Thursday, March 9, 2017

[Korea - Spring2016] Day 1 Cherry blossom viewing in Jeju City


Our first day obviously began in the airport but I decided to cut to the chase and share about the cherry blossoms in Jeju.

Upon arriving in Jeju, we hailed a cab to get to Yeha guesthouse. I chit-chatted with the taxi driver and asked him about cherry blossom viewing spots. Alas! It rained heavily the night before and he said that 90 percent of the blossoms had dropped off! I was like, what??!! When we travelled from Incheon Airport to Gimpo Airport earlier that day, cherry blossoms were in full bloom everywhere we looked!

Anyway, I got directions to the ‘cherry blossoms street’ and we went there after dinner. It was already dark by the time we got there but we could still see that many have already fallen off… T.T The streets still look nice though… because now the pavements are pink too!
P.S. Note the dates on the pictures, a clue to when you should visit Jeju to view cherry blossoms ;)


We also visited another street lined with cherry blossoms the next day. 



This is the directions to the first 'cherry blossoms street' in Jeju City. The street is highlighted in pink. ;)

(Google Maps)

Zoomed-in version. I don't know any other landmarks but once you see KAL hotel, the street is just opposite. From KAL hotel, you won't see any cherry blossoms as the trees are further in.

(Google Maps)

One of the nearest stop is Samseong Elementary School (삼성초등학교정류장). If you are coming from the airport, you can take bus no. 36 and 500.


This is the other street that I visited. It's just beside the Jeju Bus Terminal, within about 5 minutes of walking.
(Google Maps)

Hope you can find the cherry blossoms! Ah! I'm missing it...

If you want to know more, comment below~ 👇 Thank you!  😄

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