First 24 Hours in South Korea

Last Christmas break, my family and I decided to go to Korea to celebrate New Year’s Eve there. Our flight was at 4 a.m. early morning. After our arrival in the airport, all of us were tired from walking around from looking for our tour guide since we were in a travel agency. After our long search, we were able to find out tour guide but we are the late one’s since we’re supposed to follow the schedule for that 1^st day. When we step outside the airport to go in our bus we were greeted by a cold breeze, some were excited and some were worried.

Leafless trees in Nami Island

The first place in our schedule was Nami Island. As we slept inside the bus, we were able to reach our destination with rested bodies but we still need to ride a ferry to get to the island. The ride was one of the best experience since we were able to see a good scenery of the island, as we get closer to the island, all tourists stood up to get ready to step outside. As we separated from the other tourists, we saw a slide that is carved from ice since its winter season there, we also saw beautiful leafless trees, and statues such as Buddha.

Our view as we move forward with our Rail Bike

After our exploration in Nami Island we gathered and ate lunch near the island so that we’ll be full for our second activity. Our second activity was rail biking. My family and I felt bloated after eating a heavy lunch as we pedal the bike which would take a lot of leg strength just to move forward. My family and I decided to slow down to appreciate the scenery from the bridge. 

Edelweiss Swiss Theme Park in Mt. Sorak

For our third destination, we went to a Mt. Sorak which lies the Edelweiss Swiss Theme Park. It’s not much of a theme park but that place is really photogenic. The park itself is a Swiss based cultural village which you can find a lot of bright and colorful houses. The park also has a lot of hills since its located in a mountain. As we took pictures here and there we decided to rest inside a coffee shop inside the park which is really cozy and warm and also has great beverages and food. 

Mt. Sorak

 These is my first 24 hours experiences in South Korea. Though all of us were tired we able to enjoy each other’s presence as we explore the 3 destinations of our first day schedule. This might be only 24 hours of experience but I spend a week there and I highly recommend to other families who are willing to bond with their love one’s in such a beautiful place.

Author : Clyde Vicencio