IncheonHop a bus and visit Incheon, a major Korean port city on the
West Sea about an hour from Seoul, where the surrounding irregular
coastline with its islets and mountainous inland terrain provide a
popular getaway from the city. Incheon is home to the International
Airport, but this does not stop it from being a charming city,
surrounded by rice fields, source of the renowned Incheon
flavoursome rice. Since the days of the Joseon Dynasty the city has
also been famed for its therapeutic hot springs, and the downtown
hotels all operate public bath facilities and swimming pools where
visitors can bathe in the spa waters, claimed to benefit skin
ailments, eye problems, neuralgia and gynaecological diseases. This
is also the place to buy ceramics. In the Incheon Ceramics Village
there are hundreds of studios and shops with traditional wood-fired
kilns producing traditional porcelain. Transportation: Buses depart for Incheon from Dongseoul Express Bus
Terminal every 15 minutes between 6.30am and 9.40pm, and from
Gangnam Express Bus Terminal every 30 minutes between 6.20am and
9.20pm |