this past weekend, my friends and i went to a fairly remote part of korea: hwajinpo. it's been described as one of those seasonal beach towns that gets a lot of action from june to august. we went during the last weekend in august and it felt fabulously quiet. it's a 3 and 1/2 hour bus ride north east of seoul and it is close to the north korean border. in fact, in hwajinpo, kim jong il's childhood home can be seen tucked away on a hillside.
we walked along the beach to his "villa" and inside, we saw a few relics from his past, like this picture:
i wanted to get out of the city for a much needed break. and even though it was cloudy for most of the time, hwajinpo was the kind of peaceful, joyous getaway i craved. my friends, amanda and theresa are awesome company and excellent travel mates!
we chit-chatted about culture, philosophy, and art, and from the comforts of our pension room, absorbed some trashy tv as well: the NEW 90210 and canada's next top model. (which, unsurprisingly isn't very different from antm.)
january pension:
our room:
the balcony:
1 comment:
ooooh i love watching any next top model show while on vacation - its so hilarious! do they have a canadian tyra?
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