South Korea Day 5: Pyeongchang Trout Festival, Jinbu

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Yeah, ada progress with the update. Less busy at the cafe so mari kita curi tulang update blog. Another 5 days to go. Hwaiting Bie!

We celebrated the first day of 2014 somewhere 2 hours from Seoul. Oh yeah! Terbabas sikit dari plan asal. Kunun mau bangun awal to catch the shuttle bus provided by Korea Tourism at 7am near Gwanghwamun Square. We've made a reservation prior coming. Naik shuttle bus ni dapat jimat banyak. We only have to pay 10,000₩/person for return journey to & fro Seoul-Jinbu. 

Tapi sebab tidur pun dekat 2am maka lambatlah kami bangun pagi tu. 

Alang² sudah terbabas, marilah breakfast di hostel jak. Ingatkan mau tapau nasi ni & menjamu selera dalam bas. Ndak pa, bukan rushing pun. And dapat makan nasi goreng kampung panas² di kala pagi yang sejuk membunuh adalah heaven. Breakfast pagi tu tajaan Pak Brahim's. Reheat jak.

Dong Seoul Bus Terminal. Located opposite Gangbyeon Station (Subway Line 2; Exit 4). 

We departed from the hostel around 930am. Reached Gangbyeon Station 15 mins later. Crossed the road & terpacaklah depan kaunter terminal. 

Beli tiket adalah sangat kacang pis. Itu sebab Jinbu ndak susah mau pronounce kan. Dapat aku kena beli tiket to Hoenggye?? Harus pengsan! 

Melayang 6,200₩ gara² lambat bangun. Ndak palah, bukan selalu pigi Jinbu. Apadehal RM 24.00. Sob. 

Dong Seoul Bus Terminal. 

Macam dejavu bila aku berdiri di area parking bay ni. I was here in 2012 en route to Hoenggye Intercity Bus Terminal. Masa tu destinasi was to Yongpyeong Ski Resort. This time, we headed to Jinbu Bus Terminal for the Pyeongchang Trout Festival.

On board the bus. Han River (Hangang) view. 

Lepas jak snap gambar di atas, aku pun simpan phone. And bermulalah aktiviti memproses taikmata. Tidur ndak hengat. Ahjussi driver pula bawa bas sungguh berhemah. 

I woke up after one hour. On the way to Jinbu, we passed by few villages kiri kanan highway. Pastu ada lintas tunnel twice if I'm not mistaken sebab masih mamai kan masa tu. 

White winter holiday for us. Syukur! Dream came true.

Seleji lagi!

After snowfalls yang sekejap di Chuncheon, aku ndak lah berharap sangat akan jumpa snowfall lagi. Sudah tertunai impian haritu, jadinya bersyukur harus. Yet when it snow again that day, memang aku rasa macam mau melompat dalam bas. Lebat pula tu. Semangkit gila I woke my cousin from her deep sleep. Pastu dengan paksa rela dia melayan aku. 

Apartment LH tu landmark yang Ahjumma di Jinbu Terminal bagi aku. Bangunan apartment ni berdepan sama terminal bas jak. And venue for the festival is just opposite the road of this apartment. Memang jalan kaki less than 5 mins pun from the terminal.

Gloomy weather. Terus aku buat assumption, mesti ada lagi ni snowfall. See? Mula tu bersyukurlah, ndak berharap sangatlah. Sekali nampak yang lebat on the way tadi, teruslah tamak kan. 

Open for public from 20 Dec to 2 Feb. The entrance is free. So sila masuk jangan segan². More info about the festival here.

First, tinjau kawasan. Sebab masih blur apa boleh dibuat apart from memancing trout. 

Ok boleh main snowbuster. Since aku ndak sempat main di Everland, mari lepas kempunan di sini.

Ada khemah tempat berehat. And panaskan badan. Pastu ada gerai jual macam² jenis snacks. Hot drinks too. 

Rasa² berapa bah suhu di Jinbu for this to happened? Tinggi ais ni jak dekat 5-6 meters. Frozen lagi. How long will it take to melt, eh?

Ukir ais jadi living area pula. Pastu aku pun poyo mau posing duduk atas kerusi tu. Ampun! Sejuk & beku bontot terus.

Sudah meronda & kenal pasti apa boleh dibuat...masuk building ni untuk beli tiket. 

Pastu bingung & blur. I can read Hangul; yes! But I don't understand them. Yang ada translation hanyalah nama games tu. How the system works memang ke laut aku faham.

Suddenly, ada Ahjumma ni approached us. With little English she explained to me things I need to know. Punyalah helpful walau ada masa tu dia gagap sikit sebab mau cari ayat yang aku boleh faham. 

Admission ticket.

We paid 18,000₩ per person for six games. That's the cheapest package available. Kalau mau beli tiket for each game pun boleh tapi rugilah because one game already cost 6,000₩. We skip the fishing part because it's quite expensive. Few benda i.e net, bait; need to buy separately. Ndak dapat ikan memang rugilah. So marilah kita hiburkan diri main games jak. 

Ada Ahjussi tolong pasangkan cangkuk tu. Tiket ni kena visible to the staffs. 

Jadual bas untuk balik Seoul. Informative sungguh, sana sini jadual ni ada dalam area festival tu. Column untuk Dong Seoul is the one on the far left; pink colour gitu.

Facilities! Hatta merokok pun ada cabin sendiri. Health-conscious kan. And I like it.

Heading to the trout fishing area. Semangkit tunjuk tiket walhal bukan boleh masuk dalam area memancing tu pun. Sob.

Comel kan all the tents; sangat organized. This area is accessible only to those with tickets. Ndak da istilah, anak temankan bapa memancing yadda yadda. Mau teman, sila beli tiket. 

Mampu? Sampai berbaring kau memancing punya pasal. 

Sudah puas cuci mata tengok orang memancing pelbagai gaya, pastu kagum lagi sama orang yang keluar bawa berekor² trout...kami pun jalan heading to the games area. And suddenly, ribut salji. Punyalah lebat, angin yang menampar muka jangan tanya level sejuk dia. 

Blizzard.

Gaban punya sejuk. Aku yang pakai tudung ni pun boleh terasa telinga berdesing. Mata pedih gila sebab masuk habuk salji tu. Terpaksa jalan membelakang.

Snow storm lasted less than three minutes tapi pedih di muka aku ndak payah cakap. We queued at the first game we wanted to try. The snow rafting. Yang ni cuma boleh main sekali so staff yang jaga ticked our ticket to mark yang kami sudah main game ni. Kalau pun boleh main banyak kali, memang taubat aku ndak mau. Once is enough. 

Paling extreme.

Main game ni memang paling mematahkan pinggang. Tunggang terbalik, sikit jak aku terpelanting keluar should I didn't grab tightly to the rope attached at the tube. Since both my cousin & I ikut tube yang sama, we have no picture of us riding it. Jadinya curi lah gambar dari website festival tu. Ngeks.

Snow-sledding. Memang superb ah. Rugi aku ndak bawa phone naik atas as the view from the departure area lagi lawa. Kan tempat tu tinggi. Yang ni boleh ulang alik main sampai muntah.

4-wheels ATV ni pun boleh ulang sampai pengsan. Punyalah susah aku mau control benda alah ni. Berat ok, berat.

We spent the longest time at this area. Alhamdulillah finally dapat main their traditional folk game; sledding. Selama ni teringin gila bila tengok Running Man & other K-variety shows. Sledding is one of the most popular folk winter games among Korean.

Lenguh gila kaki main benda alah ni, tapi gagahkan juga main. Bukan selalu dapat main atas sungai beku!

Selang seli main ice bicycle pula. Kaki yang sejuk gigil, memang berzaman lah ambil masa to cycle. Demiii pengalaman manis kan. Gagahkan juga mengayuh.

Lemak berlaci² di perut made it triple times harder for me to cycle. Sob sob! Nasib juga ndak cramp kaki aku time ni.

We wanted to try skating but there weren't any ice skate available. There is no limit of time to play the games here. So I waited manatau ada yang mau let go like the ice bicycle yang kami jumpa tengah² rink tu. After almost an hour of waiting; tapi sambil main sledding lah near the ice skate booth...we gave up. Lagipun kami plan to take the 5pm bus back to Seoul. 

Besar gila heater. Try taruk muka, memang hangus total terus. 

I spent my first day of 2014 with the little cousin of mine; who I used to babysit when she was a kid. 

Jinbu Bus Terminal view from the apartment. Masa ni matahari pun tiba² memunculkan diri. But only for few good minutes. 

Bus arrived early but departed from Jinbu on the dot. Journey back to Seoul took nearly four hours as there were massive road congestion along our way back. Ahjussi sempat take a break at one of the RnR at the highway. Should I know the cousin is going to vomit on the bus, I will definitely go search something for her to eat. Perut kosong & dalam bas pula panas sebab heater kuat sangat, then she only had nasi goreng for breakfast & roasted chestnut at the festival thus she vomited twice while on the bus. Masa di Jinbu aku tanya lapar or ndak, she told me she's quite full with the chestnut & soya drink that we bought at the festival. 

Lucky us Ahjumma sebelah hulur beg pelestik & tisu. Penat aku bow ucap Kamsahapnida sama Ahjumma tu. Sungguh ndak ternilai bantuan pelestik tu. Else memang kena sumpah seranah lah sama passenger lain if my cousin vomited on the floor. 

I forced her to take my magical gula² Hacks. This candy memang benda paling sentiasa ada dalam beg aku. Sampai Seoul, memang lembik habis sudah budak kecil tu. So we headed straight to our hostel. Selamat tinggal plan untuk dinner di Sindang Tteokbokki padahal yang mau sangat makan sana was her. Malam tu aku jadi masterchef ndak bertauliah lagi sekali. Buat mushroom soup, telur dadar & makan sama nasi panas. Memang superb kenyang! 

I'll leave u with the videos I took at the festival. Ntah apa jak lah kualiti video ni. But ni lah sumber memori terbaik for us both. Apart from the hundreds of pictures we took that day. 

Syukran Allah for the opportunity. Moment at Pyeongchang I will cherished my whole life. First time merasa ribut salji kan. Albeit only the mild storm. 

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