Chuncheon – nature
We are beginning to explore the immediate environs of Chuncheon, mostly places to which we can walk. From our apartment its about ½ mile to the MCC office and just beyond the office is a river. This river flows into a large lake formed by a dam. We also can walk about ¾ mile a different direction from our apartment and reach this lake. Therefore, we can make a round trip. There are walking/biking trails everywhere and we are discovering them. We imagine that during the next six months we will post many photos of this area as we watch the seasons change. Now the trees are bare and brown and there is a thin sheet of ice in places.
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- area showing rivers and lake
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- lower right shows apartment and office
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- rental bikes and bike route
It seems that South Koreans like to exercise. There are always people walking along the paths—some at a leisurely pace but many at a fast pace. And many bicyclists. There are a number of exercise machines located along the paths also.
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- sign along river near office
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- near office
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- along river
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- on the lake
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- view from previous sign
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- lake
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- along lake
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- along lake
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- about 2 mile from apartment to bridge on path
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- interesting bridge
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- towards lake
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- floating restaurant – windmill?
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- one of many exercise spots
We are hoping when the weather gets warm that we can ride bikes around the lake. (There are several routes but we can do a loop for about 30km.) For now, we took our first exploratory drive last weekend. The mountains are wonderful. And the stop for coffee, cheesecake and tiramisu wasn’t bad either! We hope to do some hiking in mountains when it gets warmer.
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- looking out to lake
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- lake
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- road along lake
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- Chuncheon’s “Little Mermaid”
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- bike route signage
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- looking back toward city
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- view from cafe
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- cheesecake, tiramisu, and coffee
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- along lake
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- lake
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- same bridge we see from walking path
February 2nd, 2020 at 3:42 am
Nice! It’s fun to see some pictures. I’m glad you have places to walk and bike. ??
February 2nd, 2020 at 4:29 am
We are very happy for the walks also!