Jeju Island Trip - Day 3

1. Jeju Folklore & Natural History Museum

Day 3 of the trip begins, with Mom joining me. Before heading to the airport for pickup, I went to the Jeju Folklore & Natural History Museum. I was wondering what to do for breakfast and decided to eat at the Gogi-guksu place right in front of the museum.

I liked the clean flavor. If I were here with other people, I think it would've been great to order the boiled pork slices, too.

They sell other dishes here besides the noodles.

After filling up, I went straight to the Folklore & Natural History Museum. You normally have to pay for admission, but it was "Culture Day" or something? So I was able to get in for free.

Anyway, as soon as I entered, a whale was there to greet me. Starting with this whale, an exhibition very similar to the one at the Stone Culture Park I went to yesterday began.

After seeing the whale, if you go to the left, there's a space where you can see the geology of Jeju Island. If you've already been to the Jeju Stone Culture Park, it might not be that interesting. The next section on Jeju's ecosystem was worth seeing, though.

Actually, the highlight of this folklore museum is this exhibition hall. It was great to be able to see the culture of Jeju islanders from birth to death. Hanging a 'geumjul' when a baby is born was the same as on the mainland, but the food culture and house structures were different, so it was fun to compare them.

Unlike the mainland, Jeju had a culture where the whole family would gather around a single large bowl to share food. And because the land itself is rough, they would eat mixed grains and beans rather than just rice.

And it was also interesting that they had models of various 'jeotgal' (salted fermented seafood) that represented Jeju at the time.

You could also see the Haenyeo (female divers), an indispensable part of Jeju.

When I finished looking around, there was a large 'dwiju' (rice chest) on display. Its antique look, which you can't see at IKEA, was so pretty. It made me want to get one for my house. But I don't know what I'd put in it.

And then I went straight to the airport for pickup and headed to the Sehwa Folk 5-Day Market.

2. Sehwa Folk 5-Day Market and Yongnuni Oreum

First, I went to the 5-day market with Mom. It was lunchtime, but the merchants were already preparing to close up. I wondered, do 5-day markets usually end this early? But the sundae and fried food stand was open until the very end, so we had some snacks there and then headed straight for the oreum. If you come early in the morning, you can probably see other seafood, but I could feel that the merchants knew we were tourists in a flash and were trying to rip us off.

Next, we headed to the oreum.

The wind was incredible!!

The view from the top. It was a relatively high oreum. It was nice that you could also see Seongsan Ilchulbong.

3. Bijarim Forest

Next, we went to Bijarim. My mom likes these kinds of forest paths.

I also took a shot that looks like an album cover.

5. Cafe Orrrn

Next, we went to Cafe Orrrn.

Mom got an iced Americano, and I ordered the signature menu, the Orrrn Latte, and a pistachio cake. It felt like an Einspänner with peanut powder sprinkled on top.

There's a flower field like this behind Cafe Orrrn, so I recommend going.