Compared to where I was in Seoul, the area I was staying in was very busy. I didn't do much that first day since it was raining. I just walked around for a bit and found a Japanese restaurant where I had my first decent meal since I got to South Korea and actually sat down for it as well. It even came with a little salad and soup, nom nom nom! I would later also return here on my last day!
The area I was staying in was close to Jagalchi, the fish market and not just that, there were shops and markets everywhere around me. Every turn I made, big street or smaller ones, shops shops shops. There was also a lot of food, fish, chicken, sweets, kebab, nuts, etc. I walked around the area a few times during my stay here. Also walked through the fishmarket one day, most of the sea creatures were dead and nicely displayed. Some used a stick to show you the inside of the fish. And there were live small octopus too, some would crawl out and wonder off a bit until catched and put back.
I visited some of the highlights of Busan; Gamcheon Culture Village, Haedong Yonggungsa Temple and Haeundae Beach. The village was also refered to as the Machu Picchu of South Korea. Not sure why, it reminded me more of some of the South American neighborhoods. Lots of steps, narrow alleys, colorfull houses. This was also the first day I took the bus here, since that was the only way to get there. There's not much English in Souh Korea (signs or spoken by locals), so this was quite the adventure. I also liked how the busstop would have a sign with Bus Information in English but then everything else was in Korean haha. So another bus that I had taken required me to really pay attention of where I was getting off. And really, all I was looking for was a subway station. Luckily for me it was the one near the beach and so I decided to take a look. It was really nice to be at a beach, especially because it was sunny! It wasn't hot, but I did get to walk around barefoot :)!
Before I went to the beach, I visited the Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, temple by the sea. The views were nice and again, lots of steps and lots of walking. But all in all another nice day.
That was pretty much all I did in Busan, which was enough. I also had to arrange some stuff back home and planned a few things for the rest of my trip! And I got messages from friends and family from all over the world about the Corona virus outbreak. Also received an emergency message on my phone. And whilst I'm finishing typing this at the airport, I just heard an announcement about it. As I read it, there's been cases in all the countries I'm traveling to in the next few months. And yes, I'll take good care of myself :)!
4:13am...woke up just before my alarm would go off. Flying to Okinawa, Japan today!!
Cheers,
T.
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