Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Danubi Train
The attraction - Danubi Train.
The sign
The train
Copy n paste from somewhere ..
Danubi is a Korean word which means"running up and down, and all over the place"
The word "danubi" in Korean means admiring the scenery, crisscrossing the entire place. It goes on a 4.3km circular route where passengers can stop at any station and board the next train
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Taejongdae (Busan)
Arrived Taejongdae Park in the morning on Thursday ..... It is a working day. Not many visitors.
The sign at the entrance
A little bit info on Taejongdae (from online sources ....);
taken from - visitkorea
Designated as a Busan monument, along with Oryukdo Island, Taejongdae represents Busan, and is especially famous for its rock beach. Featuring its highest peak at 250 meters, there are forests of pine trees and 200 other varieties of trees. Taejongdae was named after the 29th king of the Silla Kingdom (57 BC-AD 935), King Taejong Mu-Yeol (604-661). King Taejong traveled to many places but this was the place he enjoyed shooting arrows the most.
Under the lighthouse of this resort is a rock called Sinseon Rock, named after the myth that gods and goddesses came down here to relax. At this rock is a figure called Mangbuseok, named after the story of a woman who waited for her husband who had been taken to Japan. Taejongdae is also famous for the ritual of praying for rain, performed when there are droughts, and rain on the 10th day of the fifth lunar month is called the "Taejong Rain." On days with clear skies you can see Japan’s Tsushima Island from the observatory.
Wikipaedia;
Taejongdae is a natural park of Busan, South Korea with magnificent cliffs facing the open sea on the southernmost tip of island of Yeongdo-gu.
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Arrived Busan
We arrived Busan Airport after about 50 minutes flight from Jeju.
Some info on Busan is as below ...
The following paragraph is taken from other source link ... uncedu
With a population of more than 3.5 million, Busan (formerly spelled Pusan) is Korea's second largest city and also Korea's largest port. The city faces the Korea Strait, which connects the East Sea (commonly called the Sea of Japan in the West) to the East China Sea.
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Sunday, November 27, 2016
Gimpo Airport
Early in the morning we checked-out from Eid Guesthouse and headed to Itaewon mrt station with all our luggage together. Our destination is Gimpo airport - the airport for domestic travel. We have bough ticket to Jeju by Jeju Air.
Gimpo was the main international airport of Seoul before it was replaced by Incheon in 2001. Gimpo still has some international destinations particularly to China and Japan.
Checking-in at Gimpo Airport
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Saturday, November 26, 2016
Korea Basic Info
Copied from somewhere ...
South Korea, an East Asian nation on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, shares one of the world’s most heavily militarized borders with North Korea. It’s equally known for its green, hilly countryside dotted with cherry trees and centuries-old Buddhist temples, plus its coastal fishing villages, sub-tropical islands and high-tech cities such as Seoul, the capital.
Korea has population of 50 million (2013 statistic).
South Korea, an East Asian nation on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, shares one of the world’s most heavily militarized borders with North Korea. It’s equally known for its green, hilly countryside dotted with cherry trees and centuries-old Buddhist temples, plus its coastal fishing villages, sub-tropical islands and high-tech cities such as Seoul, the capital.
Korea has population of 50 million (2013 statistic).
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Musola at COEX Seoul
Alhamdulilah we have been at Starfield COEX Mall Seoul and got the opportunity to perform zohor and asar prayer at a musola there. The exact location is Starfield COEX Mall, Exhibition E, Level 3 (Samsung Station Line 2 Exit 5/6) or 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
Note:
Another new musola in Seoul can be found at Lotte Departmental Store, Jamsil.
Another one is at K-Style Hub (40, Cheonggyecheon-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul) source - halaltrip. K-Style Hub is located in Korean Tourism Organization building (Seoul Center) which is very near Jonggak Station (Line No. 1).
Read also here - koreaboo ; tribunnews ; febyelfida .
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