In September 2010 , I went to South Korea for a holiday with my family. Our itineraries were Seoul , Busan , Daegu and Jeju Island. In this post I will specifically tell my journey in Jeju Island.
Jeju Island is popularly known by South Koreans as a retirement city and a honeymoon island , perhaps because of its peaceful and magnificent landscape as well as sparse population, which makes it far less packed than the three previously mentioned cities. Furthermore, Jeju Island is often called a museum island, since it has the most number of museums per unit area. Among some museums I visited were the glass museum and tea museum.
It was very unfortunate that there were heavy rains due to typhoon during that period, making it more difficult for me to go around. Nevertheless, I could get my hands on Jeju's well-known souvenirs like carefully-harvested honey , red cactus chocolate , organic Suloc green tea and Horse Bone supplement. The organic honey and horse-bone are exclusively sold in Jeju Island. Moreover, it has a unique or cute container featuring Harubang , an icon of Jeju ( please see image below ). Another rare product I purchased was the horse-bone supplement. It is said to incorporate a high content of calcium necessary to sustain the strength of our bone. According to my tour guide, both the horse-bone supplements and the honey's manufacturing processes are monitored by the Korean government's research agency .
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| Horse-bone supplement |
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| How the supplement looks like |
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| Jeju organic honey - Harubang container |
I also had a trip to The Tea Museum . Inside the museum , visitors can go around the building learning about South Korea's tea history, which includes the ways ceremonies are conducted along with the different utensils used. At the end of the museum route , people can have a look or buy various green tea products manufactured from green tea leaves planted in Jeju Island, which is known to have the best green tea in Korea due to its favorable climate. Below I will include the products I bought in the Suloc Tea Museum .
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| Green tea seed serum made from 100% organic green tea plants in Jeju Island |
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Superior Jeju Suloc Green Tea Powder
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If you are museum lovers , do not forget to include Jeju Island in your trip. There are many paintings museum and other odd museums as well such as adult museum , which I did not visit since I am underage.But ultimately, you will feel calm and peaceful after you come to Jeju Island.
