korea free and easy: Yeosu sightseeing part 1 Jinnamgwan Hall Odongdo Island

View from the hall.

Museum

Jinnamgwan Hall

Entrance is free.

We reached there by cab as it is only a 10 minutes ride from our hotel.

The place is quite small. Around 20 minutes if you taking photos and reading the signs.

There is a small museum which also take around 10 minutes but it really depends if you read in depth or take photos. There are English explanation.

Opening hours:

Winter season: 09:00-17:00

Summer season: 09:00-18:00

The place is close to the shopping street.

There are some cafe and restaurant which you can go in for lunch.

The cafe has english translation but the restuarant usually does not have english translation and english speaking stuff. Chinese is not available too.

We ate raw crab that is  5 minutes walk from Jinnamgwan Hall.

Walk over to the scenery we saw from Jinnamgwan Hall.

We took a cab down too to Odongdo. Around 10 minutes.

It was a bit hard communicating with the cab driver. We show him the map.

Yeosu's cab drivers are very friendly.

There are stalls selling snacks.

Beautiful wild flowers.

A signboard recommending the ten favourite food in Yeosu

You can choose to take a tram or stroll in.

The Camellia tram is quite cheap. i think around  500won for adults .

I will suggest talking the tram. It is a new experience and save the energy to explore odongdo island.

Some people to take a stroll..

The musical fountain.

The lighthouse

The view from the lighthouse

Exploring Odongdo Island

After we exit from Odongdo Island, we saw this.

At first, we wanted to visit another scenic spot for sunset.

but we were worried there was not enough time.

We decide to walk up to pavilion.

It is a bit quite except for a few people and some joggers.

Night view of Jinnamgwan Hall and bridge.

We took the cab back to shopping area as we were looking for a place for dinner.

There was no restaurant around Odongdo Island and our hotel

Korea free and easy : odongjae hanok hotel at yeosu expo

Odongjae Hanok hotel

Although is not really within our usual hotel budget, we decide to give this place a try.

Firstly, it was hard to look for accomodation at Yeosu. Secondly, I wanted to stay in an Hanok for this trip and lastly, our accomodation in Busan is cheap so the money can be used to pay for this hotel.

The place is around 10 minutes walk from Yeosu Expo station, as it is somewhere up a small hill.

It is advisable to take the taxi up (cost around $3-$4) and walk down when necessary..

If there is a need, the hotel can call a cab for you, additional charges of 1000 won.

My first impression of this place is that it is so new and beautiful although it is a traditional hanok.

The staff are polite and speak good English.

The room consist of a living room, bedroom and a toilet( shower, facilities and sink are separated).

The room is clean, new and beautiful. The bedroom is a bit small but the living room is quite big. Hence, there are ample spaces for our luggages and clothes. Bed is comfortable.

There are air-con and heater. However, the instructions are in Korean so you may need help in operating them.

I was quite satisfied with the toilet as I am worried that the toilet will be in traditional style too.

The water pressure was good and the toilet has shelves for toiletries.

The view is good both morning and night. 

Can just sit out with coffee or wind, relax and chill.
I went in May, sat outside at around 20 plus degree with a sweater and a bottle of raspberry wine... :)

For those who are driving around Yeosu or Korea or Suncheon, there are parking lots available.

There are two different ways to walk down to the station. One is through the brick stairs at the back of the hanok. You will be able to see Yeosu expo station and the sea.

 another way is walk from the main entrance downslope and turn left. There is a school and a playground. if you have a kid along, you can bring them to the playground.