The third installment of my series of photos from last week comes from Chuncheon, the provincial capital of Gangwon-do. Chuncheon is a city of roughly 250,000 people, similar to my Korean home of Suncheon, and is a beautiful spot surrounded by lakes, mountains and scenic, rustic countryside. Despite being less than 100 kilometres from the sprawling, bustling behemoth that is Seoul and surrounds, it feels like a million miles away in distance and time. A very pleasant city and worth a look either in summer for swim, spring from when the city derives it’s name ‘spring creek’, autumn when the leaves change colour or winter for a spot of outdoor ice skating and ice fishing.
Men fishing by the lake
Pretty lakeside scene
Looking back at 'Chuncheon girl' across Lake Uiam towards the mountains surrounding Chuncheon
It was quite cold, ice lingered on the edges of the lake from sub-zero weather the week before
Hey ben, cool pics…i’m probably gonna do a little backpacking thing for two weeks in Febuary around the ROK, and would like to have a beer with you to hear about your trip,
anyway, catch up with u at footie,
Dan
Hi Dan, thanks for your comments. Yeah, the trip was nice and Gangwon-do in particular is well worth a visit. I’ll catch up with you at the footie.
Cheers,
Ben
[...] January 29, 2009 Seollal in Seoul and Chuncheon :: 춘천 :: 春川 Posted by elcanguro76 under Gangwon-do, Korean, Korean history, Photos, Videos | Tags: Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, Photos, South Korea, Videos | I spent Seollal firstly visiting friends in Seoul and then headed over to Chuncheon in Gangwon-do with my buddy for some outdoor ice skating and perhaps a spot of ice fishing too. You may remember Chuncheon from my visit not long ago. [...]