South Korea: Lost And Found In Pyeoson

For Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Jeju City

I rode the bus to Pyeoson in the southeast corner of Jeju island to visit the Jeju Folk Village Museum. I wasn’t sure if I had gotten off on the right stop, and after walking around for a half hour, I gave up and took a taxi straight there, which had been in the direction opposite that I had been walking. I spent a couple hours walking around the outdoor museum with a headset that spoke English descriptions. The only things I really found interesting were the ways the ancient islanders ground food and the photographs of the women islanders who dove and fished for food. I rode the bus back to Joseph Tree Guesthouse to pick up my pack, then headed on to Jeju City to my next hostel, Backpackers in Jeju. I checked in, then grabbed some hot chocolate and a few donuts at a nearby Dunkin Donuts and sat in the common room, snacking and trying to figure out how to upload my camera pictures using a computer that was all in Korean. I ended up giving up. I tried to go to bed early for my hike up Hallasan early the next morning.