Things that you can enjoy while traveling to Korea
In Korea, change of all four seasons are
very significant and there are distinctive events or activities on each
seasons, which makes Korea interesting whenever you travel to Korea.
So today, I will introduce some popular
destinations in Korea during winter.
Winter in Korea starts from early December,
and ends on late March. It is freezing during winter, however people anticipate
on winter at the same time because there are Christmas and New Year’s Day
during winter.
The temperature range in Seoul during
winter starts from 0 to -10°C so you
have to prepare warm clothes before you go out.
Now I will introduce some activities that
you must do during winter.
1. Year-end Shopping
People in Korea go for shopping during
year-end, Christmas or New-Year season the most as you can buy great products
with relatively cheap price due to various promotions on that season.
2. Snow sled, Ski
Koreans visit hot spring, snow sled or ski
slope during winter like in summer where people go for camping or swimming.
Ski slopes usually open at the end of
November or the beginning of December and it is open until late night.
There are many people who go for skiing at
night as ski slopes in Korea are mostly built with accommodations as well.
There are well-known ski slopes in
Gangwon-do, and the major ski slopes are Yong-Pyeong Resort, Welli Hilli Park,
Daemyeong Vivaldi Park, and so on.
You can always experience on skiing as
there are many shops that lent equipment for skiing and snowboarding around the
resorts.
3. Hot spring (Spa)
You cannot forget hot spring (spa) when you
are talking about winter trip.
Among the hot springs in Korea, Deoksan spa
which is located in Chungcheongnam-do, has long history and Termeden hot spring
in Icheon, and Suanbo hot spring are very famous as well.
4. Watching the sun rise
Many Koreans start their New Year by
watching the sun rise.
When people hear ‘sun rise’, they will
think about Jeongdongjin first.
Many people wait for the New Year’s Sun
rise at about 6’O clock in the morning in front of Jeongdongjin Sea by taking
train to get there.
Seonyudo Park, Achasan Mountain, and Haneul
Park are the other destinations that many Koreans visit to watch the sun rise.
5. Christmas, and the New Year
In Korea, Christmas (December 25th)
and New Year’s Day (January 1st) are public holidays.
What do Koreans do during Christmas and New
Year’s Day?
They tend to have family gatherings or congregate
dining often while closing the year.
They prepare Christmas gifts for their
family or friends, and they sometimes go on New Year’s travel.
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