Waterpia!
Written by Kyle on Friday, October 02, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' excited
Over Chuseok (a kind-of "Korean Thanksgiving"), we decided to see the beautiful national park of Seoraksan. Seeing as it is one of the most famous parks in Korea, there are plenty of options for hotels. All have pretty much the same set of amenities that you are looking for, but one place, the Hanhwa Resort, has a water park. Waterpia is that water park.Feelin' excited
Waterpia is like most water parks, with some notable Korean exceptions:
1. You have to wear something covering your head, for sanitary reasons, I believe. We rented swim caps but saw many people with baseball caps that seemed to suffice. Curiously, we saw many babies in the pool sans diapers, which is apparently not unsanitary.
2. You are required to wear a life jacket is the water is 5 ft deep or more. In other words, a life jacket is needed even if your feet are touching the bottom of the pool. This means that the life guards are there to A) tell you to put a life jacket on and B) tell you to put a swim cap on.
3. There is less of an emphasis on fun and more of an emphasis on relaxation. There were more pools with jets and hot water than there were slides and water guns. This makes sense as it is a nice way to end a hike at the nearby park.
As usual, here are some pictures:
The park was nearly empty while we were there:
Almost my own private wave pool:
One of the indoor "spa" areas:
Bessie basking in the "Ecto Cooler" hot tub:
Bessie in the fake water fall hot tub:
Comments on "Waterpia!"
This is the most peaceful water park I have ever seen! Thanks for the photos....
I guess "lifeguarding" there is a pretty cushy job if everyone is wearing life jackets! Looks like you had a fun day.
I loved the pictures of the kids. The swimming hats are great. It is always good to hear from you!
by shawna davidson at October 11, 2009 07:37 PMLove
Shawna