A Trip Down to Busan

With Thursday and Friday being days for my academy I decided to make the most of my time, do some much needed shopping and head down to Busan. Bobby, who has the week off decided to join me, as he had never been to Busan before. Kris wanted to come to to see where Nopodong market was and get some new clothes in a western size.

I met Kris at 9 and we headed off to Dongdaegu. We got on the same train as Bobby but were three cars down so we just met at Busan Station. Busan was in full Christmas mode with trees and lights up everywhere. Actually it was cool and it did make the city feel different that in the summertime when I usually go and when the city is considered to be "at its best". We first headed for coffee and up Nampodong tower, something I have done numerous times but neither of them had done. Everyone liked it and it was a decently clear day. Under the tower they had a photo studio of shots of Busan going back to 1890. It's amazing to see how quickly it has grown. In 1950 it looked like Cambodia, in 1970 it looked like how Bangkok looks today and yet in 2011 it is an ultramodern city. Really neat to stop and browse.

We then went to Jalgachi fish market to see the largest fish market in Korea and get some very fresh sashimi for lunch. Watching an old lady wrestle with an octopus as another one makes a break for it is always entertaining :) Then off to Nopodong where I got new jeans. Both Kris and Bobby loved Busan, which is also my favourite city in Korea. We then headed back to Daegu and Sangin for Makkeoli at the dear leaders Makkeoli jip before calling it a night.

Believe it or not, out of water he can still really move

Cool shot as we were leaving

Merry Christmas Jews?

Nampodong in 1954

Nampodong in 2011

Live action Jagalchi



A great last trip out of Daegu in 2011.