Trip to Korea: Day 4

Day 4. A bus trip to Sokcho, a small village on the East Sea. The bus itself was supercomfortable, with ample seating, footrest, personal fan etc. Surprising, but 80% of Korea's surface is mountains. One biological stop where I saw this "foreigners only" sign and then within an hour - Sokcho!





Sokcho - a very small port, though the boats from Vladivostok come almost daily, it happened to be the place of some Asian games a couple of years ago, and so now it has become an architectural centre of East Korea, with its splendid helix tower and SuperWide Screen Theatre.




An hour-long boat ride along the shore of the East Sea. The highlight of the tour was a stop for some statue on the top of the hill (the excursion was in Korean, so I have no clue). When the boat stopped, the sea waves showed their strength and two women in the cabin felt very ill. To cheer them up, their friends started singing VERY loudly and banging on the tables. Needless to say, the sick women puked non-stop all the way back. Priceless.




By far, the best lunch. The fish was chopped up right in front of me, then cooked and placed on a slow burner. Delicious! and yes, it rained, so the smudge you see, is a raindrop :(



On the way back to Seoul, I took the wrong bus (non-express) and it exhausted the hell out of me and everybody else on board. But nothing that a bottle of Soju could not smooth over. Highly recommended. Drink thoroughly chilled. For a description and a picture, see Wikipedia :)