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Monday, 22 April 2019

[Tongyeong] - Yi Sun Sin Park (이순신공원)

With sleepy faces, we arrived at Changwon Bus Terminal at 6.30 am. We needed to reach Tongyeong by 8.30 am to join the city tour.

Changwon Bus Terminal

Changwon => Tongyeong bus fare KRW 8,700.

Glad that we arrived on time,we sat at the Tourist Information Centre

and waited for the booth to open.

However, I suddenly remembered that we should go to Ferry Terminal insted of bus terminal. We quickly took a taxi to the terminal and the taxi driver kindly called the tour guide for us. But unfortunately, we were too late as the ferry had left already...

Thankfully, I did plan my own itinerary before deciding to join the tour. Or else, we'd really not know where to go. We told the taxi to drive us to the guesthouse, but he offered to drive us to the places we wanted to go... I have forgotten the exact amount for 3 hours taxi tour, but actually we took 30 - 45 minutes more, but he told us it was "service" for us. Mr Lee (HP: 010-9307-4545) is very friendly and kind Kisanim.

Yi Sun-Sin Park (이순신공원)

Previously, it was Hansan Battle Memorial Park and changed to Yi Sun Sin Park in 2008.

From here you can see Hansan-do Island.

This park was built to celebrate the patriotic spirit of Admiral Yi,

a heroic Korean Navy during Joseon Dynasty.

The bronze statue of Admiral Yi is standing tall with much dignity

and authority with his hand pointing far to the sea.

Thank you for protecting this beautiful southern coast and
your beloved country Korea~!

The park is located at the foot of Mangilbong Peak.

The park has wooden promenade along the seafront...
Geoje and Jangsado is just opposite from here according to Mr Lee.

The park is actually quite big and you can follow
the walking trail to the Observation deck...

resting place and Hagikjeong Pavilion.

There's a cannon facing the sea and...

The famous Admiral Yi's calligraphy which engraved on the monument.
You can find the calligraphy scroll displayed at Korea Naval Acedemy in Jinhae.

His famous quote: "必死卽生, 必生卽死" meaning

"The soldier who fights to death never dies, but the soldier

who fights for existence never truly exists."

You can find some arts installation at the park too.

These kinetic sculptures represent the meeting point of the

sky, sea, land and man. Vertical stainless steel plates

reflected beautiful optical effects as you turn around.

And something like long spagetthi.

Annyeong peaceful port city and stunning sea of Tongyeong~!

Turtle ship from Yi Sun Sin Park...
True to his quote, he's now forever living in people's hearts and minds.

205, Mendehaean-gil, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do

경상남도 통영시 멘데해안길 205 (정량동)

Wednesday, 3 April 2019

[Jinhae] - Jinhaeru Pavilion (진해루)

We hopped on Jinhae Cherry Blossom Tour Bus again after donned myselfwith free Hanbok rented from Yeojwacheon Stream.

Jinhaeru Pavilion (진해루).

We alighted at Jinhae Pavilion although we didn't see others people get down from the bus. Not sure what to expect or do here, just that I love Korean Pavilion and would like to see Jinhae-ru.

This picturesque pavilion is located in Jinhae Beach Park.

As you can guess from the Pavilion name ending with 'ru', Jinhaeru is a giant

and beautiful gable roof pavilion with a gross surface floor area of

477 square meters and stands 15.2m tall.

It offers unobstructed exquisite view of Jinhae coastline...

and mountainous Anmingogae Hill (안민고개) lined with

pinkish Cherry Blossom scenery on the other side.

Who said you can't have best of both worlds?!

In fact, we have more here...

As you know, I don't really like walking. I usually cycling from my home to

Pasir Ris Station which only takes half of the walking time.

I was thinking to rent the bikes as we saw a lot of bikes parked nearby the bus stop.

After we checked, it's actually free and you only need to write your particulars.

They'll keep your passport or ID card and you'll get them back when you return the bike.

They worried that I might having difficulty riding the bike in Hanbok.

But, I assured them that I'm perfectly fine by test riding in front of them.

Well, I do pedalling in skirt almost everyday... so no problem at all~!^^

Ok, let's take a look around this park...

There's a convineince store at the the building with turtle ship shape.

And amazing kid's playground with few small games

inside and different slides from the turle ship.

Must-visit attractions in Jinhae!

Jinhae Marine Adventure (진해마린어드벤처), but it was closed.

Why do I look so 2D in comparision to the picture? Weird...

Really recommend this place as it has a lot of activities to do with

family or friends. I think it's nice to visit in the evening too!

Add: 1007-14 Gyeonghwa-dong, Jinhae, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do.

Opening Hours: Open throughout the year

Monday, 26 November 2018

Moving Boat at Yongji Lake (무빙보트 용지호수공원)

Min Jung Eonni helped us to select the most recommended places to visit in Changwon, Jinhae and Masan after we showed her our itinerary.

One of them is Yongji Lake Park (용지호수공원).

We took taxi from Gyeonghwa Station to this park since we missed

the last Jinhae City Tour Bus and this park is near to our hotel.

Yongji is a manmade lake which surrounded by urban park.

Situated in the heart of the city, this park is new tourist attractions
and frequented by the local residents.

Angel's Wing, another photo spot at this park with
water promenade as the background.

This area serves as venue for a wide range of art festivals and a lotus lantern festival.

Beautiful night view from waterfront.

The fountain installed in the Yongji Lake is 12m in diameter with
elevation of 20m which presents 13 stunning water displays.

There are artificial giant full moon and smaller crescent moon placed there too.
The atmosphere is really nice and relaxing.

This paper moon is illuminated with changing color at night
creating gorgeous reflection on the lake.

Moving boats started operating since September 2017
which blend perfectly with the lake and park.

With this fantastic laser light, musical fountain and riding on the moving boat
it makes sense that it's one of favorite attactions in Changwon.

Neon Light Moving Boat operating from 10:00 am to 22:00 pm.

Rental fee for 30 mins is 20,000 or 60 mins for 30,000 Won.
Additional 5,000 Won per person if exceeded 4 person.

We assumed that we need to pedal for the boat to move,
and we didn't know that there's a musical fountain there too.

Blaming the weather as it's still so cold which the temperature
should not be so low as it's spring already...
Therefore, we just rented the boat for 30 mins to go around the lake.

Life jackets were provided and the staff guided us to the boat and
told us how to navigate the boat. It's not difficult and safe
because it's moving slowly... It's not a speed boat~!