EXPLORING GAMCHEON VILLAGE IN BUSAN - PART FOUR

[CONTINUATION OF PART THREE]

22nd MARCH 2019 ~ As I was walking towards the main entrance to leave the village, I found tourists had already arrived and the village was already crowded with people. I was glad I came earlier and I had to place to my own.

the girls are actually Japanese

One section of the village was more touristy and commercialized with more shops to cater to the visitors' needs.

This should be one of the favourite spots to be photographed in Gamcheon Village. People were queuing up to take turn to take photos with the Prince (I think) and his pet dog. And I saw a long queue. Definitely not a good idea for a solo traveler like me.

Gamcheon Cat #2

I found a mini museum too. Unfortunately, everything was written in Korean so I just observed the exhibits and wall posters there.

After spending more than two hours at Gamcheon Culture Village, it was time to bid farewell. A very interesting place - just like squatters but everything was just so clean and organized, and peaceful. I wonder how it feels to live in a place where tourists are watching and observing your houses and you all the time.

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EXPLORING GAMCHEON CULTURE VILLAGE IN BUSAN - PART THREE

[CONTINUATION OF PART TWO]

Basically what people did when I was there was just to wander around, walking up and down the hilly area of the village at a very slow pace. I was lucky as when I arrived at about 2.00 p.m. other tourists I met were the few people who were in the same bus from the subway station.

Gamcheon cat #1

This was the place where I met a group of gossiping elderly ladies and one of them told me in Korean to go up the stairs. And I religiously obeyed her instruction even though I was not sure what was there awaiting for me.

There were may spots for people to stop by and take photographs. Can you imagine the time when digital camera or smart phone was not invented yet? People must have spent a lot of money just to take photos when they traveled.

There was this building, something to do with a power station, which had a small 3-D exhibit of the houses in Gamcheon Village - which reminded me a lot of Lego blocks.

No land, no problem. Many villagers had their own small gardens outside their houses.

There was this spot called "Stairs to See the Stars". There were steep steps going uphill, not to literally see stars in the sky. That would be the effect on people climbing up these 148 series of stairs  carrying heavy loads. Guess what will happen if the place is named "Stars to See the Heaven"?

There are more interesting things about this village to be shared in the next part.

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