Today, we will visit Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival 화천산천어축제. I have looking for the information, the festival will held from 7th January to middle of February.
We go to Dong Seoul Terminal, at Gangbyeon Station exit 4. Ride bus to Hwacheon. It take 1 hour 52 minutes to go there. Bus ticket: KRW 13.900/pax.
Arrive at Hwacheon Bus Terminal, we see the festival brochure, and it said, the festival will start at 14th January to 5th February 2017.
Whattt????? So, what are we gonna do there?
I never thought to re-check the website again while in there. So, this is a reminder, that I must not forget to re-check everything 1 day before (just like the paju one, I came there when no activity).
So, we decided to go to World biggest indoor ice illumination plaza.
Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival takes place at Hwacheon county in Gangwon-do with plenty of snow and ice, perfect for a winter getaway. Since 2003, the festival has been visited by a million people, making this festival more joyful. Varied festival programs include ice-fishing, ice sledding, bobsled, and other things to see and participate in.
There's two Taiwanese Tourists just like us, they want to enjoy the festival and fishing trot from the ice. They ask us if they want to join them, because they want to go to the other side of river. The staff from the bus station tell them, that maybe they can fishing in there.
But we didn't have any thought to fishing. So we decline their offer.
We decided to walk to the river, and while walking, we will go to World biggest indoor ice illumination plaza.
World biggest indoor ice illumination plaza located at
Hari Hwacheoneup (seohwa mountain's multipurpose square) -
Navigation:97-13 Hari Gangwon Hwacheoneup Hwacheongun - with size 1,700m2(100m X 17m). The Ice sculptures made by 32 ice lantern experts from
Harbin China and there are 30 ice sculptures including Kids zone (Game character Pokopang, traditional fairy tale), Small artworks, Famous buildings(Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, Lotus temple, Mogao Cave).
For a month, every day, 32 Artists from Harbin ice lantern festival made 30 sculptures of world biggest indoor ice illumination plaza, as we set up a sisterhood relationship.
Ticket Price: KRW 6.000/pax
After take some photos, we go to the river. This is where the festival take place. But, they haven't started yet. The river has already frozen but I think it's not frozen enough.
After take some photos, we decided to go back to bus terminal, and on the way there, we are looking for place to eat, and we found Beef Soup Restaurant for only KRW 8.000. It's so delicious, and very suitable in winter.
We buy ticket back to Seoul (KRW 13.900/pax). In the terminal, we meet ahjussi and ahjumma, they ask us where are we come from? We said, Indonesia. Then they give us hot pack. My friend said, that she hear they talk that Indonesian is a tropical country, and they saw us feel cold in winter. So they decided to give us hot pack.
Part 2:
SM Town COEX Atrium
Part 3:
Cafe J Holic
Part 4:
Chicky Chicky Ewha Shopping Street
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Expense for 11th January 2017
- bus to Hwacheon: KRW 13.900 (=IDR 173.750)
- World biggest indoor ice illumination plaza: KRW 6.000 (=IDR 75.000)
- Beef Soup: KRW 8.000 (=IDR 100.000)
- bus to Seoul: KRW 13.900 (=IDR 173.750)
Sub Total: KRW 41.800 (= IDR 522.500)
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Flight Ticketing+Accomodation+Visa: IDR 5.390.349,5
6th January 2017: IDR 8.329,5
7th January 2017: IDR 544.633
8th January 2017: IDR 356.250
9th January 2017: IDR 505.625
10th January 2017: IDR 701.875
11th January 2017: IDR 522.500
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Total: IDR 8.029.562 (include transport + eat #food, snack, drink#)
