Walking to the ticket office to find out about the 1+ wait.
A dish special to the region. Muk. The name is actually longer, but I really can't remember or spell it.
Finished with a great meal
The MonorailWe left the creek and went to Hwa Am Cave. There was about an hour wait for the monorail, so we grabbed a quick bite to eat at a restaurant near the cave monorail ticket office. Troy and I had a jug of Makgeolli just because we could. There was a pretty cool park near the restaurant, so we walked around and relaxed while waiting for our monorail trip.
Fountains in the park.
Troy resting after our meal and drinks.
When it was time for us to board the monorail, it felt like I was back at Gangnam station. About 40 of us all crowded into one of the cars and of course because I am slow and don't elbow people, I didn't get a seat, but it was a really short trip up the mountain, maybe 15min. We entered the cave and it felt wonderfully cool inside. The first section of the cave had some Disney World like figurines showing the history of the mining. They also had sections of the cave covered with glass and magnifying circles, so that you could see the gold veins running through. The last section of the cave was for kids and it really reminded me of It's a Small World.
Reflections on the Monorail
Walking down a hellacious staircase
Formations
More formations
Snowbunny
A shaky view of one of the caverns
Welcome to .....
Yes, God indeed has a sense of humor.
We left the cave and went back to the pension for a great moonlight barbecue. Part 5 tomorrow!
I also wanted to say thanks for the messages about my mother. She is doing much better and should be getting out of the hospital sometime this week.
Reflections on the MonorailWalking down a hellacious staircaseFormationsMore formationsSnowbunnyA shaky view of one of the cavernsLion Rock
Welcome to .....Yes, God indeed has a sense of humor.I also wanted to say thanks for the messages about my mother. She is doing much better and should be getting out of the hospital sometime this week.
3 comments:
Enjoyed the posts so far, can't wait for part 5. I wish we were there. Tim loves caves.
I really dig the cave photos. I visited Karchner Caverns in Arizona recently and the wouldn't let you take anything inside. But then again, it is one of the most pristine caves being preserved to date.
I'd love to head back to Carlsbad when I go back to the US to visit.
@Kim you would love it as well. The different Korean food was definitely one of my favorite parts of the trip.
@qiranger I really wish that I would have brought my real tripod. I brought my gorilla pod, but it tooks a little longer to sit up in a wet cave. I would love to go back when I had the time to take a bunch of good photos. I have never been to Carlsbad before. My grandparents have been and still talk about awesome it was.
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