Hello everyone! (＠´∀｀)ノ
Today's travel recommendation is Jirisan~!
Jirisan is a mountain located in the southern region of South Korea, considered one of the most important mountains in Korea and also home to the largest national park, Jirisan National Park (지리산국립공원)
My dear boyfriend suggested this trip because the fall colours were at their peak of beauty!
I took too many pictures and I will only post my favorites here but make sure you check out this album for more 〜(￣▽￣〜)
I never thought I would take so many pictures of...leaves.
We spent a wonderful weekend surrounded by nothing but nature and the guest house we stayed in was what I can call now my dream vacation house. If we hadn't gone there for sightseeing and hiking I would definitely stay in the house and relax for hours doing nothing but admiring the view.
The above picture is our guest house. If you include Jirisan in your trip to Korea I REALLY REALLY recommend it. The name is Soso guest house (소소 게스트하우스)
I had never seen such beautiful fall colours in my life and I fell in love with the red trees.
The combination of reds, yellows, greens, browns, the blue sky and even the yellow rice fields were absolutely beautiful. It felt like something out of this world (city girl much?)
We saw many guest houses in the way, private houses as well and I loved how many people grew their own vegetables for themselves or for sale
Straight out of a Disney movie
It was my first time climbing a mountain. The path was relatively easy but I was so out of shape... it took us more than two hours to climb and then about 20min to descend.
I was expecting to take a long rest and have a nice picnic at the peak but there were so many mosquitoes. SO.MANY.FREAKING.MOSQUITOES. so we took pictures and got the heck out of there as fast as we could.
Leaf or butterfly? (´▽`ʃƪ)
More pictures of leaves. Leaves on fire.
I had never seen such a clear night sky EVER. And I also had never seen so many stars... this was definitely a great experience. Too bad it was so cold, otherwise I could have stared and stared and lost track of time.
On our last day we visited the one thousand year old pine and on our way we enjoyed a long and peaceful walk hearing the sound of the water flowing through the rocks~
I don't recall seeing any non-Korean at the mountain, which tells me people tend to visit the cities and forget that Korea is also rich in nature. If you live in Korea and want to get away from the city stress do consider visiting this magical place, specially on fall.
This trip was short but truly amazing. I got to spend quality time with my boyfriend while getting in touch with nature with all my senses.
The sound of the leaves moving with the wind, the sound of the wild life, the beautiful colors and landscapes, the fresh air... I hope to see you soon, Jirisan. You have won my heart.
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