The Two Worlds of Jeonju

전주 한옥마을

비빔국수

노래방

Welcome to my blog! During the end of January and beginning of February, I had the opportunity to travel South Korea. This will be an account of a couple days that I enjoyed the most.

The first day I spent in Korea I stayed with my best friend in the city of Jeonju. We met up with her friend and the three of us spent a day in the city.

Before we left, my friend's mom made breakfast for us. If you ever visit anyone in Jeonju, you should know that they are known for their food, 비빔밥 (mixed rice) in particular, and when a family has a guest, there is always a lot to eat.

The first half of the day, we explored a traditional village called 전주 한옥마을 (Jeonju Hanok Village). We spent the morning making traditional crafts including traditional painting of fans. We ate 비빔국수 (mixed noodles) at a traditional restaurant where everyone sits on the ground.

After lunch, we made our way to the area of Jeonju where most young people like to spend time. We spent a couple hours in a Japanese-style photo booth store where you can decorate the photos after you take them and then they transform them into stickers.

When we were finished taking pictures, we went to a 노래방 (private karaoke room). For a first experience, it was a lot of fun! At first, it was a bit difficult to sing along to the Korean lyrics that were rapidly passing on the screen, but it became easier when I knew some of the songs.

Next, we went to see a Korean movie called 댄싱퀸. Although I could not understand some of the conversation and slang, the motion pictures really helped to understand the plot and emotions of the characters.

After the movie was over, we spent some time in the area and went shopping for little while for uniquely Korean things like stationary and Korean clothing.

All in all, it was an amazing first full day spent in the Republic of Korea!