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Gwangju is a big city with many small neighboring cities to visit so we decided to stay in Gwangju and take day trips out to explore.
๐ Boseong
This city is famous for their beautiful green tea fields! It was much bigger than the one in Jeju and so more to explore. You can hike up the hill to get a better view of the entire field and walk between the bushes for photos!
There are souvenir shops and cafes here for you to spend time (and money) at. I spent over $50 here buying tea and matcha powder ๐ธ
Try the Green Tea Soft Serve while youโre here too! It tastes light and creamy yet still tastes strongly of matcha. The espresso shot added for my affogato didnโt add much value to the overall dessert.
Location: Boseong Tea Farm
Opening Hours: 9am - 6pm
Damage Done:
Admission Tickets - 4,000KRW
Soft Serve - 3,500KRW
๐ Damyang
๐ Bamboo Forest
This city is known for their bamboo forest! Honestly the park itself doesnโt have much other than to look at a lot of bamboo trees and because it was crowded, it was as difficult to get a nice photo but still an experience since iโve never been to a bamboo forest.
At the exit of the bamboo forest, there is a small dessert store that sells bamboo flavored treats. I heard that the soft serve is a must try and it was so good?? I mean i donโt know if itโs how bamboo should taste but itโs sweet and light. We got a hotteok for free and it was so good too? there was an oozing center and the hotteok was delicious ๐คค
Damyang is a really nice place to chill and picnic at. Outside the bamboo forest thereโs a path that leads to the Meta Provence and Metasequoia Path and itโs like your typical ECP park connector but with a lot of trees and shade and tables for families to sit at to eat, chill or take a nap even. Down from the main pedestrian path, thereโs also an small field next to the parking lots where families laid out their picnic mats and camping gear.
Location: Jungnogwon Bamboo Forest
Opening Hours: Winter (November to February) 9am - 530pm last entry, Summer (March to October) 9am - 6pm last entry
Damage Done:
Admission Ticket - 3,000KRW
Ice Cream - 3,000KRW
๐ Meta Provence
The walk to Meta Provence was longer than expected maybe 40mins? but you get a different view of the city! we walked past rice paddies and saw small mountains across the road - unique photo spot for photos!!
Meta Provence is a cute place that looks similar to Petite France but less colourful and has more things to do (eat and shop)
Location: Meta Provence
Opening Hours: 24/7
Damage Done: Free entry ๐ค
๐ Gwangju
there so much to explore here! so much to see and eat, thereโs a shopping street with tons of food and snacks to try! thatโs when we realized we couldnโt finish all of Gwangju in a day and kept extending the trip to walk around Gwangju more.
๐ SoSwaeWon
after traveling around to the different cities, we had to dedicate a day to the city of Gwangju too. We took a short trip out to SoSwaeWon and boy we got baited it was such a small park and nothing much to see.
Location: Soswaewon Garden
Opening Hours: 9am - 6pm
Damage Done: 2,000KRW
๐ Gwangju Ecology Park
we walked to a nearby ecology park and there was much more to see. it was a pretty big park, we didnโt finish walking the entirety of the park but we went to all the spots that seemed pretty, even saw the metasequoia trees!!
Location: Gwangjuho Lake Waterside Eco Park
Opening Hours: 9am - 6pm
Damage Done: Free entry ๐ค
๐ 1913 Songjeong Market
After dinner (famous Gwangju Duck Soup ), we went to the Songjeong market to take a look. Itโs a place thatโs super chill at night, not a lot of people but still a crowd present. Lots of food places (macaroon is famous here and the boss is super nice and friendly) and a handicraft shop for souvenirs
Location: 1913 Songjeong Station Market
Opening Hours: 11am - 10pm
Damage Done: Free entry ๐ค
๐ 5.18 Democratic Movement Archives
If youโre familiar with Korean history, you would know that Gwangju is where the 5.18 Democratic Movement happened. This museum showcases all the things that happened then, didnโt feel like it would be appropriate to take photos so i just went around to take a look.
Location: 5.18 Democratic Movement Archives
Opening Hours: 9am - 6pm
Damage Done: Free Entry ๐ค
๐ Gwangju Cafe Street
This gives off a similar vibe to Yeonnam where there are many cafes on both sides of the street, small gift shops and many restaurants.
Location: Dongnidangil Cafe Street
There was still so much more i have not explored so this is definitely on my itinerary for my next trip back to Korea ๐ค