In Gyeonggi English Village, every facility and training program encourages visitors to actively participate, enabling a natural English learning experience in the context of daily life. In a setting resembling a village in an English-speaking country, participants experience various culture from around the world, increase their international social consciousness and realize the value of English as a means of communication. Coaching by kind, native English-speaking teachers helps increase participants’ interest in English and boosts participants’ confidence in speaking to foreigners. Upon completing the camp, students will be more motivated to study English with greater interest and enthusiasm.
We actually had the chance to speak with the English teachers working there who are from the US and U.K. and they are wonderful to talk to! If you're a Korean wanting to learn English, I encourage you to visit this place and speak to the teachers there!
All facilities have been newly built to simulate a village in an English-speaking country. Students can learn English by enjoying a cultural experience in an exotic environment. Paju Camp is a model English village created by Gyeonggi Province. The more than 700 trainees and teachers residing in the village, and the hands-on training programs and facilities merge naturally in daily life through the 3Es (Education, Experience and Entertainment).
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| Mini Stonehenge in Paju |
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| The entry area is built to be like an airport immigrations area! The staff working here are also teachers of the classes who stamp your "passport" |
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| The passport which stamps your entry into the area! You can also use it to get little writings or stamps in the English Village. |
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| We had lunch in the Italian Restaurant within the Village - a simple salad, baked spaghetti and pizza. |
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| A tram I found within the village =) |
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| My love for trains is undeniable! |
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| So is my love for stone statues! |
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| That's the Italian Restaurant where we had our lunch that afternoon! |
Though it is located near urban areas for easy access, it is a suburban English village in harmony with its surrounding natural environment. Through diverse performances and events that occur all year round, the village is more than simply a place for hands-on English learning, it is an English cultural space.
My verdict? A pretty cool and interesting place to visit in Paju =) Much as Paju is a really inaccessible city, everything in it is absolutely beautiful! If you have more time on your holiday or time in Korea, I do recommend visiting this place for the architecture.
Gyeonggi English Village, Paju Camp (경기영어마을 파주캠프)40, Eoreumsil-ro, Tanhyeon-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do | 경기도 파주시 탄현면 얼음실로 40
Telephone: +82-1588-0554 | Website: english-village.gg.go.kr (English)
Operating Hours: 09:30am -18:00pm
Admission Fees: 3,000 won (Weekdays) ; 5,000 won (Weekends)
How to Get There:
Take Bus Service 200 from Hapjeong, Baekseok, Madu or Daehwa Station (Seoul Subway Line 3)
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Nothing better than to end off our last night in Seoul with the bustling night view of the city. We made our way to the N Seoul Tower to take in the breathtaking view and cuddle up to teddy bears!
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| Our cable car tickets! |
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| Purple illumination - this view was really pretty. |
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| I wish I had enough money in the world to buy this polar bear home! |
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| King Sejong the fluffy! |
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| The oldest bear in the world. |
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| The bear versions of the characters from Princess Hours! |
N Seoul Tower (N 서울타워)105, Namsangongwon-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul | 서울특별시 용산구 남산공원길 105 (용산동2가)
Website: nseoultower.co.kr (Korean, English)
Observatory Opening Hours: 10:00am-23:00pm (Sunday-Thursday),
10:00am-24:00pm (Friday-Saturday)
[Cable Car]
- Operating hours: 10:00-23:00
- Fare: (return ticket): Adults 8,500 won / Children 5,500 won
(one-way ticket): Adults 6,000 won / Children 3,500 won
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We went back to Myeongdong for our last night of walking, shopping and street food.
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| Awww another bear I want to bring home! |
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| My first bite of Hotteok and it turned out to be my favourite street food. I MUST EAT MORE THIS TIME! |
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| Hehe a little mixing and matching =) |
We went to Myeongdong again the next morning to have a short walkabout and look at the mascots!
And that's all for my Korea 2012 trip!
Thanks for all your reading and patience! I hope this series was helpful even though its a little outdated. Stay tuned to my following posts of food blogging and some mini travel series =)
Till then,
Fly Safe and Eat Happy,
V
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