We had a simple breakfast of porridge, bread & fried egg bef heading to Yongduam Rock, more well-known as Dragon Head Rock (龙头岩）. We were told to use some imagination to see this rock, haha! Legend said that a dragon wanted to ascend to heaven & stole a pearl fr the mountain god of Mt. Halla. Bef it could fly to the skies, it was shot & turned into this rock with a grudge. 30m of the rock is submerged & only 10m of it is visible. We walked down the narrow path to take some pics. 
Our 2nd stop was Seongsan Ilchulbong or Sunrise Peak (城山日出峰）, it's bitterly cold as we hiked up the mountain. Located on the eastern part of Jeju, the crater of Sunrise Peak consists of 99 peaks along its rim, which resembles a castle. As such, this place was considered 'holy' & 'Seongsan' means holy mountain. .jpg)
As we slowly ascended the pathway, strong winds blew & we tried hard to stay warm. Wat i did was sing while climbing, which entertained zf & ruby, keke! As we progressed up, we turned ard & were rewarded wif breath-taking views of the surrounding blue sea, skies & grassland. I felt so relaxed up there & wished there's a swing for me on the mountain top! haha! (^o^) I'm glad i had a short fringe as the strong wind blew our hair into a mess while posing for pics, keke! Aft we descended down the mountain, our tour guide recommended us a self-paid meal of real abalone porridge. 3 of us shared a huge bowl. It's yummylicious! The lady boss aged 70+, who dun look abit her age was a 海女. Jeju's 海女 are women who dived for oysters & abalones seafood for a living. They have extraordinary lung power as dun need oxygen tank!
Next destination was to understand Jeju's culture at Seongeup Folk Village, preserved by their govt & locals still live in thatched-roof lava-wall homes. A lady guide brought us around ... The walk was interesting as we learned that Jeju's women lead a hard life, expected to take care of whole hsehold, 
while the men juz shake legs, eat & sleep. I truly admire their grits as they had to carry this huge porcelin tank to fetch water daily! Gasp! In this village, boys are favoured over gals. We were given a small spoon of Jeju's pure honey to try... yum yum! Lunch today was nice, we ate Black Pork BBQ & i esp like to put the pork, wif garlic & bean paste （豆拌酱） wrapped in lettuce to eat. It's said that this black pork has lower cholestrol & high in collagen, so i ate the fats tog, heehee! 
Arriving at Cheongjeyeon Falls（天地渊瀑布） which means the ''pond of God'', where 7 nymphs descend to take a bath, we saw a nice view of the cascading waterfall. Overseeing the 22m falls is a stunning arch bridge ~ Seonimkyo (7 Nymphs Bridge). There's also a wishing fountain comprising of 5 animals in the area. Zf tried to toss a coin & missed the mid of the wishing fountain, haha! While leaving, i took a shot wif Jeju's Dolharubang ~ 'Stone Grandfather', a symbol found only in Jeju. It's the guardian of this island. 
Late evening, we were whisked to Teddy Bear Museum, Yeah yeah! Me & Ruby been yearning to visit here since watched 'Goong' last yr. I was thrilled to see the Goong Bears fr the K-drama & dashed over, ignoring our ''lo soh'' guide... heehee!
The ambience was fantastic, the speakers played the Goong theme song while we admired the bears. We saw hundreds over types of bears & .jpg)
dashed around to capture on our cam. Some were designed to be animated, so i did some video clips too! The most expensive bear is the LV Bear lah! Many ppl flocked to see it. The tinniest bears hv to view via magnifying glass! There's so much to see that there's insufficient time for us to slowly view the cute teddy bears :(Our dinner was Ginseng Chicken, thou' much looked-fwd...but it's quite a disappointment as the ginseng
soup was blend. 
When i dissected the chicken, found a huge ginseng root... the rest of them had tiny ginseng. Ruby & Zf din enjoyed this, so we headed to Tapdong Street for street snacks aft dinner. We truely enjoyed the Spicy Rice Cake (T'tok bok i ~ 炒年糕), chix terriyaki stick & waffles. It's the best of our meals to date... hehe! Left: Ginseng Chicken Right: Savouring the fried rice cake!
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