This trip was organized by the company with the help of Webtour.
We were 42 people coming together for this special trip.
It is always a tough job organizing an English tour in Korea!
And, since I had not been to Jeonju before, I was looking forward to this trip.
Leaving the company almost close to the original starting time of 8 am was quite a miracle;)
There was hardly any traffic and in about 2 hours we reached the Cheonjangho suspension bridge (천장호 출렁다리). It is Asia's second largest and was constructed as a means to encourage tourism in the area a couple of years back.
The lake and bridge together looked breathtaking! I especially loved the quietness in the air.
Rural areas have such freshness in the air. From there, it was time to move on to Jeonju city.
Our lunch was the most famous export from that area- Jeonju Bibimbaap. Despite my prior requests, the staff at the restaurant ended up serving me with egg in the middle of the bibimbaap bowl.
It took our tour contact person some explanation to tell them to make the dish newly rather than just remove the egg. It is so tough for Koreans to explain vegetarian/vegan way of living. With a wider variety of foreigners coming over to Korea, things should surely brighten up on that front!
Coming back to the bibimbaap, it was delicious!
After lunch it was time to move to the Hanok Maeul (Village of Korean Traditional Houses ). We had an interesting tour of the historical complex in the vicinity.
Jeonju has this beautiful area with Hanoks and with people actually living in many of them. Some of them have been turned into home stays, galleries, tea houses, etc..We walked into 공예공방촐 지담(paper craft workshop?) inside a hanok to paste Hanji( korean traditional paper) and make a fruit tray. It gave me a self-made memento!
We had some free time before going back to Suwon and I spent time walking around the area and taking pictures. I simply loved the architecture of these traditional houses!
This trip gave me a glimpse of Jeonju. The roads were not crowded and the rural landscapes were refreshing. Good excuse to go on a long drive later!I look forward to going there on my own staying overnight in a hanok and having a look at the tourist places in and around the city. A day trip is just too short to pack in all tourist places. And, especially with forty odd people together, bridge+historical tour+paper activity made decent mix.
Resources:
Paper Craft WorkShop Contact:
공예공방촐 지담
Phone:063-231-1253
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