2July ChunCheon Trip

2July ChunCheon Trip

It was an hasty decision to come to visit ChunCheon. Firstly, the weather didn’t look nice enough to hike, secondly, I wasn’t sure what the lowest fare ticket to ChunCheon was, and thirdly, I wasn’t sure where to go, because of the first reason and there wasn’t enough time! I went after school without lunch L.

I wanted to go to cheongpyeong initially to take the buses to the waterfall and forest but the first train available is only at 4 plus in the afternoon so I gave up that idea and chose to go to Chuncheon, which I didn’t do any research at all.

Luckily, I met a girl from Busan, on her first trip to ChunCheon and graduating next year. She helped me with the tickets and here I am, in ITX. I thought ITX was the only available train… I have confused the Gyeongchun Line with the ITX train that also goes to Chuncheon and it’s about 3000krw more for each trip L. Lesson learnt : Ask Ask Ask.

It was an hour long ride. ITX was beautiful and it’s a great experience for me. 12000 krw of to and fro 1 hour ride was worth it because of the beautiful scenery and breakthrough in myself :) 

Napkins on the seat

Shades to hide from the bright sun

Digital Screens to inform us of our destination

The railway tracks

The fully equipped train with vending machine and toilet

The very helpful Tourist Information Centre

Traditional family clothing

A beautiful park in the housing estate

They have exercising stations too!

ChunCheon Underground shopping mall

A full 7000krw meal. I couldn't finish it. I didn't know how to eat at first. you have to wrap the veggie with the dishes.

The flowers along the road back to the station

It was actually drizzling as i was on my way back to the train station. However, the combination of the drizzle, wind and musky smell created a memorable mental picture and it made the flowers much more beautiful than what is seen here.

The puddles of water that i skipped over to get to the rabbits

The wooden pellets on the soil made it easy to walk despite the rain

These flowers were actually quite scary due to their distinct features and bright colours and large numbers together. They looked too colourful and bright, as if they were trying to lure some unexpecting passerby to touch them and god knows what will happen in the end.

Another beautiful mental picture captured in my mind

Puddles that I hopped past and it was so cool and quiet with no one around so i was singing and talking to myself as i walked back to civilization.