After a few days exploring Seogwipo we would be traveling back up to Jeju City, but not before paying a quick visit to Art Street and stopping  by the sweetest little tea shop we had seen from the street the day before. We drank our tea and bought our home-made knickknacks and then went to board our bus back to the northern side of the island.

Once we made it to Jeju City we took some time to explore, found a great Italian sport for dinner, and walked along the coast as the sun set. Something I loved about this particular stretch of the coast was that it reminded me a lot of Chicago. While the lakefront of Chicago has some beaches, most of it is a walking path which was similar to where we found ourselves in Jeju City. It was a wonderful little unexpected taste of home.

On our first full day in Jeju City we decided to venture out to Udo Island, a smaller island off the coast of Jeju known for its peanut ice cream and serendipitous delights. It was an adventure getting there, two busses and a ferry, but it turned out to be one of my favorite days that I’ve had in Korea thus far.

Minutes after exiting the ferry we were eating our first helping of their famous ice cream, just before renting scooters to tour the island on. We scooted our way all around Udo until we found a beach to settle on for a while.

At the end of the day we returned our scooters, got another serving of peanut ice cream, and boarded the ferry once again ready for our long bus ride back into the city. It was an incredible day spent frivolously enjoying island live and gloriously taking in a healthy dose of nature that we generally are lacking in mainland Korea. For anyone who travels to Jeju Island I sincerely recommend visiting Udo Island, its well worth a day trip.