Apr 27
Things always look better at night with lights shining bright. These are some shots of Busan Tower. This tower soars up 120 meters high standing on a 69-meter high hilltop. I think the tower looks soo much cooler at night.
Daytime
Night time
These are just some more shots of Busan. We are definitely going back. It was such a fun and beautiful place to visit.
Apr 25
After visiting the fabulous Fish Market, we decided to hop on a bus and go to Taejongdae. It was on the southern most area of Busan. The bus was jerky and made sudden stops quite frequently… I hate having motion sickness. 
But… once there, it was amazing. The area went in a giant 4 mile circle, up and down hills covered in gorgeous flowers. There was a shuttle that you could ride, but the wait was insane, so we walked the entire way. Very glad that we did…
Apr 24
I am like a little kid in a candy store when it comes to open markets. Everything fascinates me and I could spend all day there. Nampo-dong had a giant fish market. It was down the street from our hotel, and very close to the subway stop. We got to see some weird fish, people gutting and hanging fish up to dry, and if I didn’t know any better I’d think there were no more fish left in the ocean after seeing the vast amount of fish in this place.
A giant group of French speaking tourists were walking around… it made me laugh because I understood more of their conversations than I did the other Koreans in the market.
We had lunch in the market too. Seth wanted to try a whole grilled fish. To my surprise, it was the best fish I have ever eaten.
Our lunch... and yes there's a fish head 
It may look gross, but don’t let the appearance fool ya… that fish was tasty. I don’t like that about much seafood either, but this really was good. A very short woman was standing outside of this random fish booth (like about 100 other booths) and held up her hand and said that a grilled fish was only 5,000 Won. (obviously, she said this in Korean) Seth grabbed my arm and we went inside. I’m not sure of what the spices were on the outside of the fish, but it was just thrown on an open grill… that’s it. Nothing fancy at all.
This was the aftermath:
Lunch was Yummy.
The red stuff was hotsauce… in case you were wondering.
Now our next plan is to grill an entire fish at home… I think it can be done.
Our first day in Busan we went to Haeundae Beach. We both love aquariums and couldn’t resist checking this one out. It was the weirdest… most amazing aquarium I’ve ever seen.
The shark tank was a bit scary. There were maybe 8 huge sharks that kept coming up to the glass… I was only a few inches away from Jaws!! Every time I turned around and one of those monsters was behind me, I jumped a bit. Some of the fish were the size of small cars… it was wild.
It amazes me how different the fish are on this side of the world.
The aquarium had a funny theme… they used fish to imitate famous works of art.
Apr 22
We decided to stay in the market district of Busan. The area was called Nampo-dong. The PIFF area was just down the street from our hotel, which is where the International Film Festival is held every year. We even saw Korean actor handprints on the road… similar to the Hollywood Stars.
I loved the hotel we found. The outside of the building said Hiltan Hotel… which was funny. But the name above all the rooms said Venus Hotel. So I am really not sure what the actual name of the hotel was, but it was fabulous.
In the mini-fridge we found complimentary juice boxes too. There was also free movie rentals… we ended up watching ‘Once Upon a Time in Mexico’. The best part, was the price… only 35,000 Won a night… which at today’s currency rate roughly equals $27. We stayed in a crappy Hostel in New York City for about that much a person… and we certainly didn’t receive free drinks.
Apr 21
We didn’t actually make it into the water, but we did enjoy the beautiful scenery. Haeundae Beach is only one of the beaches in Busan. At first, we thought we were looking at the North Pacific Ocean… but it’s not. The ocean behind us is the Sea of Japan.
Enjoying the fabulous day
Haeundae Beach
The water was a gorgeous aqua blue color. Basically it was your typical beach scene: People on jet skis were riding up and down along the coast, footballs being passed, girls lounging on towels, kids building sand castles, seagulls stealing lunches from picnics…
There was No Smoking on the beach.
Apr 20
We took a train to Busan this weekend. In Korea they have a fast train called the KTX. It is a magnetic train that traveled between 265 and 301 km per hour! (that’s about 187 mph) The normal train takes about 5 hours to get to Busan from Seoul… but the KTX makes the same trip in only 2.5 hours. Amazing. Once in Busan, I loved it from the start. These are some pictures from around the Busan Station:
What a gorgeous welcome sign.
I love lanterns
Colorful dragon
Seth and I took a mini-holiday. This was a well deserved, highly needed getaway. It was also nice to see more of Korea. Busan is on the South East coast of Korea. The train ride provided views of farms and smaller towns all along the way.