Anyeonghaseyo! :) On the next day, we thought of having an early
morning stroll along Haeundae beach. However, upon hearing the raining sound
once we stepped out from our hotel room, I just dropped the idea and trudged
back to our bed in dismay. Being a lazy bump, I continued with my beauty sleep
while hubby decided to go ahead with his initial plan *ZzzZzz*
A walk on the long clean beach in
the morning
High-rise condos near the beach
Awesome beach for picture taking despite drizzling
When hubby finally done with his morning stroll, I was awake
just in time for light breakfast. As we did research well on where we wanted to
eat in the area, we headed straight to the place in Haeundae market. We were
looking high and low for Granny Gukbap, however, we did not find the restaurant
and so we just settled for a decent place along the street.
We had Gukbap (pork and rice soup)
and kimchi pajeon (pancake).
It’s just perfect for warming us up（*^＠^*）
After the heart-warming meal, we
headed our way to Gamcheon Culture Village or better known as Korea Santorini. With
our pre- planned itinerary, we took the Subway Line and walked to a nearby
hospital where the bus stop was right in front of it. We took Bus 1 which took
us to Gamcheon Culture Village which is located at the top of hill. Korean bus
drivers can be quite nerve-racking, mind you! So, be sure to hold tight if you
are standing on the bus!~
The morning fresh air in Gamcheon
was especially refreshing. Probably due to the place is far from city and has
lesser amount of vehicle which makes the morning air fresh. We were greeted by
colourful galore of houses. With pastel paints, quirky arts and brightly
coloured wall murals, Gamcheon Culture Village reminds me of colourful houses
in the Netherlands. Just feel happy looking at it (❁´◡`❁)*
Wavy rainbow sculpture stands ∩__∩y A rather interesting
optical illusion
Selfie against Colourful Background.
Us posing against the colourful “cottages” #^_^#
View from the observatory deck
Hubby’s comical act with his umbrella antic ^_^;
Mural of a huge fish which made up of painted wooden fishes.
However, we didn’t manage to find the huge fish as it was
raining at that time and neither did we follow the path pointers to find the
way.
Due to heavy rain, we didn't explore very much of the
village and headed to a nearby café to have a cup of cuppa instead.
Small little caffe in GamCheong ^^ I noticed that most of
the cafes in Korea are self-service and in fact the staffs are a little on the
non-smiley side compared to those in Taiwan.
Selfie against Pinned Up Notes
After
the cultural visit, we walked to Nampo-dong area in Busan for shopping and
sightseeing.
Shopping in Nampo-dong is highly recommended for skincare and
cosmetics. There had the biggest variety of products such as Etude House, The
Face Shop, Skinfood, Nature Republic, Missha, Tony Moly, Innisfree, Holika
Holika, Too Cool for School etc
Here’s my shopping haul:
Too Cool for School’s Best-Seller Egg Mousse Soap, Pore
Solution Mask & 2-in-1 Lip Scrub what comes with lip balm as well. Am
loving their quirky packaging, not sure how it works though ^_^;
And they're so generous with the samples ^_^"
After some warm up shopping, we settled down at little
Korean Dessert Cafe in Nampodong. Since Caffe Bene is making a wave in
Malaysia, we were intrigued to try some of the shaved iced cafes here.
Our yellow powder bowl of “Sul Bing” with chunks of NY
cheesecake and bits of almonds. Loving their mildly sweet powdery flavoured
iced (❁´◡`❁)
After our cheesy weezy dessert, we decided to travel up to
Jagalchi market, Korea's largest seafood market. We were stunned by the
enormous octopuses that were displayed along the street. Most of the seafood
there were gigantic in size and too bad we did not get to try the octopus raw.
The street is brightened up by mini flags of the various
countries
Plenty of shops selling seafood along the street outside
Jagalchi market
We popped over to BIFF (Busan International Film Festival)
in Nampodong which is 1 station after Jagalchi market. We wanted to do shopping
and snacking around the area.
As there’s not much shopping to do around the area, we
decided to walk up to Busan tower which is just a stone throw away from BIFF. On our way up...
Selfie Against Yongdusan Park
Little temple
before the tower. There were also statues and mini exhibits and museums. We took our time
taking pictures before we got to the tower itself.
To reach there we were just climbing up the staircase.
Feeling the love *love locks*
Posing with "Choi Ji-Woo" #^_^#
We eventually made our way to the top and were in awe at the panaromic view from Busan Tower
There were actually two levels at the top. The lower level is for chilling out with a small little cafe whereas the upper level is just for seeing the sights.
360-degree observation platform (Night view)
The neatly tucked city
Magnets filled with messages
Selfie Against the Panaromic Night (With Sleepy Face)
We wrapped up the day by having some Korean noodles at one of the restaurants nearby.
It was a tiring but awesome night with alot of sightseeing and beautiful sceneries. Till then, next entries with more beautiful sceneries, exciting adventures and ...
XOXO
sassycat
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