That's the slogan of the city I was in this weekend as Kris, Mike, Darren and I met to explore a new city and catch up after vacations to London and Cambodia and job moves and city moves etc etc etc.
To be honest we found an all you can meat bbq buffet with a 10000 won price tag so that was 2-6. Then it was hotel, train tickets and off to explore the city. It was a great, if very late, night out that I rarely do these days but am glad to once in a while. We found some great bars and restaurants and saw a lot of the city core of the "old downtown".
Daejeon is also cool because it's a bit more working class, so you meet more people who don't necessarily have access to western education or private academies. A very different look at Korean life when you meet these people (though Daejeon is also a major university town, so there's plenty of higher education there too).
"It's Daejeon" is already my favourite slogan in a country that has given us "Dynamic Busan", "Ulsan for You" and the Tommy Wiseau inspired "Hi Seoul" (replacing the MUCH better "Seoul: Soul of Asia"). But heck, it IS Daejeon and it was a good visit.
Best city on the peninsula, if you ask me. Plus, it's far enough away from Seoul to not have to worry too much about the North part of Korea.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, "It's Daejeon" is actually a slogan that makes a bit of sense. However, the information I gleaned from wikitravel was not presented very well: "Like all cities in Korea, Daejeon has adopted a Konglish town slogan: "It's Daejeon." For those who actually care, the "it's" is meant to be an backronym expressing; Interesting, Tradition and Culture, Science and Technology."