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Heading to Pohang for the weekend....Never been before

Where's good to go? Eat? Drink? See?!

Best place/area to stay?

Cheers

[kittykoo]

I lived in Pohang for three years a while back, and if I were there for a weekend, weather permitting, I would go to the Port and take a ferry to a peninsula that is the easternmost point in Korea. The park (can't remember the name--might be Sunrise Park) has a giant sculpture of a hand positioned to grasp the rising sun. There is a beautiful park, a lighthouse with a museum inside and lots of good places to eat. The ferry is cheap, and the attractions are free.

[afsjesse]

I believe what he's refering to is Homigot, which is a giant han on the most eastern point of the peninsula. There are bus services that go there, however I lack details.

Enjoy!

[zstar5000]

You can reach Homigot by taking the #200 bus. It stops all along the main road through downtown, as well as at the intercity bus terminal.

Jukdo market is pretty cool if you haven't been to a seaside market before.

[xingyiman]

Yep Homigot is about it. If you are lucky enough you'l find a Korean who is willing to help you climb up into the big hand. That will surely be the highlight of your trip rest assured. There are no remarkable restaurants and the locals generally don't like foreigners. You can drop by Mindy's bar and meet some of the standoffish local expats(and who can really blame them), or spend the entire evening entertaining a Korean who's ever so eager for free English lessons. If you are a bit more adventurous, you can go to Cheers bar and get in a fight with a US Marine because he thought you were spending just a little too much time near his bartender lady.
If I were you I'd just skip out of Pohang as soon as I could and make my way down to Pusan. If you like Koreans with wide eyes and mouths agape because you crossed their line of sight you'll fell right at home in Pohang. The place is the textbook definition of armpit.

[waynehead]

Why in the heck are you going to Pohang for a weekend? Have you been to every other city in Korea and it's last on your list, coz that's the only reason I'd go...

[chris_J2]

http://wiki.galbijim.com/Pohang

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohang#Points_of_interest

Naeyeonsan / Yeonsan Waterfall look good. What about the beaches? Are Chilpo, Bukbo, & Wolpo Beaches any good?

http://eng.ipohang.org/En/Culture/CT04/?navi=CT04_1

[Goku]

There are some seaside resturants that are so homey and casual (and shaggy and rugged if you prefer)

They catch the fish right there and bring it to you cut up as sashimi.

Not only is it delicious but it feels like you are really in Korea, a different country and the experience makes you really taste Korean culture (or pohang more accurately) much more.

I really remember eating the fish there and watching the ocean. I felt as my cares melted and nothing mattered except that moment. I went with a Korean family, and even though we didn't talk much we felt as one.

It was a pretty crappy shack we ate in, and it was cold as F*** with the breeze and water leaking in (it was raining) but I can't tell you how much that adds to the experience.

[bluelake]

Everybody has their opinions, and I actually like Pohang. I lived there for four years and really liked the area. It's true that it isn't a large and lively place, but, if you want that, you can go to Busan or Daegu.

Go out into the surrounding countryside area (especially around Heunghae) and the air is pretty clean and it's really nice for hiking and general sightseeing. The beaches aren't too bad (they cleaned up Chilpo quite a bit).

[chris_J2]

Thanks. I've never been to Pohang, & was just in Bangeojin, (Ulsan) on 4th October. Like the OP, I'm planning a visit to Pohang. Didn't have time over Chuseok.

[zstar5000]