On thursday when I arrived at work one of my coworkers asked what I was doing for the weekend and if I wanted to go to Namisam which is an "island on the east coast of the country". He didnt know much about it besides it was an island and there is a French area close by that oui would be going to. I am always willing to take a trip somewhere so I figured why not get out of Seoul for a little bit.
Well after driving 2 hours east we reach our destination. Lots of cars and buses parked in the area where you get on the fairy to take you to the island. The area was next to the river so I figured we would take the fairy down the river and out to the sea to the island but I was wrong. Found out the island is actually an island in the middle of the river and the fairy ride to it consisted of crossing the river to the island which could have been easily walked across if there was a bridge. Turns out the island is just a decent sized park and is famous for some Korean drama that used to film there. Not exactly what I was expecting but it was a nice day outside so it was ok although I didnt need to drive 2 hours for that.
Well next up was the French part of town which I found out was called Petite France. When we arrived I realized this was going to be another Korean fail. Petite France consisted of a bundle of "French style" houses, maybe 15 buildings total in the middle of nowhere. There was an entrance fee and like any other amusement like park it was very fake and fabricated looking. We walked around for a bit but didnt stay long before leaving to go back to Seoul.
While neither event was really all that great it was still a nice day out and I enjoyed myself. I am used to the Korean claim that this or that is "famous" and then ends up being pretty ordinary but it is amusing to see people make a bigger deal out of it than what it is.
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