Yes! Gumi.

During a long weekend, we decided to make a trip out to Gumi which is quiet city located in the west area of Gyeongbuk Province. It's a big of an industrial town as a LG and some other hi-tech electronics companies have set up factories here.

The actual distance by car can be covered in less than 4 hours counting the 2 hours alone that will take to get out of Seoul. However, if you tried to do this on a long weekend like we did, it will take you 8 hours!!! Travelling at 20-30kmph on a 4 lane highway can really test you. If you are driving a manual, you're screwed. Moral of the lesson is: Do not attempt to drive out of town on a long weekend if you live in Seoul!

The weather was mild and it was raining the whole weekend. It didn't put a dent on our exploration though. In fact the rain brought out the lushness in the greenery around Gumi. We took a easy hike up around the base of Geumo Mountain to see the fast flowing river then made our way up by cable car.









When you get to the top there is a temple called Yaksa temple. It is very serene there and surrounded by the hum of the closeby Daehye Waterfall. You will see some people praying but they pay no heed to the tourists that come by to admire the temple on their way to the waterfall.





Further up from the waterfall is a cave, if you brave the hike which can be a little treacherous in the rain, the view is pretty good. Here's a shot of part of the trail, the people waving in the pic are standing just before the cave opens up. The cave is called Doseon Cave.


A nice place to visit on a weekend. The food was good too and here are some quick snaps of the meal we had after the visit to Geumo Mountain. There are lots of restaurants in the car park at the base of the mountain so lots of choice - mainly Korean cuisine though. If you are wondering about the title of this blog, when you enter Gumi, you will see many signs that welcome you to Yes Gumi!





Unfortunately I cannot remember the dishes. The first one was a salad of sorts, naturally spicy, with pickled cucumbers and the brown stuff is a type of gelatine. The main dish is chicken cooked with barley, short grain glutinous rice and the chicken just comes off the bone. The chicken was not very tasty but you had a salt and pepper dip that you could dip the chicken into. All in all the meal was spot on.