Hiddink Continental Tourist Hotel Gwangju
160-1 Bullo-dong, Dong-gu Gwangju, Korea Rep.
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Wolchulsan HIke
... brown and tan rocks of Wolchulsan range. It was clear enough to see the city below. Lovely.
There were so many reds, oranges and yellows of the tree leaves as we hiked down to more vegetation. Gorgeous. We hiked down past a long waterfall. I could have stayed around there for ages listening to the water and photographing the colors around me. But, like usual, I was last by about 15 minutes. I tried to pick up my speed, but the beauty of the ...
The Spine of the Dragon
... because they definitely love feeding the mountain man.
The weekends were busy down the valley walks, but the mountain tracks were relatively empty. However, I could still hear the blaring karoake from the street shops. Weirdos! They shut up on Monday so must just be a weekend thing. Next stop Mokpo @ 10,000W on the KTX. Uber comfy.
Korean Trains
There are three different level of trains ...
Kimchi Festival Time
So an almost inevitable taxi ride from the airport; I told him the name and showed him the Korean address and he takes us to somewhere else. I then give him my glasses as he can't read the address I gave him - much squinting later we make it. This imbecile also had TV on the dashboard next to the SatNav.
I wasn't sure the Kimchi Festival was on or where it was as its website was not very helpful but after more taxi hassle we found it, having done the nearby ...
Supermarket Sweep
... or that is was for a drum machine and I have a top loader (...why does that make a difference anyway?) I've taken home salt instead of sugar, MSG instead of salt (what is that anyway?). I've seen people in pajamas, people on hospital drips, Tesco Value seaweed and even hedgehogs for sale as pets. I've searched high and low, to no avail, for a set of cheap knives and forks... and don't even get me started on tampons! Shampoo ...
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