🍜 Jeju Aewol, from a bowl of meat noodles to a glass of sunset

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Jeju Aewol is always greeted by the wind first.
When I leave the airport and drive onto the Aewol coastal road,
my mind switches to travel mode from that moment on.

The beginning of this trip was meat noodles.
I went there ‘because I was hungry’ without any grand plans.
But that one bowl changed the mood of the trip.
Tender meat in rich pork broth, chewy noodles.
Even if I eat it as a bibim or as a warm soup,
it feels like my stomach is relieved.
As I quietly slurp and eat,
I thought that this is a luxury that can only be enjoyed in Jeju.

After finishing the meal,
I drove along the Aewol coastal road.
Even when the sun is high in the sky, this road is always leisurely.
The scenery of the blue sea and black basalt
just passing by outside the window is healing.

Here and there, I noticed cafes with a faint coffee aroma,
but among them, a cafe called ‘Haejigae’ really stood out.
The name itself already has a sunset in it.
If you stop by around sunset,
you can have a cup of coffee with the sky turning red across the sea.
I sat by the window, ordered a soufflé,
and looked at the sunlight spreading out,
and it felt like time had stopped.

When the sunset sets, Aewol is the most beautiful.

Light spreads along the coastline,
the wind blows,
and even people walking by look up at the sky in silence.

At that moment, everyone becomes a poet.

As I finished the day, I thought of meat noodles again.

That one bowl was the beginning,
and if this sunset is the end,
then a day in Aewol
remains like a poem that cannot be replaced by anything else.