PyeongChang 2018 Updates and Insights
- Thorsten Eggert
- Aug 31, 2017
- 2 min read
It’s good to be environmentally conscious and as ‘green’ as possible in everyday living, so Khaya is very pleased to learn that the so-called ‘Ice Temples’ in PyeongChang will not go to waste after the Games. The newly built Gangneung Ice Arena hosts two ice rinks - one for training, the other for competition. They have
environmentally friendly cooling systems. After the Games, the facility will be open to the public – and, thankfully, won’t become a relic.
WEATHER TALK
Meanwhile, if you are starting to think what
and how to pack ahead of your travels, keep
the following in mind. The average high during
February is -0.4 degrees Celsius. The average
low is -10 degrees Celsius. The region gets
about eight centimetres of snow over an
average 10-day period. It can be very cold,
especially at night.
HUNGRY?
Eating out? Well, there are two restaurants
that you must try when visiting PyeongChang.
The area is famous for its dried pollack. There
is a famous dried pollack restaurant called
Hwang Tae Hwae Gwan with various menus
using dried pollack. They have Dried Pollack
soup which is $8. One of their popular menu
is roasted dried pollack with seasoning which
costs $13.
GO HANG!
There is also a restaurant called Go Hyang
E-yagi. It literally means ‘Story from
Hometown’ in Korean. They are famous for
their ‘rice with thistle’. The restaurant is also
famous for their ‘bulgogi’ menus. Bulgogi
is a Korean dish with marinated beef. This
restaurant has various bulgogi menus using
different kinds of additional ingredients.
348, Hoenggye-ri, Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea
IT'S NOT A BRAAI, IT'S A BARBIE!
Our team in Pyeongchang recently hosted a barbecue for a 100 guests, currently staying at Sky Terra. Khaya introduced the guests to the Korean-style of barbecuing – grilled meat is cut with scissors into small strips and then gets wrapped in sesame leaves and salad. For the brave, spicy hot chilly paste gets added for further adventure. To have a barbecue without potatoes, rice or bread was a new experience for our European guests. Koreans don’t eat starch when they barbecue. This makes it easy to digest.
WHEEL CHAIR FRIENDLY
The highly rated apart-hotel is situated in the heart of the Olympics in the mountain cluster, in close proximity to the outdoor venues.
Several broadcasters and National Olympic Committees have already secured their apartments at Sky Terra for the “Paras”. Wheelchair- bound guests can access the rooms without hassle.
“Besides the apartments we have limited office space available, even during the Olympic period in February”, explains Khaya Korea country manager Yeri Chun. “We created new rooms between 10 and 50 sqm with large window fronts at Sky Terra”.
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