Dolseok and I love to find new things to do in Korea. This is our date&travel-log. Hope this serves as a helpful guide to those staying or traveling in Korea as well.

11/01/2008

Only in Korea by Lonely Planet Korea

Only in Korea by Lonely Planet Korea


1. Venture insidea North Korean spy submarine near Jeongdongjin on the east coast






2. Peer inside the Korean president's bedroom in Cheongnamdae in Chungcheongbuk-do





3. Hike inside the world's largest lava tube on Jejudo





4. Get up at 3:30am to chant sutras with Buddhist monks on a temple-stay programme





5. March along a north Korea invasion tunnel under the DMZ that the North claimed was a coal mine




6. Admire giant penises at Haesindang Gong-won (Penis Park) and Totem Pole Park





7. Dive with sharks in Busan Aquarium

8. Sit inside a Buddhist version of paradise tin the replica of King Muryeong's tomb in Gonju

9. Squeeze yourself into a goblin-sized teashop in Insadong, with birds flying around

10. Discover the Secret Garden inside a Seoul palace where kings wrote nature poetry and students sweated over their exam papers

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