This Saturday, I went with a group of friends to
Everland, South Korea's largest theme park (with a high annual attendance, ranked at 13th in the world). It's a mix between Sea World, Knott's Scary Farm and Disneyland -- with a zoo, water park, kid's rides, animal show, and two large rollercoasters. Oh, and three dollar churros. Everland also has an American Adventure section, complete with a flashing disco area and walls with old US movie posters, as well as the only burger place in the park. (Which was a cleverly disguised Lotteria. Sneaky Korea, sneaky.)
Everland (which unfortunately makes me think MJ's ranch before Peter Pan ) is a mad crazy crowdedlikeastreetinathirdworldcountry place to be on a Saturday or a holiday. We went on a Saturday. This means that more than half of our time was spent standing in lines. Actually the ratio was probably much worse - 2 hours in line to 2 minutes on a ride - but I don't want to think about that.
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| Asrune and Steve pretending to be happy |
We traveled to Everland from Geumchon, and it took us about three hours to navigate trains and buses. The day after I returned, I told a Korean friend about our adventures and she told me there is a daily direct bus from Ilsan that takes an hour and a half.
Life advice: Always consult with a local before embarking on a road trip.
Some of my favorite photos:
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| I took this across a crowd, but apparently they noticed. |
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| This is what the inside of my brain looks like. |
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| Bunny ears abounded. Yes, all Korean children are this cute. |
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| He blew at bubbles for 15 minutes. |
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| Evening Everland haunted parade. |
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| Everland gets Halloweenified during October. |
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| I love these girls so muchos. |
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| This makes me laugh. I will one day convince a man to match me down to the rips in our jeans. |
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| Care for some peanut butter roasted squid? |
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| There were a lot of giant bows. |
11:36 PM
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