Korean Tour - Daegu, a new discovery...
About 1 hour and 20 minutes from Busan by Train or Express bus. It wasn't included on my tour list in Korea... Just because I didn't expect too much? or because it was May full of festivals... In 1 word, it was good.
1 | Several things to see and go.. |
As a man in 40ties, I remember Daegu as a city of beauties, fabrics, spinning and weaving... typical inland city where it is very hot in summer and very cold in winter... Now to me, it's a good city to walk around.
About 2 million and 400 thousand in population. 4th populated city in Korea. And I haven't thought of this city as a tourist attraction.... but I found good things here... Yes, it is under-estimated place in my opinion... of course among Koreans not among foreigners...
Location
What I like in Daegu...
1. Many modern buldings still in the city centers... here is the list - Kyeoseong Shcool, Adam's House, Mcperson's House, Handerson's House → Daegu Dongsan Hospital(Dongsandong) → Cheongra Hill's Dongsan Hospital Medical Missionary Museum → Kyesan Catholic Church → Lee Sangwha's Old house → Seosangdon's Old House → Daegu Old YMCA building → Old Jeil Church → Jeong Pediatrics → Daegu Chinese Association → Old Daegu Teacher's College → Old Daegu Commercial High School → St., Justin Religious School → Seongmodang → Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres
2. Yakyreongsi. Korean Medicine Specialized Market Street including the Museum of Korean medicine.
3. There are many Korean dish restaurant.. traditional ones with long history. And also Daegu is famous for some special food such as hot Chinese noodle.
4. Kim Kwangseok Street - Commemorating the singer a song writer, Kim Kwangseok. A representative of Korean folk songs.
2 | The City, Daegu |
: On Google search result, Daegu was recommended as 6th destination after, Seoul, Busan, Jeju, Incheon, Kyoungju. What? It's better tourist attraction than Jeonju or Boseong? I found many hostels here...which explains many foreign tourists coming to Daegu....
Daegu has been famous for the many beauties... even many Miss Korea came from Daegu... And I found many on the street... There are many theories on it but the climate of Daegu is more probable reason...
Around Daegu there are several good nature such as The Ark and Hill Crest...
Even good temples and mountains... also with river, Nakdong. Just no sea close by...
It's connected to other major tour zones such as Kaya Mountain, Yangsan, Milyang, Ulsan and Kyoungju... So it's very natural for foreign tourists to stop by Daegu on the way major tour zones...
And it has E-land, the amusement park which is not the size of Lotte World or Everland but not bad... including the 83 tower.
Lastly, Guesthouse and hostels are also the reasons why I liked Deagu.