Milyang
Life in Asia :
2008. 1. 30. 02:08
Two weeks ago, I travelled down to southern part of Korea to meet my grandparents, uncle and some of my friends.
Both of my grandparents (mother's side and father's side) live in a small city called Milyang, which is about 1hr away from Busan or about 5 hours drive/train from Seoul or 2.5 hours if you take express train.. it was really convenient and saved my time a lot
lol
For those of you who don't know where Milyang is,
I stayed in my (father's side) grandfather's house for a day and before I went to Daegu next day to meet my friend, I had a lunch with (mother's side) grandmother.
I was thinking about going straight to Seoul after my brief stay in Daegu (I was showered with Soju in Daegu!) but my aunt wanted me to go to Milyang from Daegu with her as she was heading home. Because I wasn't really constrained by time, I decided to do so.. Thus I was able to stay one night in my (mother's side) grandmother. As like day before in Daegu, my aunt treated me with 4 bottles of cocktail (fruit-flavored) soju.. LOL
I wonder how many bottles of soju I had in two nights ;) and also how much it would cost to have same # of bottles of soju in Canada ...
Some pics of Milyang
1. Near my (father's side) grandfather's house:
2. Recently, this small city became famous after international success of movie named "Milyang" (which was shot in this city and also it meant "Secret Sunshine") and around this city I was able to find many signs related to the movie
3. Yeong Nam-Roo, one of historical landmark in Milyang
4. View of Milyang Station
5. KTX Train, which I suppose to take for my return to Seoul, approaching to the station
KTX, which stands for Korea Train eXpress is high-speed railway system for South Korea.
Korean government bought TGV train from France and started operation in 2004 after many years of delay.. Originally train trip from Seoul to Busan would take 5+ hours but with KTX going in 300km/h (suppose to be) it reduces traveling time almost by 50%. If Korea finishes 2nd phase of high-speed rail construction, it should just take around 2 hours or less
However, since this KTX stopped in all stations, it couldn't have enough time to reach its maximum speed @ 300km/h.. The highest speed that this train reached was 297km/h.. but it was still fast enough ;) (If I took the one that stops in less # of stations, I could've had another 300km/h experience)
Because Milyang didn't change significantly from my childhood period, I had no problem in finding a way in Milyang. Also it was really good to spend time together with some of my friends, uncle's family and grandparents.. I am looking forward to see them again in Korean New Year
Both of my grandparents (mother's side and father's side) live in a small city called Milyang, which is about 1hr away from Busan or about 5 hours drive/train from Seoul or 2.5 hours if you take express train.. it was really convenient and saved my time a lot
lol
For those of you who don't know where Milyang is,
I stayed in my (father's side) grandfather's house for a day and before I went to Daegu next day to meet my friend, I had a lunch with (mother's side) grandmother.
I was thinking about going straight to Seoul after my brief stay in Daegu (I was showered with Soju in Daegu!) but my aunt wanted me to go to Milyang from Daegu with her as she was heading home. Because I wasn't really constrained by time, I decided to do so.. Thus I was able to stay one night in my (mother's side) grandmother. As like day before in Daegu, my aunt treated me with 4 bottles of cocktail (fruit-flavored) soju.. LOL
I wonder how many bottles of soju I had in two nights ;) and also how much it would cost to have same # of bottles of soju in Canada ...
Some pics of Milyang
1. Near my (father's side) grandfather's house:
2. Recently, this small city became famous after international success of movie named "Milyang" (which was shot in this city and also it meant "Secret Sunshine") and around this city I was able to find many signs related to the movie
 |
 |
 |
Korean government bought TGV train from France and started operation in 2004 after many years of delay.. Originally train trip from Seoul to Busan would take 5+ hours but with KTX going in 300km/h (suppose to be) it reduces traveling time almost by 50%. If Korea finishes 2nd phase of high-speed rail construction, it should just take around 2 hours or less
However, since this KTX stopped in all stations, it couldn't have enough time to reach its maximum speed @ 300km/h.. The highest speed that this train reached was 297km/h.. but it was still fast enough ;) (If I took the one that stops in less # of stations, I could've had another 300km/h experience)
Because Milyang didn't change significantly from my childhood period, I had no problem in finding a way in Milyang. Also it was really good to spend time together with some of my friends, uncle's family and grandparents.. I am looking forward to see them again in Korean New Year
