After arrived in Nambu Bus Terminal from Muju, we took taxi directly to CenterMark Hotel.
Happy to see there's buffet lunch with reasonable price.
But when we called around 3pm, we're told that they're already closed for lunch ㅠㅠ
We found a restaurant selling Samgyetang near the hotel.
It's located just at the opposite building.
On the billboard, it stated that 39 years of authentic tradition samgyetang, which must guarantee the taste wouldn't go wrong. Do you know that Samgyetang is good to rejuvenate and replenish energy?
Without further do, we entered the restaurant and
quickly ordered 2 bowls of Samgyetang.
Ups... I didn't snap any photo of the Samgyetang?! These photos were shown that they're created at 3pm. Maybe that's explained that we're like hungry ghost and quickly swallowed everything on the table :P
Oh... now I remember! We didn't take photo because 이모 was super passionate serving us. After she put our Samgyetang on table, she taught us how to eat Samgyetang. Maybe because she identified that we're foreigners and don't know how to eat it properly.
So she asked us to take out a piece of meat and dip on the salt, and not to pour the salt inside the soup. Then, she somehow make sure that we followed the correct procedures before leaving us alone.
Hahaha... That's not our first time eating Samgyetang, We like Samgyetang a lot, and always eat it when we're in Korea and occasionally cooked it if my lazy mood is not turned on.
The price is considered cheap compared to Gobong and Tosokchon. It's hard to compare and very subjective as they have their own uniqueness. I simply love all types of Samgyetang~^^
Not to miss thing to do in Muju: Let's hit Ski Slope and Slide down the Snowy Hill~! | by Meheartseoul
Somehow, I feel really awkward writing this post because I couldn't find any good excuses for this long delayed posting. We visited Korea in Feb 2014, and now it's another winter in Korea!
Wow it's cool~! Wow it's so cold~! Wow I'm in panic mode~!!!
The instructor showed us how to clip our ski boots to the ski binders... Oh, that's quite easy! Where's all my energy gone?! I stepped with all my strength but still they didn't want to clip together! Finally did it after few attempts.
We practice basic skill such as how to slide, to stop, to fall and get up
on the flat snow before going up to beginner slope.
My clumsy 'Penguin style' walk~~~
Remember to put your ski lift card in your pocket.
It'll be auto scan by ski lift detector.
The lift brought us to the top of Eastern Ski Slope. Though it's a gentle straight slope from below, but The moment I looked down the slope from the top, my whole body reacted
strangely! My heart was pumping crazily fast, my feet
were turning to jelly without my permission. Oh my goodness~!!
My instructor asked whether I'm scared?!
With fake smile I answered him that I'm alright!
어떡해! 어떡해, Vera?!!!
Aigoo! sorry for that awkward V-shape position.
Should open both legs synchronous to make this V-shape position for stopping, but my stubborn legs totally ignored my brain command. I'd to forcefully stop sliding using ski poles. Sigh~!!!
It's too obvious I never exercise judging from my stiff inflexible moves. So, I'd no choice but to admit that I didn't even exercise when the instructor asked whether I do exercise regularly.
대박 Vera~!!! See... not bad, right?!
I can get gold medal for my perfect falling down skill.
I kid you not! It's important to master this technique too. My hubby's sliding skill is better than mine. But, he didn't know how to fall down properly. I screamed historically when he hits the red barrier pole because he didn't know how to maneuver or to stop himself in time. Though I also don't know how to control the direction or to stop in time, but at least I know how to fall down before banging to the barrier. :P
I just couldn't help to laugh out loud subsequently because my predictions were right! He really ended up kissing or hugging the pole (should I get jealous?). Luckily, he didn't crush to other person and rolled down like a snowball!
Actually I feel bad for him and our instructor. He'd to help my heavy hubby to get up from the slippery slanted slope. Yes, we still don't know how to stand up on our own...
Resting for a while after 2 hours skiing lesson.
Unbelievable! I was perspiring this much in 5°C cold weather.
Maybe skiing is also a good sport to burn excess calories?
or am I having cold sweat because too nervous?!
Resting ourselves at refreshment area
in front of the Eastern Slope.
Rehydrated myself with Ionic drink 'Pocari Sweat'
before our second round of skiing lesson.
My instructor suggested us to go to Intermediate slope...
Both of us didn't have enough courage to do that. Intermediate slope, Rookie hill is much longer and more inclined.. So, for 3 hours we just practiced at Eastern slope.
Thinking of it, I'm a bit regret though. We should at least try it once, since there's instructor guiding and taking care of us.
Ok, that's ended our unforgettable fun ski lesson with our skilled ski instructor, Mr Jun-Hyeong. He has more than 10 years experience in skiing. Oh yah, did I mentioned that he can slide up the hill? Awesomely cool! I wish to have such 'power' too.
We considered ourselves lucky to find the only English speaking instructor in Muju Ski Resort. He speaks fluent English, so we didn't have any communication problem to learn the ski techniques.
Too bad, he's in Military service from now until 2016. However, if you need ski instructor, he can recommend his uncle who is also a ski instructor in Muju. His uncle understands and speaks simple English.
Recommended Food and place to chill in Seoul: Gain Makgeolli House (가인막걸리) | by Meheartseoul
Do you know that Jeonju Makgeolli (Milky rice wine) is pride for Jeonju? It's equally famous as the Jeonju Bibimbap, Hanjeongsik, and Kongnamul-gukbap. It's one of top three makgeollis. It contains 10 kinds of essential amino acids and high in protein. Therefore, makgeolli is considered as food not liquor.
There are more 100 makgeolli houses that formed Makgeolli streets in Jeonju: Samcheon-dong, Gyeongwon-dong, Seosin-dong and Pyeonghwa-dong.
We went to Gain as suggested by Tourist Information Centre when we
checked direction for attraction sites and Makgeolli House around
Jeonju Hanok Village.
Waited for about 30 minutes outside as it's full house!
We didn't expect that it's so crowded on Wednesday night. One group just went in when we reached there, and we're the second in queue. After a while, another group went in and came out. Not sure whether they reserved and will be back later? or they didn't want to wait and go to another place?
Ahh~! maybe the poster behind me explained why Gain Makgeolli house so popular!
Gain Makgeolli was selected as traditional liquor makgeolli for
Jeonbuk Food Culture Festival in 2012.
~Menu and liquor selection lists~
We just ordered rice makgeolli (쌀막걸리 3병) - 20,000 Won and Stir-fried squid (오징어볶음) - 10,000 Won.
The real atmosphere inside Gain Makgeolli house...
They're few groups of youngsters of 3-10 persons. We didn't see any foreigners, they're either locals or local tourists from other cities. They're having much fun... chatting and laughing, while enjoying their foods and drinking makgeolli. It's really noisy inside, kinda topsy-turvy from outside. They must have good soundproof, huh?!
Walls and even ceiling full of various graffiti...
헐~!!! They must be so desperate and climb up there to write because no space on the walls?!
Ok, we only waited for about 10 minutes, and two waitress brought a big tray and transfer them one by one to our table, and less than 1 minute...
Wait~ Wait a minute!!! Our table almost full with all sort of seafood!
Did they serve the food to wrong table?!
And here came our main dish... Stir-fried squid!
So?! Did I order hanjeongsik? or mini buffet?
We looked left... we looked right to peep other tables to check and confirm. Wow!!! it's unbelievable to see vast array vast array of side dishes also spreading on their tables. They even asked to refill some of them.
I didn't expect they serve 18 types of anju (안주). I went to makgeolli houses twice in Seoul. On my previous trip, I went to Chez Maak (셰막) Fusion Makgeolli House with my friend, we ordered 2 main dishes and they served soft tofu and macaroni for anju (side dishes consumed with alcohol).
The second time, we went to Traditional Folk Tavern 월매네. We ordered 2 main dishes too... it came with 1 small bowl of crackers for finger food.
Chez Maak and 월매네 sell per bottle, and here per kettle.
They poured 3 bottles of makgeolli and served it in this bronze kettle and silver bowl.
Drunk just by seeing these side dishes on the table!
Erh let me think?! Should I put a smiley face or shocked question mark face?!
Just for your info, we'd two bowls of sweet red bean soup (단팥죽) on our way here.
I love to go to buffet as there are varieties of foods to eat. But, I won't waste food, I only take a bit to sample, then will take the portion that I'm sure that my stomach still have place for it.
If I know that there're so many types of anju, we won't go to eat desserts. We didn't feel hungry, I just brought my hubby as he never been to makgeolli house. How to finish all the food?!
Warning!!! there were few Exotic dishes (beondegi, snails, hongeo). According to my hubby, silkworm tasted like braised peanut, silkworm texture just like inari. He said as long as you didn't know or didn't see that it's actually silkworm... it tastes nice. He tasted once at Soraepogu Market in Incheon, so this was his second time eating them. Did I eat? No, thanks I won't... unless I'm drunk and can't recognise them hahaha~!
I don't really like to eat seafood, because they're just too troublesome to deshell, and I'm allergic to crab, not fancy of oyster or shells. I love sashimi most... no need to deshell or debone, just put it in your mouth and munch it.
It's a horror and traumatic moment to my mouth when a piece of Hongeo landed in my mouth. I looked like normal sashimi. That's real shocking experience to mouth, my tongue and my nose! What's that stinky ammonia smell like public toilet in my mouth?!! Even after i took it out, that smell still unbearable, that I had to drink makgeolli and haejangguk (remedies for hangover) to cleanse and purify contaminated area! I swear that I'll be very careful and never ever put this smelliest sashimi (fish) in my mouth again!!!
I recommend this place if you want to experience the Jeonju style makgeolli and get drunk the local way. Better if you can go with a group of friends, the more the merrier! Then get drunk in 4 different ways with Jeonju Makgeolli:
1. Drunk on the ambiance and excitement of makgeolli.
2. Drunk from the generous side dishes.
3. Drunk from the extraordinary taste
4. Drunk with its low price.
That's exactly how we got drunk in Gain Makgeolli House. Nostalgic atmosphere that brought me back to my childhood days to see so many dishes and the staking plates...
Padang cuisine restaurants in Indonesia also served various dishes,
you can eat and refill whatever you like. Just that, after you finished the meal,
they'll come to check andyou pay whatever you ate (not free of charge) :P
Did our best to clear the food, but still unable to finish them and wasted half kettle of makgeolli. My hubby suddenly stopped me to drink and told me that we need to leave the soonest possible. The reason was he felt that his vision was a bit blurry, slower in thinking and a bit difficult to talk. Aigoo... Aigoo~!!!
Sadly, we'd to end our makgeolli session. My hubby afraid that I've no strength to carry him if he got really drunk. Not easy to find taxi, and he knew that I didn't know the direction to go back to hotel.
Ok, no worry... we'll be back again next time after I train him how to gulp Makgeolli like drinking water, since I still have few bottles of makgeolli and soju to clear at home :P
건배... 건~배! 건~배~~!!!
with my best friends with Soju, Makgeolli, Insamju (인삼주 = ginseng wine),
and Bokbunjaju (복분자주 = Korean fruit wine made from black raspberries).
아싸~~~!!! Wanna go to Korea including air ticket and accommodation? Wait, let me rub my eyes to see properly!
Not only that, as this event is co-hosted by Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS)and KBS World, you'll be invited to KBS Song Festival and KBS Drama Awards, and of course to experience Traditional Culture and History, and Hallyu too! 대박~ 진짜 대박!!! I just finished finished compiled, arranged and edited them... do they look like webtoon now? Are they fulfill the criteria for webtoon? Hhhmmm... I'll submit this first. Wish me luck~! ㅎㅎ^^
Jeonju's attraction sites...
Jeonju is the hub of Korean Han-style!
experience traditional lifestyles in this slow city~
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