When I first set out on this trip, I didn’t expect to stay in Mokpo for four nights.I planned to spend about two nights in Mokpo,and use the remaining two nights to visit Gunsan. So I only booked a hotel for two nights.For various reasons, I ended up staying in Mokpo for four nights,and I […]

When I first came across the word “yeonswaejeom(연쇄점),”I couldn’t immediately guess what it meant. I could tell, though,that it was probably a Sino-Korean term,formed in a Japanese style during the colonial period. Yeonswaejeom.What kind of word was this? After looking it up,I learned that it was a term used at the timefor what we would […]

On this trip, there were places I newly discovered,but there were also places I had known for a long time.Seongyeong Junchi Hoetjip is one of those places I already knew and liked,and Daemyeonggwan, which I’m introducing this time, is the same. Daemyeonggwan has a simple menu. There are only oxtail gomtang and dogani-tang.If you want […]

Since the purpose of this trip is walking around the old downtown area,I naturally look for restaurants located in the old town as well. Many famous places have branch locations in Hadang, the newer part of the city,which might be more convenient.But for someone who enjoys walking,the original location in the old town feels more […]

One of the well-known foods in Mokpo is something called “Jungkkan.” According to what you can find through a quick search, the name comes from shortening “ganjjajang from Junghwaru” into “Jungkkan.”It seems that the original place is Junghwaru, located in the old downtown shopping area. However, since the day I planned to visit happened to […]