Not sure if I did mention, my family and I went round
on our own without any tour. If you are interested in visiting the places I
mentioned above purely by public transport, read on!
After breakfast in my guesthouse, we walked to the nearby Jeju Intercity Bus Terminal to catch an intercity bus to Seogwipo City in the south.
Catching a bus in the terminal is really easy if you know the direction and the
bus number. To get to Jusangjeolli or towards Seogwipo City, we took bus 782. Bus arrives quite
frequently (about once every half hour) and there are seats in case your legs
gives out easily ;)
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| Interior of the bus |
We got off at JungMun Post Office station and crossed the
road to catch a bus going to the opposite direction. There, we boarded the bus no. 110 to ICC Jeju (International Convention Center Jeju) and walked the rest of the
way to Jusangjeolli.
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| ICC Jeju |
At first, I was a bit confused which direction I should take
as the bus dropped us in front of ICC but there’s a big roundabout in front of
ICC. I then decided that it should be the road which all the tourist buses are
heading to.
It takes about 10-15 minutes by foot from ICC to Jusangjeolli. You may think you are lost when you see nothing but empty fields.
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| Behind the ICC |
Halfway down the route, I saw a very familiar building and
almost screamed when I realised what building it was. It was the building
feature in Playful Kiss!! Baek Seung Jo and Oh Hani visited this place during
their honeymoon!! I’ve often wondered what building that was when I watched the
show and vowed to look for it when I come to Jeju. But having a memory of a
fish, I forgot all about it until now (and no, I didn’t go inside the
building). Turns out it’s some kind of African Art & Animal Museum.
Once you see this building, you should take a right turn. For more info on how to get there on foot, see this post by another blogger.
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| African Art & Animal Museum |
Anyway, we followed the ‘crowd’ to Jusangjeolli and bought
the entrance tickets
Jusangjeolli (주상절리(대포동지삿개)) Admission Price
2,000won for adults
1,000won for youths
There were lots of students who came with their teachers so
it was quite crowded. I was wistfully thinking how nice it would be to come
with my own classmates……
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| What everyone should see when they come here |
Bought Jeju Tangerine ice cream at the shops before the
entrance. It was really, really nice and sweet. My mom kept looking for
tangerine ice creams every where we went after that but could find one as nice
as this.
We strolled back towards ICC Jeju while eating our ice cream
and flagged a taxi that happened to pass to get to our next destination, Cheon
Je Yeon falls (Not to be confused with Cheon Ji Yeon Falls). Cheon Je Yeon is
near to Jusangjeolli while Cheon Ji Yeon is near to Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market.
Travelled only a short distance so we only paid the base
fare of (2,800 won). Alighted and bought entrance tickets.
Cheon Je Yeon Falls (천제연 폭포) Admission Price
2,500 won for
adults
1,350 won for youths
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| Clear directions given. Just follow the arrows! |
We headed straight to the bridge and it was really HIGH! It
was really steep at both ends too. Apparently, you can see all 3 falls from
this bridge. I don’t know if I wasn’t observant enough or what, but I could
only see 1 falls from here.
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| Seven Nymphs Bridge a.k.a Seon-im gyo |
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| The one and only waterfall I saw =( |
After leaving the bridge, we followed the signs to the 1st
fall and…. It was dry. =( The place still looked beautiful but I guess there
wasn’t enough rainfall recently to really see the water flowing down.
Walked further down to get a glimpse of the 2nd fall ( the one I saw from the bridge). We only got till the top of the falls as my parents were a little too tired to walk further.
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| The 1st Fall |
Walked further down to get a glimpse of the 2nd fall ( the one I saw from the bridge). We only got till the top of the falls as my parents were a little too tired to walk further.
Told the bus driver our destination (Seogwipo Maeil Olle Market) instead and he told us to hop on. He later beckoned to me to say that he will let us know when to get off. He spoke a bit of English so it was really easy to understand him. He even had Pitch Perfect's Cups song on when we boarded.
Throughout the journey, he sang along to the songs he played through his phone and even greeted other bus drivers along the way. I guess he really loves his job! Haha!
Nearing our destination, he beckoned to me again and told me the directions to go to the market and nearby attractions. We got off and waved our goodbyes.
Found the market easily (it's labelled anyway) and ate lunch of Tteokbokki and Odeng. Went along the market to buy some local produce.
Walked to another bus stand after that to take a bus to Jeonbang Waterfalls and lo and behold, who to pass by but the friendly bus driver that took us to the market earlier! He recognised us so we waved back at him ^^ Alas! His bus doesn't stop at that particular stop we were in. How I wish I knew his name or even remembered the bus no. we took...
We caught a cab to Jeonball Falls since it's quite near and no bus goes directly there. Bought tickets
Jeonbang Fall (정방폭포) Admission Price
2,000won for adults
1,000won for youths
You have to walk down a long flight of stairs to the falls and walk along big rocks to take photos. You can stand anywhere on the rocks to take photos but do be careful as they are not even. But the falls are really nice!! It's falls directly into the ocean too!
But don't be fooled though! There are actually a lot of tourists there. Seeee 👇
Caught a cab to Dongmun Rotary to catch a bus back to Jeju Intercity Bus Terminal. I originally planned to go to Oedolgae and CheonJiYeon Falls as well but decided to forgo the two since we were quite tired already.
Went strolling behind the Intercity Bus Terminal till we reached a stadium. Next to the stadium were a street of cherry blossoms! Sat in a small park of shady trees before taking a lovely stroll through the cherry blossom trees. The map and location of the place can be found in my previous blog post.
Will update the rest of my trip soon! ^^ Toodles for now~
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