I decided to take a break & stay in the hotel today, since I already know that an orange farm & a yacht tour are within this day’s schedule, bearing in mind what happened in the waterfall & the Han river cruise, so no ofcourse I’ll pass.
I never thought that my decision would turn into an issue. (Explanation Audio below)
For other people, Jeju island might be paradise or something, but for me it’s just scary, their shops & streets aren’t as advanced as Seoul’s, it’s like comparing a countryside with a city. The hotel itself was inside a resort, so in simple, nature, nature, nature, nature & more nature *Dies*, Oh & it was raining the whole day, I love rain <3
Full day of relaxation, I had all the time in the world, so I slept, arranged my stuff, organized my pictures, calculated how much money I’ve spent, ofcourse my fiance already knows that I didn’t go out today, but still, he hasn’t spoken to me since morning *Sighs*.
I washed my hair yesterday after the waterfall place, since I stayed in today, I haven’t straightened it, this is how my natural hair looks like, it’s curly & a bit damaged from bleaching & dying.
I need to point out something strange about the water in Korea, either in Seoul or Jeju, everytime I take a shower, I see red rashes on my face & parts of my body, even as I wash my face in the morning, my eyes turn red, this happened to all the girls, maybe the change in water is the reason? it never happened to me in London though. Redness on my cheeks & nose is visible in the pic below.
In the afternoon, I ordered noodles with veggies from room service, I also tried Ginseng juice with milk & honey but it wasn’t to my liking.
The group came back early, around 7 PM I think, unlike everyday which happens to be 9 or 10, my roommate told me that they visited Hello Kitty museum which wasn’t mentioned in the schedule, I like Hello kitty stuff, too bad I didn’t go.
South Korea Trip Day 5 Jeju Island, Teddy Bear museum & Choengiyeon Water Falls
We were leaving Seoul to Jeju island, so we checked out from the hotel leaving our big bags in their storage, since we’ll be back in 3 days, however, we grabbed mini hand bags with us to the airport, the journey took around an hour via Jin Air.
As soon as we arrived to Jeju Island, the girls wanted a place to eat, so they took us to a specific restaurant, ofcourse with my ongoing dilemma of not wanting to sit alone, I had no choice but to step outside.
While I was exploring the nearby shops, I’ve noticed that Jeju’s streets are not as clean as Seoul’s, anyways I came across a French pastry cafe, there was only 1 girl inside, she was sitting alone, so there I found my salvation lol, a place where it is ok for people to sit alone. The cafe had sooo many pastries of all shapes & kinds, you receive a tray, pick anyones you like, then it’ll be heated for you, chicken, vegetable & sweet red bean are the ones I picked, Oh & a lemon soda drink. I sat down & ate then texted my fiance, he hasn’t replied so I started taking selfies & sending it to him, mentioning that I’m alone in some French cafe.
1 hour had passed, we gathered on the bus & took off to the new hotel, the room we got had 1 double bed & another small one, I ended up with the small one *Sighs*, after resting a little, we continued to our next destination.
Teddy Bear museum, I have no idea what’s so special about it, but apparently this museum was featured in some Korean Drama, it was loaded with Teddy bears of different colors, sizes, clothes & settings, the place was so boring, I just walked as fast as possible to reach an ending, the girls however seemed to enjoy it, maybe if I’ve watched that Drama I would have shown more appreciation to this museum lol.
On the way out, there was a big shop for souvenirs, I purchased a very cute bag, there was also a small cafe that sold dried orange chocolates, I love the combination of chocolate & orange, so I bought ones with white chocolate & ones with milk chocolate, for my family & my fiance, Oh & I ordered a mixed orange juice but I didn’t like it.
Now it’s time for a horror movie called (Choengiyeon Water Falls) lol, first of all, I have a thing against nature, phobia perhaps? so If you’re a nature loving person, you’ll adore this place, unlike me. It’s a humongous jungle-like place, with lots of huge trees, flowers & rivers, it even had mountains, I was very careful as I moved forward because weird things were falling from the trees! I knew it was a bad idea for me to proceed but I still tagged along with the group, we reached the waterfall at the end, every1 was taking photos of each other, but I was taking selfies *Sighs*, anyways compared to Niagara falls, this waterfall wasn’t special at all.
As daylight faded away, the sounds of the birds were starting to get creepy, trees were shaking from the wind & bugs were flying all around, I was breathing heavily because my phobia took over, I placed Dettol wipes on my mouth & nose then rushed back before things get worse, every1 was still inside the waterfall, they weren’t afraid, but I got outside & waited in the bus, the pic below says it all *Dies*.
KFC was on our way, the bus stopped but we didn’t eat inside, just take away, I tried their Zinger but it’s nothing compared to the 1 back home, it’s not even spicy, sorry KFC Korea, you failed the test.
Usually when we get back to the hotel, my roommate tends to stay in her friend’s room till midnight, this was to my advantage coz I get to take a shower & prepare my clothes without interference, so at this night, April 5th, I spoke to my fiance on the phone, he hasn’t spoken to me via phone for 3 weeks, keeping our communication limited to audio notes & texts, although I’ve tried calling him everyday, but it was already at the point where he started to change, therefore, this phone call after 3 whole weeks filled my heart with joy <3 my eyes were tearful but I maintained my voice’s normal tone, because he warned me not to cry before he called.
