Pusan, Korea

So, as you already know, I went to Korea. I'm not sure of how to get started with this post. It went by so quickly... Too quickly. Well let me start like this: this trip was great! I wish I could have stayed a little while longer. I landed at Pusan (Busan) International airport at around 21h. I took the underground to get to Haeundae which is where my hostel was. The undergrounds in Korea, Japan and China are all very similar to one another and they are all very handy and easy to use. I got to Haeundae without any problem and the directions given by the hostel to get there from the station were perfect. I was given a bed in a 4 girls dormitory but I was the only one there. This was definitely the best hostel I ever stayed at. It was very cosi and homy, the staff was very nice, the place was very nice and clean and there were a cute little dog and rabbit:

At about 23h, I left the hostel to find something small to eat and to have a look around the area. I ate my Korean 'onigiri' by the Haeundae beach, which was still very busy for that time of the night (24h). After that I went back to the hostel and met 2 nice guys from New-Zealand and I started chatting with them on the hostel's terrace. We decided to visit Pusan together the next day. So, the next day, we went to Beomeosa Temple, a big temple in the Northern part of Pusan.

We walked around the temple grounds and then in a nice little wood beside the temple after which we headed back to Haeundae and did not resist swimming in the sea.

When we went back to the hostel, I had a new roommate. A Korean girl who has been living in the USA since she was 9 years old. So, once again, we went to the terrace and the 4 of us chatted for a while until it was time for dinner>> Korean BBQ: Delicious!

On the next day, we all went to Gyeoungju, which once was the capital of Korea. We rent bicycles and started visiting the city. The area is very nice and there is a lot to see but unfortunately the heat and the fatigue won us over and we didn't get to see everything.

I went on a city tour of Pusan with my Korean roommate. We went to Songdo beach which is really pretty and not as packed as Haeundae beach. I don't understand why Haeundae beach is more popular because this beach is definitely a lot nicer. They actually have a nice sculpture, in the sea, of a whale who's head and tale come out of the water:

The two of us went to a famous fish market where we walked around and then decided to have lunch there. So we had Korean 'sashimi' (raw fish) and grilled fish accompanied by Soju (Korean drink):

After lunch, we walked around in a local market for a while before heading back to the Hostel where we both had to get ready for our departure the next day.

And that was Korea... I definitely can't bring across how amazing that trip was with just this, but at least now you know what I've been up to ;-)