So for the 2nd Wow Korea Supporters Field Trip, we went to
Jeolla-do. Since I'm busy with my internship, I was only able to attend on
weekends which are Saturday and Sundays.
GWANGJU
The trip started for me in Gwangju. We went to Joy Dance
Academy which is a K-pop dance academy that was attended by Kpop idols such as
Big Bang's Seungri and Kara's Go Hara. There, we were divided into two groups
and I learnt Sister's "Shake It". It was a fun learning experience
and I really wonder how those idol groups can dance in heels.
After that, we went to Gwangju Kimchi Town for its Kimchi
festival.
The best part is that we get to learn how to make cucumber
Kimchi from a professor that teaches Kimchi in a university.
After that cooking class, we get to see a kimchi exhibition
where they display different kinds of kimchi.
There are some many kinds of Kimchi being displayed.
In fact, there are different kimchi that are served for different seasons.
For more info:
Gwangju Kimchi Town
Opening hours: 9am – 6 pm
Closed on Mondays, January 1st, Lunar New Year & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)
Admissions: Free
Hands-on experiences: 5,000Won (reservation required)
Inquiry: +82-62-613-8222
Opening hours: 9am – 6 pm
Closed on Mondays, January 1st, Lunar New Year & Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day)
Admissions: Free
Hands-on experiences: 5,000Won (reservation required)
Inquiry: +82-62-613-8222
After an appetizing visit to Gwangju Kimchi Town,
we went to Mudeungsan Boribap Street
Look at the amount of vegetables!
After that yummy lunch, we headed to Gurye.
GURYE
In Gurye, we visited the Natural Dream Park.
It is a small
park where there are factories that produce organic products like dumplings,
bread and other foods. We had a short tour on how pastries and dumplings where
made, packaged and distributed.
This park created so many job opportunities for the
locals and the factories are really well managed.
After that, we headed to Damyang! A place for healing
and relaxation.
DAMYANG
So the first place we went to is the Bamboo Garden
called Jungnogwon. It’s a garden filled with bamboo and Koreans go there to
have a relaxing getaway.
Near by the Bamboo Garden there is the Noodle Street
where there are really delicious noodles!
I recommend the anchovy-broth noodles! Its only
4,000Won!
Close to the Noodle Street, there is the Metasequoia
Road which is famous for couples to take beautiful romantic pictures. But it
our case, we were taking pictures of us having FUN!
After the wonderful long adventure, we went to have
dinner in a restaurant called Damche.
The owner was so friendly and the food was awesome!
I got to rice that was cooked inside a bamboo. How
cool is that?!
After that satisfying dinner, we went to Gokseong.
GOKSEONG
At Gokseong, we went to the Gokseong Seomjingang River
Observatory where we were able to see do some star gazing!
After that, we head to the Seomjingang Train Village
Rail Pension where we stayed the night.
The rooms are basically made out of an old train and
it was very well furnished!
And that basically concludes day 1 for me!
