Another great city to travel to while in South Korea is
Busan.
Busan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of approximately 3.6 million. It has Korea's largest beach (see the pictures below – one where the beach is busy and you can see a big difference between Koreans and Canadians in how they treat the sun and the other where you can actually see the sand!) and Korea's longest river.
Busan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of approximately 3.6 million. It has Korea's largest beach (see the pictures below – one where the beach is busy and you can see a big difference between Koreans and Canadians in how they treat the sun and the other where you can actually see the sand!) and Korea's longest river.
That said, it will be
important to take account of the weather forecast if you are thinking about
going there. August and September, are generally hot and humid and the city may
experience typhoons at that time and be generally rainy
The city itself is located
on the southeastern-most tip of the Korean peninsula. It is located about 65km directly
south of Gyeong ju (http://sayyestotrev.blogspot.ca/2012/11/trevs-really-short-testimony-about.html).
Shopping: There are also four
substantial shopping areas of note: Seomyeon, Gwangbok-dong, Busan Dae Hakap in
Jangjeon-dong, and Centum City in Haeundae-gu.
For information from a proper guide, see the link below to
the Lonely Planet’s list of things to do in Busan:
From my perspective, it is a great place to go eat and drink
and party, and see a few sites along the way.
Full disclosure, I was never more hungover than my first day in Busan after an extremely long night of drinking in Gyeong ju but I still dream about a meal I had there (while hungover). It haunts me because I couldn’t eat very much given the state of my stomach but my mouth knew what I was eating was insanely delicious. It was marinated pork that you made lettuce sandwiches with and the pork came from the leg of the pig. The name of the dish and the restaurant is Busan Jokbal. If you go there and don’t try it, I will hold it against you.
The other must do is to go to the fish market there - Jagalchi Fish Market. There you will find an assortment of seafood that you may never have seen before. Attached to it, as close to the sellers of fish as can be, will be a variety of restaurants serving fish dishes. Another vivid memory for me was the fried fish platter that we shared with Hwayoung’s best friends there. It also helped that I had fully recovered from my hangover and was able to enjoy that meal to its fullest.
Full disclosure, I was never more hungover than my first day in Busan after an extremely long night of drinking in Gyeong ju but I still dream about a meal I had there (while hungover). It haunts me because I couldn’t eat very much given the state of my stomach but my mouth knew what I was eating was insanely delicious. It was marinated pork that you made lettuce sandwiches with and the pork came from the leg of the pig. The name of the dish and the restaurant is Busan Jokbal. If you go there and don’t try it, I will hold it against you.
The other must do is to go to the fish market there - Jagalchi Fish Market. There you will find an assortment of seafood that you may never have seen before. Attached to it, as close to the sellers of fish as can be, will be a variety of restaurants serving fish dishes. Another vivid memory for me was the fried fish platter that we shared with Hwayoung’s best friends there. It also helped that I had fully recovered from my hangover and was able to enjoy that meal to its fullest.
It is well worth one’s time to travel to the Southern-most
part of South Korea and discover all that this city has to offer.
How to get Busan?
Seoul (Train) Station.
KTX train (Korail) will take you to Busan in 2 hours.
One way trip will cost Appox. CAD$50.
Some pics from Busan.
How to get Busan?
Seoul (Train) Station.
KTX train (Korail) will take you to Busan in 2 hours.
One way trip will cost Appox. CAD$50.
Some pics from Busan.
Busan Jokbal.
Kuk-Je market
Nuri-Maru
Haeundae Beach
Nuri-Maru
Yong-Gung Sa
fried fish platter
Jagalchi Fish Market
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