Jeju-Do

Exchange fifteen minutes of conversation with any Korean, and you're bound to be asked the inevitable, "Do you know Jeju?"  No, Jeju is not a celebrity or anyone you can know for that matter.  Jeju is Korea's largest and Southern-most island, but they almost always phrase the question with 'do you know' instead of 'have you been to.'

Jeju is Korea's pride and joy.  They claim it is the Hawaii of Korea and is the number one honeymoon destination among Korean newlyweds.  We couldn't dispute the honeymoon claim, but with it being only an hour and a half flight from Seoul, the tropical/Hawaii claim was a little hard to believe.

Well, there was only one way to find out...

Pre-flight snack courtesy of GS25!  The options were Super Pizza Sausage or Super Nacho Sausage.  A super tough decision, but Andrew went with pizza in the end. 

We're here!

(on the shuttle bus to the rental car office)

Get your motor runnin' 

head out on the highway...

 

Clearly, Judy is not as skilled at taking pictures of us with one hand as Andrew.

Our first stop in Jeju, UFO Restaurant, was a bit out of the way, but we were more than willing to make the detour!  The basement was the restaurant and the two floors inside the UFO were part of the guest house.  Had this UFO landed and become a guest house in a better area, we would have stayed there for sure, but where those stupid aliens decided to land and open up shop was kind of in the middle of nowhere. 

This old, sun bleached picture was framed by the cash register.  They might be famous, they might be family, we have no idea.

호텔 작은프랑스

Hotel Little France

By no means the fanciest or most modern hotel/motel we've stayed in in Korea, but it's location was unbeatable.  It was centrally located on the Southern coast, and a quick drive from most of the touristy destinations we were interested in seeing.

Pretty bare, but it was clean so we couldn't complain. 

The bathroom

1.  Hang the Hook to the eyebolt safely.

2.  Fasten the best around the chest.    

3.  Throw the reel out of the window.     

4.  Descend your body facing the wall. 

 

The room came equipped with a fire escape device, so we were able to sleep soundly knowing we were safe in case of emergency.

Fancy