Day trip to Jeonju, Korea

I believe Jeju and Busan will come to most people's mind if they are thinking of travelling out of Seoul for a short trip. Since Sarah & I have been to Jeju and May isn't the right season to go Busan (the beach is closed), we google around for alternatives and found Jeonju 전주!

What's there!
- Hanok Village
- Jeonju Bibimbap
- Hanjeongsik (한정식)
- Touring the village dressed in rented Hanbok

Getting to Jeonju from Seoul

You may head to Jeonju from Seoul via the KTX which is approximately 1hr 50mins. The departure station is at Yongsan Station and not Seoul Station.

Yongsan Station which is connected via the Seoul Subway lines.

Do check out the departure board and know when boarding will start as the trains will leave the station on time.

After exactly 1hr 50mins, there we arrived at Jeonju 전주 station.

Perhaps it is not a local school holiday season, the town is pleasantly quiet. As soon as we reached the station, we realised that the info counter is closed and people really spoke lesser English. But Koreans are generally nice and helpful people and we managed to find our way to the Hanok Village with my very limited Korean Vocab. *should have studied harder!*

Of course we could have hopped on to a cab and point to the map which cost around KRW5,500 (S$7) but we didn't want to give up without much try.

Getting from Jeonju Station to Hanok Village

Get out from Jeonju Station and walk straight until you see a bus stop which is opposite the Wedding Hall. Do not cross the road and take Bus 119 from here.

Get off at Jeondong Cathedral (Hanok Village). This is the station name and you can't really see the Cathedral from the station.

Walk about 700m towards Hanok Village.

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PNB chocopie is apparently a local favourite but I personally thought its too sweet for my liking.

students on excursions

Recommended!! Try their Cheolpan Saeu Mandu (grilled shrimp dumplings) - cost 2000Won each.

shrimp is really fresh and they are very generous with their fillings.

The other items look awesome too but we wanted to save our calories for the Jeonju Bibimbap. This is what happens when you are travelling before your big day :(:(:(