My first trip to South Korea- March 2015

On March 20, My family and I went to South Korea. Flight time from Jakarta to Seoul is 6 hours 50 minutes. We arrived in Incheon Airport around 7:35 a.m. in the morning. We had to take a bus to go to Seoul. Our first day was a bit tired because we didn’t get enough sleep. The airplane was too crowded but we enjoyed the food.

At Incheon International Airport

Day 1- Seoul, South Korea

Our first day was going to Gyeongbokgung Palace. I learned so many things from Gyeongbokgung Palace even the history of this palace. The palace was first constructed in 1395 at the early days of the Joseon Dynasty. Taejo was the king during the original construction. The name Gyeongbok means “Greatly Blessed by Heaven.” There are Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeonghoeru Pavilion, and Hyangwonjeong Pavilion inside Gyeonbokgung Palace.

Stones located in Gyeonbokgung Palace

Day 2- Jeju Island

We went to Jeju Island. Jeju Island is known as ‘Island of three abundances’. The three abundances refers to are the wind, rocks and women. The women are said to be extremely beautiful but it’s true for me There are stone statues known as ‘dolharubang’ which means ‘stone grandfather’. The highest mountain in South Korea, Hallasan (Halla Mountain), is located on Jeju Island.

Our first trip place is Jeju island. We had to take another airplane to go to Jeju Island. It took us about 1 hour. The wind is so strong in Jeju until my lips were so dry. I saw lots of lots of women in Jeju. The women are said to be extremely beautiful. There are also stone statues known as ‘dolharubang’ which means ‘stone grandfather’. It’s amazing to see Dolharubang everywhere in Jeju. The statues were quite funny but cool at the same.

We also went to the teddy bear museum in Seoul, Korea. There were a lot of cute teddy bears.