The Garden of Morning Calm, A Nice Recreation Place in South Korea

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>The Garden of Morning Calm, A Nice Recreation Place in South Korea</b> - Spending your holiday trip in botanical gardens could be a great idea in order to enjoy the natural beauty. One of recommended botanical gardens in South Korea is The Garden Of Morning Calm. The area is 30,000 m2 covered with flower garden. It brings enjoyment for your trip because when you enter the garden, you can feel that it is like a paradise. That is why it is the best site for couples, families, tourists and even for photographers. It is not only about the beauty of thousands various flowers, but it is also completed with pine trees. It is undoubted if those can make an unforgettable aroma that could bring away all of your worries.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="The garden of morning calm" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6BC5aY69vt5VkMIclqVklU5CSzSFVGqxQPniQMKbstqzReMp0uwwBjiacxcEFdfPXQVi3J7obizs13n-PzR1t9Nb03Ii0UHfKItouf7FV_LfkyKay3B3y7Pss75qI1c1rjaUFkryYldp/s1600/pemandangan_garden_morning_calm_korea_selatan.jpg" title="The garden of morning calm" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> About the history of the garden, it is conceptualized by Professor Han Sang – Kyung as the Gardening Department from Sahmyook University when there was an exchange professor in America. His vision comes true after creating a garden that being world – famous site and even could spread the concept of Korean beauty in the whole world. The inspiration for creating the garden itself is came out from a poem written by Sir Tagore, the Indian poet during Joseon Dynasty by the title ‘’The Land of the Morning Calm’’ in order to describe Korea. In fact, The Garden of Morning Calm, South Korea is actually the oldest one among their private Korean gardens. It brings beautiful balance between the asymmetry, plants and Korean concept of natural curves so that it could create an artistic space. Because of the garden concept as the special place for modern beauty and classical grace, its beauty could attract 600,000 tourists in every year. The garden consists of 20 different theme sections within beautiful grass, flower beds and even scenic walkways.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="Recreation place in South Korea" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnN9CRntFfBmwq82XEvkP1Yi4QTAZmTIlFDW3FpeStryRI6Tmnnyu6e4lQjzXbvFIqmjC-FrySylaHFkOdFZ4pGNt3H8wcbEfk_CzkB-nRWBCm6mqeRUibIatpCjua7Quu5JNWXLRtRcwL/s1600/garden_morning_calm_di_korea.jpg" title="Recreation place in South Korea" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> For Sukgeoun Garden, it is designed like Korean Peninsula fulfilled with various beautiful flowers on both sides in order to represent North and South Korea to be united. The garden also completed with 5,000 types of plants includes 300 varieties to Baekdusan Mountain as the spiritual Mountain in Korea. The flowers will bloom started from March to November.  Visiting the garden on those months of course will make you find out full flowers. In addition, you can enjoy festivals and display every months. For instance in spring, you can enjoy spring garden festival. Winter welcomed you with lighting festival. Summer is ready for Hydrangea and Roses of Sharon and also Festival of Roses. While in the autumn, there is Chrysanthemums and Autumnal tint festival.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Image source : <a href="http://nexttriptourism.com/the-beauty-of-the-garden-of-morning-calm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Next Trip Tourism">Next Trip Tourism</a></div>

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Nami Island, A Gorgeous Place to Visit in Korea

<div style="text-align: justify;"> If you want to visit tourist resorts in South Korea, you can add Nami Island as one of your destination. It is located in Gapyeong – gun and it was formed as the construction result of Cheongpyeong Dam. The place is a half moon shaped within the width around 462,809 m2 isle. It has a long history, started from the presence of General Nami’s grave who led victory from King Sejo as the 7th king from the Joseon Dynastyas after against the rebel in 13th year. About the location, it placed 63 km away from Seoul if you go from Cuhuncheon. The place becomes famous because of the beautiful tree lined in the roads. You will need 30 minutes from Chuncheon and later g to suburbs of Seoul by spending extra time that is an hour. The local families and couples like to visit it because it is not far away from Seoul.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="Trees on Nami island" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltWPbgx2CXmPz5x2Azw3jMYet_yY6USQJubkQWhADzMTeFQKyiyQKa8XXFlEDqvmHLONkTPS7JXDqN07jlZavS9CuqOIHeXc4VBW9jLmEqJ4eKM0YqcBQJLLKyY7stjRUB4GoB6kU3m7D/s1600/pepohonan_di_nami_island.jpg" title="Trees on Nami island" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Visiting Namiseom Island could give an impressive holiday, but there are no telephone poles in Nami Island, a gorgeous place to visit in Korea due to keep the natural feeling of the view. All electric wires built underground. For the complex, it has 553,560 square yards within poplar and chestnut trees around the island. Not only that, but you can also find out a grass field within 316,320 square yards. The place is interesting if you want to have camping there because the facilities are very good such as training and education facilities, swimming pools, water skiing, motorboats and camping sites are available for you. The extra bonus for you is about a theme park that completed you with roller skating rink, shooting range, lodging facilities such as bungalows and resort villas.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It is recommended for you to visit it on May, July to August and on October. For ferry schedule it is available for 07.30 – 21.40. The maximum occupancy could reach 20,000 people within parking facilities in Namiseom Dock Parking Lot. For small cars, the parking space is 820 and 110 for large vehicles parking space. The parking payment is 4,000 won and for the admission fees for adult is 10,000 won. While for the seniors over 70 years old or youth and disabled people, ID is required and the payment is 8,000 won. 4,000 won is for children from 3 to 13 years old. The budget of admission is different from month to month. Pets are allowed but only if the weight less or 5 kg.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Image source : <a href="http://kidsfuninseoul.wordpress.com/fun-trips-out-of-town/nature/nami-island/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="kidsfuninseoul">kidsfuninseoul</a></div>

If you want to visit tourist resorts in South Korea, you can add Nami Island as one of your destination. It is located in Gapyeong – gun an...

Seongsan Ilchulbong (Sunrise peak) Jeju Island, South Korea

<div style="text-align: justify;"> Seongsan ilchulbong (Sunrise peak) Jeju Island, South Korea is known well with ‘Sunrise Peak’. It is a tuff cone which is caused by hydro volcanic activity. Around 5,000 years ago, there is a hydro volcanic explosion under the sea. The volcanic cones was created by the piles of scoria cones that caused by Hawaiian eruptions or even Strombolian eruptions. The tuff cone has height about 180 meters and 600 meters for the crater in diameter. For the dip, it has over 45 degrees and 90 meters of the sea level. The cone exploded in wet and sticky condition which made water absorbed in volcanic ventilation so that it created a various depositional feature. The hydro volcanic is ongoing until the end of the explosion. That is why the crate seems like a bowl covered with scoria or lava.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="Seongsan Ilchulbong view from above" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Q4ZKKkafAhxrAkYYqu__rJLctkJ2aZfY6OE_OePwch9SMXdKXdgptyBwQTceDz_R12oYtA2AIh8P96CxNDC1rCTBg0S9Ts_TLkbRAQw_nOAX65pOCzDQ_KnnNxdvbdtHA_RfqFMKa0MG/s1600/Seongsan_Ilchulbong_Peak_dari_atas.jpg" title="Seongsan Ilchulbong view from above" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Unless for the west park sea, Seongsan Ilchulbong tuff cone formed in a steep cliff because of the wave that has been produced in the explosion. Through the explosion, Seongsan Ilchulbong Tuff Cone showed a perfect cross from the instracrater strata and now to be the marginal strata. About the various geological structure, it is assumed has a major role in big geological area because they do not only used to predict the past volcanic activities from Seongsan Ilchulbong Tuff Cone, but it also could show the process of Volcano explosion from the depositional process of hydro magmatic for the whole world. In fact, there are a wide range of hydro magnetic that is not different from Seongsan Ilchulbong. However, along the sea cliff you cannot find out other hydro magmatic activities in a well – preserved tuff cone or even any internal structures. Due to the remarkable scenery and also the scientific values, the site now designated as one of UNESCO World Natural Heritage. Well, it is worth for Seongsan Ilchulbong as the natural heritage for the humankind.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The natural ecosystem in Seongsan Ilchulbong is actually composed 222 taxa. It is being a home for 6 rare plant species such as Orchid, Neofinetia falcate, fern, Crypsinus hastatus, Orobanche coerulescents, two parasitic plants, Aeginetia Indica, two herbaceous plants, Orobanche coerulescents, Glehnia littoralis and also Arisaema heterophyllum. For Aeginetia Indica, it is the most important plant for plant distribution because it is only discovered in Jeju Island that is in the crater of Seongsan Ilchulbong Tuff Cone. Moreover, there are 300 additional species of marine algae there. The new species that has been found is Dasyiphonia Chejuensis.</div>

Seongsan ilchulbong (Sunrise peak) Jeju Island, South Korea is known well with ‘Sunrise Peak’. It is a tuff cone which is caused by hydro v...

Haeundae beach, South Korea

<div style="text-align: justify;"> There are a lot of beaches in South Korea. The most popular beach in this country is Haeundae Beach. It is named by Choi Chi Won from the Silla Dinasty around 57 BC – 935 AD. The history started when he walked to Dongbaekdo Island and then being attracted by the view of the beach. That is why he left a carved stone “Hae Un Dae” in the stonewall of the island. Haeundae has a length for around 1, 5 km, width 30 – 50, and the area reached 58.400 m2. You can feel the white sand in this beach, but it is not as soft as you think because the sand itself is from Chuncheon Streamin and the Shellfish that has been eroded by wind days by days.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"> <img alt="Haeundae beach, South Korea" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVRmnYcrmYjZZRfNA79aR3MCwcR0Y29FNK1CCQ98Qs70ijIZ1F3MXXvbhV5MIfQ0qaKyA6kgqX2ibKusvyilL-aWZ8ngsRr3GCKG-ym8qVKAhEGUv9gg3Bqa8LydfTDjoc1qg153FxHVY/s400/Haeundae_Beach,_Busan,_S_Korea.jpg" title="Haeundae beach, South Korea" width="400" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Haeundae beach, South Korea is also known well as the place for cultural and festival event that has been held yearly. In this location, you can enjoy traditional game such as neoldduigi or seesaw jumping, Tuho or arrow throwing, wrestling, yutnori and tug of war. In addition, you can also get cultural beach center and library beach. There are a lot of visitors visited every year from June to August. However, about the opening date, it depends on the weather so you have to find out more weather information first before visiting the beach. No worries for visiting the beach because the operating hours is 24 hours available. While, there is a limitation about the occupancy that is 120.000 people maximum. You can get parking facilities for about more than 4000 spaces. For handicapped, they can enjoy toilet and parking lot. To visit the beach, you should take KTX to Busan station if you are from Seoul Station. The trip will take 2 hours and 30 minutes. Later, walk straight to 172m and get bus #1003. It is availabe at 04:20 to 22:20 and the bus will be coming for every 9 minute. Then, stop to Haeundae Beach and walk to 169m to the beach.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Another place that recommended for visit if you go around Haeundae Beach is Busan Aquarium that has more than 35,000 fish species, algae, amphibians and also reptiles. Or, you can try Haeundae Grand Hotel if you need a place to stay. There, you can enjoy spas, bath houses, hot springs as the extremely popular destination for tourists. It is a five – star hotel that give more great impression for your trip.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Image source : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haeundae_District" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a></div>

There are a lot of beaches in South Korea. The most popular beach in this country is Haeundae Beach. It is named by Choi Chi Won from the S...

Boseong Green Tea Field, South Korea

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"> <img alt="Boseong Green Tea Field" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQ5U2VV7O8r2NrRACYnkjH5PPmoBAL5twhhTeJTxm9pIBx2H5STUthA1-PYl6yg-1wPtCc5VFp146f0rOHpQog4n9bI_zNRSuOWP7oLC1vqkzRSA9rPxgKdCXMfFwJXqCVe5pWv0LSvhZ/s320/boseong_green_tea_field_korea_selatan.jpg" title="Boseong Green Tea Field" /></div> Boseong Green Tea Field, South Korea could be your next destination when you consider visiting South Korea. To find out green tea field in Boseong, you can visit Daehan Dawon Tourist Farm. The most special icon is about the green tea field which come from the south mountains of Boseong. Boseong has been the place of green tea farm since the day of Japanese occupations. Within a long history, they came to the big green tea farm, they brought their tradition, more employment and made Daehan Dawon green tea field being popular.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Visiting Boseong could make you find out the beautiful scene because everywhere, you can see the green land because it is covered by green tea farm. Not only that, but there are so many Cedar trees. There are also many beautiful streets in Boseong, for instance Boseong Cedar Road. In this street, there are a lot of Cedar trees. Their height is around 20 meters and planted in line in both sides of the road. If you go there, you can find out a local market that sells their local products after 300 meters. If you go straight through the local market, you will find a small water pool in the right side. Later, when you go around the water pool, you will be at the administrative building center, restaurant, and coffee shop. After passing the building, you will arrive to Daehan Dawon Tea Plantation. If you go through the building and take the left side, you will find Cedar tree again. To find out a great scene of the whole green tea farm, you have to take another side of the road, in the middle of green tea field ad there will be a stair to help you go up to the hill.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="Green tea field in South Korea" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBE5jdyDVamakg5yunri-hb2ndw_7dFAOZm7NIYQLuPFcuD-UYkbH87kSmSVfm2-Eezv7Lm9IzuVGCGzart7XHSIApHDMBmrHqdVKOdeIl92ll5Ge7NTrjZ5G5ODsUNmd08_FSqBrp4em/s1600/kebun_teh_di_korea_selatan.jpg" title="Green tea field in South Korea" /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The operating hours to visit the location is around March to October at 09.00 to 19.00, while on November to February you can visit it around 9.00 to 18.00. The parking facilities is available for you that is from 06.00 to 19.00 which is free. About the admission payment, 2,000 won for adult. While, if you come with group you will get 1,500 won. For children and youth around 7 – 18 years old you can get 1,000 won as the payment. The group is required only for 30 people or up to it. If you are coming with your baby, however there will be no baby stroller rentals, and pets are not permitted.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img alt="Green tea field" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehKZ3F4QGkwhVyCXLQKjawqJov3poJwN1zmqHLk6nA2RTNJhlxQSQ_w90g4BdXjjyeEyFyYoRn4QORhq9TUbv3iGsG0oLHoIrZeIJMNx3kUcUV3fnjD82EOsMx1oeTxY8RRHBaWz4pIuJ/s1600/boseong_tea_field_kebun_teh_korea.jpg" title="Green tea field" /></div> <br /> Image source : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boseong_County" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a>, <a href="http://www.mappingwords.com/2012/05/15/boseong-green-tea-seeing-smelling-and-experiencing-the-meditative-art-of-tea-making" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Mappingwords.com">Mappingwords.com</a></div>

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Traveling Seopjikoji, Beautiful Coast in South Korea

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"> <img alt="Seopjikoji South Korea" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfSGRpPBvYzUD1C-F9G8BHq-r5HWYWjbhu2BJ3gr06738MXf4xSHprTlosql8SfRtVsyUlaxXJQUfJBviYDueSVPU6O56UVSRIyEd4WVmUBssw0j7d9683wiblWOZknuAJlTlssxZPvBC/s400/pemandangan_seopjikoji_jeju_island_korea_selatan.jpg" title="Seopjikoji South Korea" width="400" /></div> <b>Traveling Seopjikoji, Beautiful Coast in South Korea</b> - Traveling around South Korea especially in Jeju Island will never make you regret. When you have a chance to visit the island, it is recommended for you to visit Seopjikoji, beautiful coast in South Korea. It is located in Goseong – Ri and in the east of Jeju beach within a beautiful scene of the bright yellow canola and also sunrise in the peak of Seongsan as the background of beauty scene. In seopjikoji, you can enjoy the beauty of Jeju Island such as Shinyang Beach, Sunbawe, the beautiful grassland covered by canola flowers, within horses and cliffs that complete the scene. The difference of Seopjikoji with other places itself is you can find out Songi, a volcano stone which could make the place like a gallery of stones. Even, the location itself being filmed. The reason is because the location attracts many tourists.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> About the legend of Seopjikoji, it is said that in Seojikoji there is a nymph used for taking bath. One day, the last son of the heaven king looked at the nymph and begged to his father in order to arrange the wedding. The king promised to him to do it if he could wait for around 100 days. The nymph did not appear in the 100th days because of waves and the wind. The king said to his son that his dedication was not enough in order to move the heaven. The son was sad and he became a stone that stand still in Seopji Koji.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> What you can do in Seopjikoji is about choosing oranges. Oranges from Jeju is popular because the taste is between sweet and sour. About the aroma, it is like spicy but the color is fresher than other oranges. Even the trees and its fruit is just like an art that create a beautiful scene in Jeju. About oranges in Jeju, it is becoming the best seller in department store. When you visiting Jeju, you can pick oranges up as you want as the best experience you can get in Jeju. Or, you can also try to have a clam – digging, where you could enjoy to dig clam in Jeju. Later, you can cook shellfish that you get in restaurant for your request. In this experience, of course you can have a great holiday by learning about sea life with your family. Do not forget to visit Sallimyok as the best forest that could make you get a fresh air. Try hiking with your family is also a good idea.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Image Source : <a href="http://lacrymamosa.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/travel-jeju-trip-day-3-1-the-gorgeous-seopjikoji-coast-canola-field/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Lacrymamosa">Lacrymamosa</a></div>

Traveling Seopjikoji, Beautiful Coast in South Korea - Traveling around South Korea especially in Jeju Island will never make you regret...