January flew by (as have most of the months here) and a much needed holiday arrived, Solnal, at the perfect time! Solnal is a Korean New Year Festival celebrating the first day of the lunar calendar! :) It's the second biggest holiday in Korea. School was closed on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and to celebrate, Leigh and I headed to Busan. For those of you who've read my whole blog, you'll remember Busan from my first weekend in town. That's where I ate live octopus with Brent, Tonic, and Ramella, saw amazing beaches, and enjoyed great seafood.
So, this is only the second time I'd been to Busan, but it was a blast! Leigh's roommate from college (when he was getting his second degree) moved to Busan with her boyfriend about 2 weeks before. So, we had a great time exploring their new city and teaching them how to order Korean food. The first day we were at Hyandae Beach and walked along the beach after enjoying a Korean meal. That night we had Mexican food at Fuzzy Navel, played carnival games by the beach, shot fireworks off at the beach with a group of Pohangers (Lia, Brendan, Heather, Frances, and Mary, and Tyler) and then barhopped a bit. The next day we visited the Temple by the Sea. Friday we went to Nampodong, a traditional Korean street market. Enjoy the pictures! :)
 |
| Happy Solnal! :) walking to our taxi |
 |
| All Smiles on the bus - $7.00 to get to a city 2 hours away! love it! |
 |
| Road trip essentials: Hite beer, Korea Tourish book, pringles, sunglasses, and water! :) |
 |
| Hayundae Beach |
 |
| Welcome to Korea - Mary and Tyler! Reunited and it feels so good! |
 |
| Beach walk to the mermaid |
 |
| View of Busan from the Mermaid |
 |
| playing carnival games on the street near the beach! this Korean carnie loved us |
No comments:
Post a Comment