Mt. Hallasan

Farewell Jeju-do!

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October 10th 2010
Well, tonight is our last night in Jeju-do. It's been such an amazing week and I am sad we have to leave so soon. To finish up the week we had an amazing lunch, actually every meal has been amazing and extremely filling as you can see in the pictures. My uncle then wanted to show us Mt. Hallasan, the highest peak in South Korea. The rest of the family wasn't up for it so just Liz and I went but ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Jeju

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more