Jeju Island Adventures

Hubs and I recently snuck away for a little weekend getaway to Jeju Isalnd or "Korea's Hawaii" as it is sometimes called on this part of the globe.  It is a beautiful (although super touristy) little volcanic formed island and was just what we needed for a few days of rest and relaxation.

This is a picture of the castle  hotel that we stayed in and part of it's very impressive outdoor garden/waterfall/pool area.

This was the view from our room.  I don't know what to tell you about the Dutch windmills.  We didn't get it either.  Korea is kind of random sometimes.

Even thought it was a tad too chilly for swimming the beach was still lots of fun!

Here is Hubs impersonating a Dol harebang, a traditional Jeju statue of the god of protection and fertility (they were everywhere!).  You have no idea how hard it is to get a non silly picture of him. :)

Among other things (hiking, checking out a "lava tube" cave from when the island was an active volcano, going to a museum, and eating ridiculous amounts of awesome food) we got to visit a traditional Jeju village.  It was pretty cool!  

There is a great deal of pride in preserving their way of life and a good number of people still live in this village and practice traditional farming and fishing methods. For example, this is a traditional grinder we found in the village.  It is designed to be operated by being pulled by several horses but Hubs was pretty sure he was up to the task.

One last thing that I almost forgot!  Our tour guide also unexpectedly took us to a "maze" (I told you this place was touristy!) in the shape of the island.  Neither of us had ever been in one of these before and it was so fun!  Luckily I happen to be married to a land navigation genius so we made it through in record time with no wrong turns! :)

Here is my personal GPS (Hubs) at the halfway point (up on a bridge so you can overlook the maze), studying the map to make sure we are on the right track!

We were so thankful for the chance to take a mini vacation.  Hope you enjoyed hearing about it as much as we enjoyed taking it! :)