After a bit more bus confusion on Monday morning, we ended up about a mile from the Chocolate Museum. We walked up through the countryside to the museum and learned all about the history and manufacture of chocolate. Amazingly, the gift shop applied the entire price of entry to the purchase of a box of chocolates. Seemed like a good deal to me.
For lunch, we wanted to go to a nearby beach. We took a taxi there, but it was a pretty depressing beach with no food, so we went back into town and then took a bus to the Jungmun Resort. Rie had been looking forward to the Teddy Bear Museum at the resort for quite a while. It was a good museum. They dressed up teddy bears like famous figures from history. They also had a tiny, little bear and others from over 100 years ago.
Near the resort beach, we saw some sad penguins and sea lions in very small cages.
On the way back to the airport, we took a taxi over the central mountain of Jeju - Halla Mountain. The taxi driver wanted to charge us much less money to go around the mountain. As we negotiated, he seemed upset about the windy roads and high altitude, but once we agreed on an exorbitant price of nearly $20, he transformed into an eager and conscientious tour guide.
Halla Mountain is the highest mountain in South Korea and nearly 2,000 meters high. The winding road topped out at 1,100 meters with a good view of the top. We stopped there and walked on a boardwalk over the mountain swamp before heading down the other side to the airport.
A short flight back to Busan and a rush-hour taxi ride got us home in time for a bit of relaxation before bed.
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