Next on my world tour of friends, I stopped in South Korea for nine days. I spent the first half in Daegu and the second half in Busan.
Daegu was the city I lived in, where I taught English (and spent a lot of time at a board game cafe/pub with cats), and it's the third largest city in South Korea. It's not really a tourist spot, being instead a place where people live and work. Not like Seoul or Busan. But, that's what makes it feel so familiar and comfortable. :-D
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| Was so excited to see my friend John again! He's my 'adopted' Irish brother -_^ We went to a raccoon cafe together (where raccoons keep you company as you drink your coffee). In theory and photos, it looked great. Maybe we went at a bad time, but it was incredibly stinky and unsanitary when we were there :,( |
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| OMG the food...... This is one of my favorite samgyeopsal places, and my favorite flavor at this restaurant (O.B.A.M.A. - something like oregano, black pepper, something, something, something... the details aren't important, really, it's just freakin' delicious, and you should get on a plane and fly over there to try that stuff out!) |
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| My friend Hailey got married!!!!!!! <3 Boss, friend, momma-bear, and just, everything you could ever want or need in a friend. So glad I was able to be there for her wedding! She was so beautiful!!!! |
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| She had so many friends who attended her wedding, she had to take two "friend" photos after the wedding (usually only one is sufficient hahaha), so we split out into "korean" and "waygook" (foreigner) friends haha |
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| I love these! This is a traffic/construction dummy that they use on their roads! Isn't it fun?? His arms move haha |
Busan is the major beach city of South Korea. Although I haven't been to Miami yet, I imagine Miami to be something like Busan - Tall, fancy buildings, beaches full of swimwear-clad tourists, lots of drinking/partying going on, and lots of fancy cars. The food's good too.
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Did I mention the food?! Oh. My. Gosh. I missed this!
(this was donkatsu...which is originally from Japan, but Korean style is a little less panko-crumbs, a little more pork, and spicy instead of plain brown sauce) |
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| This was the some of the best "western" food in the area - notice the "sausage"? hehe |
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| Naengmyung - cold, wheat noodles with various toppings and sauce. Oh. My. Word. |
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| Although most of our time was spent eating, we also did do some sight-seeing as well. This is a village that was built along the side of a mountain - it used to be a major place for crime, and there was talk of bulldozing it down. Dunno who had the brilliant idea, but, after the houses were all painted up bright colors, tourists started coming to see it, and suddenly shops were popping up around it and it was saved! |
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| Missed my SoYoung! Looking forward to seeing her again someday, to see more beautiful places and make more "food babies" haha |
KJets
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