one of the most packed day of the whole trip - we visited quite a few attractions in jeju island and we drove more than 100+km in a single day! all by me, no less.
im so proud of myself. as I said to the husband, while I have my fair share of shortcomings, he should be thankful to have a wife who have no qualms about driving a new car, in a new place, a different left-hand drive no less and doing the driving for the entire day just like that!
after a hearty breakfast @ paris baguette, we moved out to the other side of the island (jeju city is at the north while the equally popular jungmun area is at the south of the island).
along the way, we came across this nice field with lots of horses and we decided to pull over to take a few shots and let the boys see horses up close.
ahh... the joy of self-drive!
it's actually a tourist attraction where you can ride the horses/ponies for a fee.
a good break for the 45mins drive - we moved on to our supposedly first stop of the day: jeongbang falls. the falls is famous for being the only falls in jeju to flow directly into the ocean.
relatively easy access to the falls - just a walk down flights of stairs.
jeongbang falls!
2nd stop is cheonjiyeon falls which is just 10mins drive away from jeongbang falls.
cheongjiyeon is not as impressive as the other 2 falls but the scenic trail that you've to walk through before reaching the falls is great. we got to see streams and nice scenery along the landscaped trail. :)
it was a good leisure walk of 10-15mins walk before reaching the falls itself.
@cheongjiyeon falls
3rd stop: cheonjeyeon falls which is the most challenging of the 3 falls.
Cheonjeyeon falls is three tiered meaning the water falls off at 3 different points. the first fall is relatively easy to reach - down a flight of stairs but the 2nd and 3rd ones require a fair bit of hiking, ascending and descending of many many stairs....
I can only say im very impressed with the boys' stamina for both hubbi and me can feel our legs aching the next day after all the walking and climbing....
but it's worth it. the scenery at cheonjeyeon falls is really good!
we conquered all 3 parts of cheonjeyeon falls! I think we spent almost an hour here... @_@
we stopped at a random restaurant along the way for our late lunch. jeju is famous for its black pig and seafood. so we decided to order abalone porridge and a fish (I dont know what is this, just pointed to the picture in the menu..ha) for lunch.
it was not cheap but very good. yum!
what was yz so shocked about?
anyway their small silver fish (ikan bilis?) is uber yummy!
next stop: onwards to hello kitty island! the husband was initially abit reluctant to go but it proved to be entertaining enough.
even though im never a huge kitty fan, I found myself loving the display there.
taking with our birthyear kitties!
such a sweet place LOL!
the bottom left photo was taken by YZ - not too bad
and of cos we just have to eat at the kitty café right?
though the waffles is really nothing to shout about.
and 1 last stop before heading back to jeju city for our late dinner, we made a stopover at o'sulloc tea museum. this is more for the husband who actually likes green tea/matcha stuff...
apparently the green tea harvested here is used for innisfree products! and the green tea cakes that they served at their café is really good.
when we were back in seoul subsequently, we realized there are a few o'sulloc tea cafes in town too.
@ o'sulloc tea museum
by the time we reached our hotel after a 45mins drive, it was already 7+pm. luckily our hotel is very near the city centre so a 5-10mins walk brought us to a street full of eating places!
the boys tried zhajiangmian for the first time and love it!
not a lot of ingredients but very filling for the boys
it had been a long day for the ng family so it's no surprise that all of us fell asleep soon after bathing before 10pm. :P
we will be heading to sunrise peak and other places for our last day in jeju tomorrow!
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