T.H.E. Hotel & LVegas Casino Jeju City

... top, the real climbing began, and so did the weather. It was very misty and windy, enough to push me around a bit.
The last 1/4 mile is all steps made of railroad ties and we couldn't
see anything but wet mist blowing by. I was wearing shorts and had on
a plastic poncho that was whipping my legs. At the top we couldn't
even see the crater. We stopped for just a few minutes, took pictures, sat in the lee of the only shelter built at the ...

... out pathways in the fissures of the rocks, it is an amazing sight. The whole experince was made quite hilarious though by the amusing Korean people. firstly there were the silly Korean girls - bear in mind that this is an underground system of tunnels and you first have to clamber approximtly 100 feet underground, down almost sheer slippery stone steps worn smooth by 1000's of feet, made more slippery by the rivers of water draining down into the tunnels ...

... was easy. Then we hit a PC Bang agian. It was pretty cheap to play like 4 hours of games and facebook it up. We left at about 2:30 in the morning, people still drinking and it was fairly creepy but anywhere can be creepy at night. Headed back to Mcdonalds for a refreshment then went home and hit the sack.

Tommorrow might be a little tiring but we'll have to get going so we can finish our to do list.

... and some waterfalls. Jeju grows oranges and they are delicious! We also came across some garlic fields. I found some that was lying on the street near the fields so i took a clove and wrapped it in kleenex and brought it back to the hotel. The cleaning lady came and threw it out :(. Maranda and i are making spaghetti next weekend and i wanted to use it for that...oh well! Enjoy the pics!

... For You' sign?' 'Oh, that is also Karaoke.' And a moment later, 'Mary, is PC an internet café or bar?' 'Yes, PC means internet. And it's also a karaoke bar.' -Foreign countries have crazy drivers. Well, that is kind of true but it's because the roads can be very small like a European James Bound case small. On the flip side major intersections are massive, I mean huge like the Ark d'triumph roundabout big, which allows for a lot of crazy. -I don ...

... The viewpoint at the top on the west side of the rim, gives a great view of the lush green crater bowl with flowers, shrubs, small trees and an abundance of large butterflies flying around. Beyond the rim to the east are the vast open waters of the Pacific and in the west the volcanic peaks of the island. The weather today wasn't great, I could see rain falling in the interior heading my way but the views were still extremely impressive. I walked back down to sea ...

... walk from the hotel, it is the only restaurant around and happens to be quite delicious. Back at our room we drank champagne and watched a chick flick; Helen fell asleep and I finished it alone. Day 2: Monday The next morning we woke up and joined the small crowd at the buffet. Although the ocean view was nice, the food was not so great. I was really craving some Western breakfast food, since Korea doesn't really do breakfast food. After somewhat ...

... guide, we walked around the village to see a three bar gate with three meanings, black pig, traditional houses, and a statue of a maiden. They recommended something to drink for a souvenir, but we were not interested. At the gate of Sangumbri, there were two Tolharubang guardian dieties guarding the island. Sangumbri was beautiful with sea of silver grasses, although it was different from the picture I had seen. In the center, there was a hill to overlook the crater ...

... by an arrow by the mountain god and fell into the sea. It then turned into a rock formation with its body submerged. Another legend is that the dragon tried to ascend to the heavens and got stuck. After checking out the rock we bought some more cactus taffy and headed back to the hotel where we decided to have a nanna nap before checking out. We then headed to the park just down the road from the hotel and drank beer and played crane game. It ...

... minbak near the foot of the neighboring park. This very same park is the reason for Seongsan-ri's high season tourist glut: at its centerpiece is a beautiful extinct caldera, itself jutting out of a grassy field right at the edge of the ocean. While the town itself was tiny and really nothing to write home about, the surrounding scenery was indeed spectacular and a vast improvement on charmless Jeju-si. With our guts settled and the weather simply ideal, we set off ...