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turkishlover25
Joined: 15 Mar 2009
Location: Illinois; USA
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 Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:35 pm Post subject: Going to Gwangju |
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| I have to go to Gwangju to take the GRE Literature Subject test and will be there for three days, after Chuseok. Does anyone have any recommendation for things to see/places to go? Anybody live there? Know of any hotels/accommodations? Thanks. |
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julian_w
Joined: 08 Sep 2003
Location: Somewhere beyond Middle Peak Hotel, north of Middle Earth, and well away from the Middle of the Road
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Which Gwangju? |
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turkishlover25
Joined: 15 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Gwangju the city. A few hours south of Seoul. There is a university there. |
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NightSky
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| everything is south of Seoul and there are two Gwangjus, dude, don't get snippy. |
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julian_w
Joined: 08 Sep 2003
Location: Somewhere beyond Middle Peak Hotel, north of Middle Earth, and well away from the Middle of the Road
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Heh heh.. Yeah well, I guess we could say both Gwangjus are cities, but we could also be more specific and say the one a few hours south of Seoul is a metropolitan city and the other is a big town. The other one is certainly a lot less than four hours from Seoul... unless you're crawling there, or maybe skipping backwards or something.
There's quite a bit amongst this forum's pages already. Is the search function working okay for you turkishlover25? |
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ekul
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
Location: [Mod Edit]
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:27 am Post subject: |
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| Hey Gwangju-si is a city! It says so right on the tin. |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:06 am Post subject: Re: Going to Gwangju |
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| turkishlover25 wrote: |
| I have to go to Gwangju to take the GRE Literature Subject test and will be there for three days, after Chuseok. Does anyone have any recommendation for things to see/places to go? Anybody live there? Know of any hotels/accommodations? Thanks. |
You should definitely hike up Mudeung-san. There is a bus that will take you there from the downtown area. As for a good place to eat at after your strenuous hike, there is a fairly good Indian restaurant across the street from the McDonald's downtown. After you finish eating your delicious Indian food, go and socialize at the Speakeasy and the German Bar. |
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nuorange
Joined: 20 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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Depending on when you come, the Design Biennial is on. (It started yesterday, I believe.) It's definitely worth a see as it only happens every two years and it's been good the last two times it's been here.
Gwangju is in Jeolla province, which is known for the quality of food. If you like Korean food, Gwangju probably has the best you're going to get. If you're living in Seoul, the Indian food here isn't going to be that special or remarkable - the one is actually a chain with another location up in Seoul.
If you like natural stuff, Mudeung is probably the best thing in Gwangju. There's a bamboo forest in Damyang (not too far outside of Gwangju) that's pretty nice. There's an amusement park (not great), soccer team (not great), a baseball team (doing well - good fans!) and the other average things you find in any Korean city.
Downtown is nice to walk around but it's nothing special. YangDong market is worth a visit. It's not a tourist market but that's why it's interesting. |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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| nuorange wrote: |
| If you're living in Seoul, the Indian food here isn't going to be that special or remarkable - the one is actually a chain with another location up in Seoul. |
The Indian restaurant is not a part of a chain. You are clearly confusing it with the Nepali restaurant just past the mart further down the street from the Speakeasy. Now, I realize that many people consider Nepali food to be Indian food, but technically speaking, it is not Indian food. Further, the fact that you thought the Indian restaurant is a part of a chain leads to me to believe that you have never eaten there and have only eaten at the Nepali restaurant. Again, I am talking about the Indian restaurant called Thali and it is diagonally across from the McDonald's. |
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ajp
Joined: 09 May 2007
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Mike and Dave's Speakeasy is a pretty cool expat bar in Kwangju. I went there when I was in Kwangju last fall writing the psych GRE. Couldn't tell you how to get there now, but I'm sure someone on here knows.
I'd recommend going there your first night and asking people what there is to do and see in the area--maybe you'll find someone willing to be your tourguide. |
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jimmydenfield
Joined: 02 Apr 2008
Location: Gwangju
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:55 am Post subject: |
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Speakeasy is a good ex-pat bar with darts and a pool table... Just hop in a cab and say "shee-nae YMCA." You're bound to see a foreigner... just ask where it is... if not, it's semi-close to Burger King.
Cheers. |
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mdspeakeasy
Joined: 31 May 2006
Location: Gwangju
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:07 am Post subject: |
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| Speakeasy's alright. |
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