June flew by in a flash and how could it not? Every weekend Eric and I found ourselves exploring new sights and taking full advantage of summertime festivities aka World Cup viewing parties. In lieu of our on-the-go weekends, Eric and I decided to keep things local for a Saturday afternoon; deciding to explore a new area of Gwangju.
Our hunt for the new and never-before-seen brought us to Chosun University. Chosun University is just one of the four large universities in Gwangju. CU, established in the 1940s, is known for its landscaping, boasting the city’s largest rose garden. Set on a hill, one enters university grounds at street level and has to climb up to make it to academic buildings and living halls. Walking on to campus, we were greeted by a large pond filled with large koi fish and an impressive display of blooming water lilies. From the pond we made our way to the rose garden. Much like Washington Park, there were rows upon rows of roses, each row offering a different breed of flower. It had rained the night before so aroma of the roses filled the air. The roses are in full bloom here, so every plant had multiple flowers and buds to offer.
After winding our way through each and every row, we decided to explore the campus. We climbed up a large number of stairs to reach the library, main academic hall, and other buildings on campus. All the while the grounds stayed well maintained and a variety of flowers and trees lined our entire walk. After exploring what the campus had to offer, we decided to head to the back gate area, the grouping of restaurants and bars next to the university. We wanted to see what night time outings this area could offer for the future. However, along the way we stumbled upon a sandwich shop called “Tospia” and much to our surprise Tospia offered paninis! Eric and I have not had real sandwiches, let alone grilled sandwiches, since we left the states. We knew when we saw this place that we had to eat there. Eric ordered the grilled Bulgogi (teriyaki beef) and I had a pizza one (filled with ham, cheese, onion, and tomato sauce). We ended up splitting our sandwiches, because once we saw what the other ordered we knew we wouldn’t be satisfied just eating on kind of sandwich. Then we washed our lunch down with fruit smoothies. All in all it was a great day; nothing extravagant, but it was the relaxing adventure we needed. I can’t wait to go back for more sandwiches. Next time I think I will need to get two for myself!
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