[Jeonju] My Trip to Jeonju - part 1

I went on a trip to Jeonju with my friends on Sunday and Monday. Inter-city bus leaves almost every an hour from Busan to Jeonju. The bus ticket costs 17,000 KRW(one-way). We planned this trip as 'food trip', and we had so much yummy food there.
It took about 10 mins by taxi to go to Hanok village(한옥마을) from Jeonju bus terminal, which costed about 4200 KRW. 

Lunch

We had Ddeokgalbi(떡갈비), Bibimbap(비빔밥), and spicy noodle(비빔국수) in Eruhwa(에루화) restaurant. Jeonju is famous for Ddeokgalbi. There were so many people queuing for the Ddeokgali restaurants in Jeonju Hanok villag, most of whom seemed to be tourists like us. Luckily, we waited only for 10-15 mins. 

After Dinner, we did some sightseeing, roaming around the Hanok village. It was such a sunny and warm day, which was perfect for winter trip. 

Hanok Village(한옥마을)

There are many shops, cafes, restaurants, and exhibitions in Hanok Village.

Omokdae(오목대)

You can enjoy the awesome whole views of the Hanok Village from Omokdae. Just hike up the stairs for a few mins and you will reach the Omokdae, where there is a tower and 정자.

Snack

We bought Bingu as takeout on the way to our accommodation. There were too many people queuing for us to come inside the cafe. This cafe is called 'Maternal Grandmother's Skills(외할머니 솜씨)' to be translated directly, and it's very famous for 'black sesame bingsu'(흑임자빙수)

It was so GOOD! The white and green stuff is rice cake, which were very chewy! The bingsu was not that sweet because of black sesame, which is a bit different from the common bingsu. It's really good. You SHOULD try it if you love bingsu:)

Accommodation

We took some rest at our room. Oh, let me introduce the place where we stayed.

It is Guest House, whose theme is Korean traditional house, Hanok. 

It is quite a pretty place. The host lady was very kind.

This is the garden.

This is the picture of the room we stayed. It is not very big, but enough for three girls to stay in. 

It is the ceiling of the room. The two white balls are lamps.

They provide some loaves of bread and jam for brekkie, but we opted for another menu in a famous restaurant the next morning. In the room were a small fridge, a big tv and a table. The bathroom is very clean, and the heating system is excellent.

This is the website of the accommodation, www.한옥이야기.kr 

check it out if interested. 

Namun Market & CheongNyeon Mall

We bought Gilgeoriya on the way to Namun Market. There were still many people but less than before. Gilgeoriya is a half loaf of baguette bread stuffed with pizza toppings. It's a bit spicy because of onions, but it tastes pretty good!

Gilgeori means street in Korean. So, I would say Gilgeoriya is a pun-intended word meaning that gilgeoriya is food you eat while walking on the street. I think it's a witty pun.

We headed to CheongNyeon Mall(청년몰) in Namun Market(남문시장). CheongNyeon means youth in Korean. The mall is on the 2nd floof of the Namun Market. The market is very close to Hanok village. It takes about 10 mins from the entrance of the Hanok village. CheongNyeon Mall was is the market where young people open their own unique shops and sell what they made. There are cookie shop, Peruvian shop, Traditional Korean paper shop, Mexican restaurants, and etc. This mall is closed every Monday. Keep it in mind when you plan a trip to Jeonju. 

I bought these little chocolate cookies :)