew?

(the band room is right behind me, where the flash is reflected)

They have a REAL dog!

I'm a cat-person myself, but I miss Golden Retrievers. Small dogs just aren't "real" dogs to me. Sorry.

The guy, one of the restaurant owners (dog), and yours truly.

Your kids--or you yourself--will enjoy this game room.

Play Wii or ping-pong. . .

. . . or any other video games.

You can even have those photo-booth pictures made of yourself and friends/family/special someone.

Back at our table, he gets his chicken smothered in cheese and cream pasta . . . whereas my chicken rolls & fries are on their way.

From my seat, this is what I see to my companion's right. Who could think of this kind of decoration? (I mean this as a positive)

This was what I saw from the angle of my seat, looking off to my companion's left.

My chicken rolls and fries.

What I thought of them.

From the main desk/counter (you can get unlimited refills on several kinds of tea) looking back to our table.

What?! A movie room?!

Yeap, a movie room indeed.

The seating arrangements. For a small fee, you and yours can enjoy a movie too.

Proof that kids walk on walls and ceilings.

Don't really know what this is, but it looked interesting.

Bathrooms and (emergency) exit.

You may be lucky enough to have a computer on your table.

(or you can get a booth/room all to yourself, for more privacy, but you must be in a party of at least 4.

Miniatures?

Snowy village.

Yet another computer.

A trampoline for kids who just need to jump.

Notebooks in the foreground for those who want to use them, and a candy bar in the background (didn't check, but I think there's a small fee for it as well).

The bridge, piano, and tree near the entrance of the restaurant.

Wanna listen to music or play with a robot/other games?

Want an electronic fortune teller?

I guess if you want to toast bread or just need to use the sink . . . wait, are those cookbooks?

The booth between the waterfall on the glass and the booth with the ladies on the foreground is where the two of us enjoyed our lunch (and started sight-seeing!).

Yeah, I like chandeliers.

The restaurant name and menu cover.

Some of the unlimited stuff you can enjoy.

Finally, I was able to get a good view of the restaurant from the outside. Reminds me of European architecture.

This place is in Tab-dong, just past most of the major name-brand shops. If you get the chance, I definitely recommend it! This is a great place for friends, couples, even families can have a blast. 

Thing is, most people go out to eat, then go to a cafe, then go and do something else. Here, you've got all of these options together in the same place. If you go to different places to do all of the above, it'll cost you more than going to this one-stop amazing place. Lord willing, I'm definitely coming back here before I leave Jeju for good.

Yay, I'm all caught up. We're both up-to-date with the latest.