Gosh im so pissed with myself for not planning my trips in advance and being so last minute. No more jeonju trip tomorrow. so tomorrow and sat i have nothing to do ,SIAN
But nevermind, i can go next time, maybe next week or during my graduation trip or something haha. *cheers up*
okayys, so today ill be blogging about my trip to Busan. Usually ill set the date of my blog post as the day i went for the trip. But today, ill just make an exception. I went Busan a few weeks ago, and only till now, then i have the time to blog. Yes, thanks to my 1mth plus of mid terms. Engineering mod takes up a lot of time. Its like if you dont study, you really cant do any question. And even if you study, you probably also cant do much unless u memorise. Yeah, reality kicks in.
I had a great sleep on the first night, gosh the bed was so firm and the pillow abit hard, but snuzzy blanket , had a good sleep. I wanted to watch the sunrise at the haeundae beach but when yuni asked sleepily,' are you sure you wanna go?' then i was like, ok everyone so tired, we will go tomorrow instead.
and i went back to sleep. then after that we finally woke up to get ready for breakfast. Previously at Seoulwise guesthouse, we never really made it for breakfast. But for busan trip, hehe we woke up early for breakfast!
the guesthouse staff preparing the bread and orange juice for us :D
After that, we finally set off to explore BUSAN!
see my excited expression :D
dont laugh at my face. i know my dark rings super jialat.
But anyway, WHOOHOO! Jen , our awesome planner( she is really good at it!), came up with the itinerary for the day:
1)Busan Aquarium
2)lunch at the beef porridge
3)Dalmaji-gil Road + Art Flea Market
4)Nurimaru APEC House
5)Haeundae Beach
6)Dinner at Shinsegae
I LOVE THIS KIND OF PACKED schedule! makes the time constructive , and that was also the reason why i fall sick easily.overworked. but i like it! dont nag at me to rest more. im just a workaholic.
As we stayed at HiKorea Hostel, they have discount for the Busan Aquarium ticket.
If you wanna find out more, visit HERE!
if ure staying at the guesthouse and you dont know how to get to the aquarium, fret not, they have lots of information on the directions to the Busan Aquarium and their staff are very helpful!
on our way to the beach , it was DAMN HOT! thank god i brought sunglasses ^^v
at the beautiful haeundae beach ( i used pop art on my camera so the colour resolution is vastly different)
Beautiful view
Funny thing is, we saw tarantula at the aquarium. We were quite puzzled because its supposed to be the AQUARIUM, unless tarantula CAN survive in the sea, which im quite sceptical.
Review: 2/5
As i have visited Sentosa's Sea Aquarium before, i was rather disappointed by the Busan Aquarium as it is way smaller than Singapore's. The aquarium was not as grand as i assumed, it was quite boring. Its like substandard which i wasnt expecting that. Maybe thats the reason why they had to give discount to attract people to go there. #justsaying
Directions:
Approximately 1.4km from Nurimaru APEC House
along Haeundae Beach (25-minute walk)
For us, as the hostel we stayed at provided directions to all the places of interest, hence if you are staying a the HiKorea Hostel, you can just refer to the directions that they provide. Cuz some of the directions i post here are alternatives.
Here are some photos of the aquarium if you are still interested in it despite my poor review on it:
sharkie sharkie!
WHOA so near me!!!
HA, all of us were busy selca-ing that we didnt notice julie taking photo of us except Jen!
holy shit, this piranhas is humongous!they look harmless but the moment they open their mouths ;/
penguins! reminds me of Gina *smirk*
Gina, if youre reading this blog, dont bash me up when you see me hor ;P
pretending to be the tour guide, come come, this is the penguin exhibit. im peiqi, your tour guide
now pretending to be a penguin, if my blue sleeves and blue jeans are black, i think i really look like one. albeit a long legged penguin, new species hehe
otter...i think...
starfish! darent lift it out of water much
our group photo!
more fishes again
jellyfish! i like staring at them. plain colour one here. you want many colours? scroll down, let you choose, orange blue green
im nt scared of you sharks! kicks it.
i think ill tremble if i really see a real live one.
this is a real shark. but frozen. even though its dead, i still feel scared when i go near it.
selcaaaaa, ignore that mannequin
funny konglish. korean translated to english. wow so someone's navel is fuzzy eh
after our busan aquarium visit, we went to have lunch at the Gukbap Alley since it was recommended by my friends, i cant remember the directions to the shop, but here is a photo of it:
the shop was full of signatures and photos of celebrities who have visited the shop
Review:
Ratings: 4/5
It was nice. the soup was not very spicy, first time i ever finish drinking my stew. usually its too spicy for me and i always end up choking on it. but the serving isnt big. not enough to satisfy my huge stomach. i minus 1 point cuz of small serving. the beef was ok.
Address:
Gukbap Alley
48-nyeon Jeontong Haeundae Wonjo Halmae Gukbap (The Original 48-year-old Traditional Haeundae Granny Gukbap):
612-2 U-1-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan (부산 해운대구 우1동 612-12)
+82 51 746 0387
next, to the Dalmaji-gil Road Road, i expected some interesting stuff but turns out its just a road , nothing much, and a pavillion. Apparently i think we came at the wrong timing, there was this signage about it being a good place to have photos taken when its at evening- night.
its supposed to look better when at night
Next, we went to the art flea market that was right beside it
we thought it was a big place but it turned out to be...small ._.
We thought we would spend hours at the Dalmaji-gil Road and art flea market but it turned out we spent less than an hour there. Then we headed down the hill and this was the awesome view we got.
Review: 4/5
The view while we walked down the Dalmaji-gil Road was awesome, but at the top, the Pavilion and art flea market was the only attraction. Other than that, it was nothing much. We spent less than an hour at the Dalmaji-gil Road. As mentioned earlier, I think we came at the wrong timing hence the view of the pavilion wasnt very good. So if you are intending to come here, it would be better to come at evening to take photos of the awesome view while you climb up the Dalmaji-gil Road.
If you are interested in the Art Flea Market, here are the details:
When: Every Saturday and Sunday until November 2013
Where: Haewoljeong Pavilion on Dalmaji-gil, Haeundae
Opening Hours: 2 p.m. - 9p.m.
For more info.: (051)749-4063
For directions to Dalmaji-gil Road:
From Busan Station, take city bus No. 139 or 140 / city experss bus
(jwaseok bus) No. 239 or 240 and get off at Mido Apt. Then walk 10-15 min along
the sign (totally takes 1 hour).
or
In front of exit 1 of Haeundae station (Busan Subway Line 2), take city bus No.
100 and get of at Yeongnam Apt. Then walk 10-15 min along the sign (totally
takes 50 min).
Next we cabbed to Nurimaru APEC house, basically its just a conference centre where the ministers from all over the world met up for the economics policies.
cant remember why i took this photo but i think its because Lee Hsien Loong wore it.
i like how they infused korean cultural colours with the modern. Red and Green.
SINGAPORE!
Review: 4/5
The APEC house closes around 5pm(i think) , i think the highlight is the scenery only around here. Inside the house, there is nothing much interesting unless you are interested in policies and politics. But since its free entry, just go in so you can take nice photos!hahahah.
because we cabbed down, so i dont know the directions here other than just walking to the APEC house from Haeundae Beach.
After that we headed to Haeundae Beach, whereby we passed by the Mermaid.
i had a fun time scaring people on this bridge. purposely run on it to shake it vigorously. *mischievous grin*
view of APEC house from afar
I dont know what is the name of this area, i have a feeling its DongBaek Park but im not very sure.
the mermaid! there is a legend behind it, click HERE to find out about it!
snapped some photos while nearing Haeundae Beach , i din dare to climb too near to the sea
Back at the beach, the weather was so good that day, no rain at all- awesomenesss
cool eh, computers at the beach. indeed very high tech
some music, buskers?
saw this cute guy sitting, too bad din get a good shot. jen was like,' wow his eyes are really nice'
Off for dinner at Shinsegae!
Turns out its just like shinsegae in Seoul, shopping centre, nothing much interesting to me. As i wasnt feeling well, we didnt go Discopangpang in the end.
