busan

and finally, here are the last 2 days of the 4 day trip i took back at the end of april. this is busan, the second largest city in seoul - about 4 million people - and the biggest port of south korea. i really liked it. if i can't find a job in the states i would consider coming back here to teach english. so again, if it takes too long to load these pictures you can look at the facebook album here - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=112866&id=795438834&l=3ab76023c5



the subways were so great because they were far less busier than in seoul. we usually got seats which is a rare occurence in seoul. this little guy was having so much fun trying to grab the rings. he finally got them! cutie.

this is gwangalli beach with a view of gwangan bridge, just beautiful.

peace.

the guidebooks say that you have to eat jeon while in busan, which is like a korean pancake. it has onions, carrots, and squid in it. it's really good, but i didn't have any of the squid.

classic - plastic surgery is a big thing here, and small faces are important. ?? i think that means a narrow face and narrow jaw?

this is on the street close to our motel, i love street food!

and finally! this is what i was most looking forward to with this whole trip. haedong yonggungsa is a buddhist temple on sea cliffs. just wait, it's gorgeous!

it was buddha's birthday weekend, hence the hundreds of lanterns. love them.

i love the shadows of the lanterns on the ground here.

his belly is black because so many have rubbed it. lucky buddha belly.

this is the most popular beach in south korea. i collected my sand from here. in summer this place is packed with umbrellas. there are so many that it has won a guinness book of world record.

i like the cliffs, rocks, and lighthouse in this picture.

this is the ktx we took home. it's a super speedy train. bus takes about 5 hours, this train takes about 3.

these two entertained us for the beginning of our journey home. the guy in the black jacket was still drunk from, whenever. and the guy on the left was working very hard on seeming suave.

lauara and i, homeward bound.