South Korea is a place where my husband is traveling quite often for work. Of course, when not traveling for leisure there isn’t too much time to visit the city but at least can take a few pictures 😊.
Sokcho City, is a seaside town in South Korea, that belonged to North Korea from 1945 until the end of the Korean War, when the dividing line between the two Korean states was officially altered. The city is also a well-known gateway to nearby Seoraksan national park and attracts many national and international tourists, not only because of Seoraksan, but also because of its fine fishery products. The beach of Sokcho has a good reputation, and is open all year round with the summer months being the most popular.
The blue colour of the sea and sky is absolutely beautiful not considering that were -1 – 0 degrees Celsius.
Jungang-dong is one of the most bustling shopping areas and populous residential in Sokcho city. Its dense various stores are open from dawn until the dusk and it is surrounded by few popular attractions in Sokcho, such as Abai Village, Sokcho Tour Fisheries Market, and Cheongcho Lake with its Pavilion, very characteristic.
In Singapore I always like to buy the strawberries imported from South Korea as they are very tasteful and fragrant. In fact their markets are full of strawberries in winter time 😊
Kimchi is one of the most important dishes in Korean cuisine, consisting of pickled vegetables, which is mainly served as a side dish with every meal, but also can be served as a main dish. It is made from salted and fermented vegetables, most commonly napa-cabbage and Korean radishes, with a variety of seasonings, including chili powder, scallions, garlic, ginger and salted seafood. There are hundreds of varieties of kimchi made with different vegetables as the main ingredients. In the past, kimchi was traditionally stored underground in jars to keep cool during warm months, and remain unfrozen throughout the winter months, during which time it was a vital source of vegetables. With the rise of technology, kimchi refrigerators are more commonly used to store kimchi. It is highly nutritious and offers deeply-flavored and spicy meals favourable to many classes of people, and illustrates the Korean culture as well.
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Nice place
Yes, it is, thank you for stopping by 💕
Fascinating post and great photos. I love kimchi and buy in jars from my local health store.
Thank you, very appreciated! Yes, I love kimchi too 😋
What a cool place! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by! Yes, nice place 💕
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Seems to be a wonderful place to visit! You have beautifully captured the aerial view of the city.
Thanks you 😊 Yes, very nice city to visit!
Seems beautiful city! Thank you for sharing all the information and great pictures as well 😊 it’s worth a visit
Thank you for stopping by! Yes, really a lovely city! 💕
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Great post and beautiful photo!!!
Thank you very much! 💕
I like the fish market photo. You have a nice collection here. Cheers
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Gorgeous!
Thank you for stopping by! Yes, wonderful city! 💕
👍👍👍… nice illustration,, beautiful pictures… never been there, but now gained quite a knowledgeable idea about what it looks like
Nice place to visit 😊
Wow, how amazing. I am always up for a shopping adventure. This looks like a fun place to visit.
Yes, it is 😊💕
Hey Ribana, what a wonderfully vibrant post – not a location l have visited, but l lived in Malaysia when younger and l so remember the food markets in Panang’s Georgetown and Butterworth’s ferry stalls, and they were so beautifully scented and magically colourful 🙂
Thank you Rory! also now these markers are quite impressive 😊 Food stalls are everywhere 😊
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Ribana offers us a wonderfully vibrant post concerning South Korea’s Sokcho City
Thank you Rory 😊
Wow, great post! It was particularly interesting to see how they stored octopuses in tied bags underwater.
Yes, I never see them like this ☺️
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My pleasure! 🙂 <3
<3 Missing Sokcho now
great info and photos! my favorite places to go are the underground subway markets and the street foods 🍴
real swell your husband gets to travel to there often. ✈
cheers! 😄
Thank you 😊Yes, is wonderful when you get to travel! Is always nice to see new places 😊
What a beautiful city! I’ll definitely have to make a trip there on my next visit to Korea.
Also, when you mentioned the strawberries it reminded me of my experience eating them the last time I went. I bought a pack during winter time thinking they wouldn’t taste that good (because I assumed that since it was winter that meant they weren’t in season), but boyyy was I ever wrong. They were the most delicious strawberries I had ever had!
☺️☺️ I was puzzled too when I saw that they have these amazing strawberries in winter time…are really delicious 😋 Usually we tend to believe are not good since are not in season but definitely not these strawberries 🍓 😋😊
SO true! Makes me just want to go back during winter time to just enjoy those strawberries heheh
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These pictures supplements my memory of South Korea. Thanks.
I’m really glad! Thank you for stopping by! 😊
We visited Sokcho on our trip to Sereoksan National Park. I wish we had more time though. It is beautiful! Korean strawberries are super yum. 🙂
I’m glad you liked it! Better have a reason to come back 😊😉 oh yes, Korean strawberries are delicious 😋 😊
Thank you very much for stopping by! Have a great day!