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Day 4 Seoul - Sokcho
... Abai Village.
Rodeo Street is the most happening place in Sokcho. There are a lot of branded shop from high end to middle.
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Sokcho et Seoraksan National Park
... nous avaient donné les instructions pour nous rendre là si on venait de l'autre station.
En faisant le check-in au House Hostel, on a eu la chance d'avoir une très bonne explication de la part du propriétaire à propos des choses à faire à Sokcho. Sur une carte des environs, il nous a marqués toutes les choses qu'on devrait visiter, combien de temps ça prend et comment s'y rendre. Ce fut plutôt utile pour le choix de nos activités. ...
Seoraksan National park (and the fall of giants)
... on treating us to Korean sashimi which we bought in the harbour of nearby Sokcho. There you pick the live fish you want and the fish is filleted there and then. Eat with red bean paste and lots of Soju (tastes like Vodka). It's ok but not as good as the Koreans lead you to believe mainly because you expect butterlike Japanese sashimi which it is not. You have to chew alot which is also the reason you drink so much Soju in the process. But good fun and a great taste of Korean ...
Rockin' Seoraksan!
... soft and squishy on the outer edges and is uncomfortably solid in the middle with a surprise pocket of sea water in the very centre. The sea squirt is soft seafood flesh, like a raw oyster, but tasting strongly of the sea. I consider myself open minded when it comes to trying different foods - especially seafood - but these are not any I wish to ever repeat!
Since this was a night for new and strange experiences, what happened next doesn't seem so much out of ...
Seoraksan (설악산)
A great few days, where stuff happens that you'll remember for the rest of your life, and demonstrates the goodness of people. A bunch of us rented a car and drove up to Sokcho where we camped on a beach for a few days. On the 2nd or 3rd day it downpoured, and the guy who owned the bar/restaurant right in front of where we were staying comes out to us in the ...