Jeonju, SLOW Seoul

Wanna try different view of Korea? 

Seoul just too sophiscated and modern and need some more traditional view?

How about this slow city, Jeonju? 

Jeonju is located in Jeolla-do(south area of korea, famous for korean foods) . Recommended this beautiful place for one day trip! It takes only 2 and half hours from Seoul. Jeonju is famous for Korean foods for a long time.. You can try the most famous "Jeonju Bibimbap" here

People from Jeolla-do(Jeonju' located in Jeolla-do) usually cook very well. Below are tteokpoki and kimbap you must try to eat the sweet potatoes too. They tastes the best!

Jeonju are famous for its "Hanok Village". There are more than 700 hanok house that function as cafe, restaurant, guesthouse, traditional medicine center, or used as their home. To enjoy all the view, you can visit "Tomorrow cafe", the only cafe you can see hanok village view like my friend, Boa see below:

Sunset looks romantic and nostalgia feeling rising from seeing those traditional house. 

See those queue below!!!

Here is famous for 'black sesame' patbingsu. It makes very unique flavor!

*외할머니솜씨(Grandma's Best)

Tadaaaaaa "Black Sesame Patbingsu" ready to eat.

Some hanok house function as a fashion shop too. They looks old, but I interested with the cowboy hat, xiixxixiii ^___^

Not only famous for food, Jeonju also famous for traditional craft and have some craft center like Jeonju Crafts Exhibition Hall, Jeonju Traditional Hanji Center. You can make your own craft like- Hanji craft, Ceramic art, Gyubang Gong-ye (Traditional Women’s Crafts), Natural Dyeing Craft, Folk craft (2,000 won to 10,000 won per person)

Those ceramic art below are for sale in the market. SO CUTEEEEE!!!!!

Another must visit place is: Jeondong Catholic Church. Jeondong Catholic Church is famous for its unique architecture and great interior design.

Direction to go Jeonju: 

Express Bus	Seoul-Jeonju 05:30~24:00 (Intervals: 10 minutes, Travel Time 2 Hrs 45 min 2) Busan-Jeonju 07:00~22:20 (Intervals: 1 Hour to 1 Hr 30 Min, Travel Time 3 Hr 30 Min) Express Bus Terminal Information Center 02-281-2739
Inter-city Bus	Jeonju-Incheon 03:00~17:30 Travel Time 4 Hours (Intervals: 1 Hour to 1 Hour 30 Min)
Trains(Including KTX)	Saemaeul/ Mukunghwa Train (Jeonju Station, Tel.063-243-7788) Seoul (Yongsan Station)-Jeonju (06:50~22:50) (Intervals: 1 Hour, Travel Time 3 Hr 30 Min) KTX(KTX Tel. 1544-7788) Seoul (Yongsan Station)-Iksan (05:25~21:25) (Intervals: 1 Hour, Travel Time 1 Hr 50 Min )
Limousine Bus	Incheon-Jeonju 06:30~22:30 Jeonju-Incheon 02:30~19:00 (Intervals: 30 Min, Travel Time 4 Hours ) Daehan Tour Limousine Tel.063-285-4545

Courtesy: http://tour-eng.jeonju.go.kr

For 2013, an exclusive Free shuttle bus for foreign passport holders that travels between Seoul and Jeonju will commence operation from March 1, 2013 and run until December 31, 2013. Many visitors come to Jeonju. Look at those crowd:

                        

The shuttle bus fare is free and online reservation is available. Tickets are sent out via e-mail.

More info :
☞ Operation period: March 1 – December 31, 2013
☞ Fare: Free
☞ Bus stops ※Passengers must bring passport
Seoul : Donghwa Duty Free parking lot, Jongno-gu Seoul-si 
Jeonju : Jeonju Hanok Village, Wansan-gu Jeonju-si Jeollabuk-do 
☞ Schedule Seoul -> Jeonju 08:00 -> 11:00  
Jeonju -> Seoul 17:00 -> 20:00
* 3 days a week (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
☞ Reservation (English, Japanese, Chinese) ※1person can reserve up to 2 tickets / reservation must be made 3 days before the departure. 
☞ Homepage: http://shuttle.dongbotravel.com/en/ (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
☞ Inquiries: +82-2-1577-2507 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
☞ Email: shuttle@dongbotravel.com

More info of Jeonju :HERE