rainbows and daffodils: May 2009

Before that, these two photos were taken in the flight. We flew with Jeju Air. :p

Duyen and me

Making faces.. :p

Jeju island is honoured with three UNESCO World Heritage Natural Sites, namely Mount Halla, Seongsan Ilchulbong and Geomun Oreum Lava Tube System in Manjanggal Cave.

I had the priviledge to visit two of the sites! :p

1. Seongsan Ilchulbong (Sunrise Mountain) - Very beautiful view from the mountain. Definitely worth the climb up. :p

Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak rose from under the sea in a volcanic eruption over 100,000 years ago. Located on the eastern end of Jejudo Island, there is a huge crater at the top of Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak. The crater is about 600m in diameter and 90m high. With the 99 sharp rocks surrounding the crater, it looks like a gigantic crown. While the southeast and north sides are cliffs, the northwest side is a verdant grassy hill that is connected to the Seongsan Village. The ridge provides an ideal spot for walks and for horse riding as well.
The sunrise from the crater is magnificent. Also the Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak surrounded by bright yellow colored rapeseed flowers in the spring is truly a sight to behold.

2. Seopjikoji - Beautiful place, this is where the Korean drama series "All in house" was filmed.

Seopjikoji is located at the end of the eastern shore of Jeju-do Island. "Seopji" is the old name for the area, and "Koji" is Jeju dialect meaning a sudden bump on land. Green fields without a single tree spread beyond the cliff to where a rock called “seondol” protrudes. Also there are stonewalls along the road to block the wind on the way to the lighthouse at the end of Seopjikoji. Within the stonewalls, you may find the most brilliant rapeseed flower fields every April. Going up the metal steps of the lighthouse, you can view the whole seashore at a glance. On Koji hill, there stands a stone Bongsudae (4 m high, 9 m long and wide) that retains its original form.

The way leading to the white lighthouse and also the "All-in-House"'s house

This is the house that was used to film the TV series "All-in-House". Visitors can go into the house but with a fee. We didn't go in. :p

We paid 1000KRW (~RM3) just to take pictures with these yellow rapeseed flowers. The owner just planted the flowers on a plot of land and get fee from tourist to have their photos taken.

3. Manjanggul Lava Tube - World longest lava tube. It was a bit cold to walk inside the tube.

Manjanggul Cave is one of the finest lava tunnels in the world, and is a designated natural monument. A lava tunnel is formed when the lava that was deep in the ground spouts from the peak and flows to the surface. Manjanggul Cave has a variety of interesting structures inside including 70cm lava stalagmites and the lava tube tunnels. Only 1km of the 13,422m Manjanggul Cave is open to the tourists. The inside of the tunnel sustains at a temperature of 11~21℃, creating a comfortable atmosphere. There are rare animals such as bats living in the tunnel, which makes this tunnel valuable for researchers as well. The stone pillars and stalactites are widely spread and the tunnels shows off the cave’s topographical features. The Stone Turtle is especially eye-catching because it is shaped like Jeju-do Island.