Haeundae Centum Busan

... guy that lives in Dan&#8217;s building.<br><br>I&#8217;ve been so mellow since I&#8217;ve been here (literally going to bed at 10ish and waking up before 7 everyday &#8211; actually getting enough sleep for the first time in my life) so it was kind of a nice switch to stay up late, drinking, and talking to other native English speakers. We finally called it a night around 3 and popped up the next day ready to get to Busan. One stop at e-mart later (snack /beer run ...

... right on my chest! Ewww....<br>The next day we got up early for a tour of a budist temple and then it was off to the beach! The temple was beautiful and the view of the ocean was amazing. After the temple Kate and I headed to the beach while mom and Connie went shopping. We really wanted to tan, and it was just a little overcast. We decided after a lot of thought to rent a blanket, split the cost, and lay on that to tan. It ...

... ch*ir, h*lf slumped over. Moved *t the speed of M*ch Turtle. But it's *ll good. We m*de it to the st*tion with plenty of time. We know it's * 4 hr *nd 40 min ride, but we don't know if th*t includes stops or wh*t. Not w*nting to h*ve to worry *bout restrooms, but not w*nting to be p*rched, either, we both buy moder*tely sized bottles of w*ter for 675 won. About 40 cents. Nice. I c*n s*y this. Bottled w*ter is dirt-che*p here. The s*me size ...

... write that book that I've been wanting to write--but I'm still gathering information.<br><br><br><br>I've learned that I need to be more gracious and polite in public settings. Thanks Oprah.<br><br><br><br>I've learned that my friends and family are some of the funniest people I know, and though their humor is a little backwards. (It's full of irony, and not always right, but I love it). ....Ok, I knew that last one already, but it's continuously being ...

... cultural artifacts left by the Silla Kingdom. The historic areas are sometimes known as one of the largest outdoor museums in the world. After another night at a sauna, we started off Thursday morning at the National Museum of Gyeongju. There are some of the local treasures that were excavated from the royal tomb mounds in Gyeongju. Its holdings are largely devoted to relics of the Silla kingdom, of which Gyeongju was the capital. The volume of ...

... the pumpkin pie, and they apparently have never had a decent apple pie. These gals are going to be in San Diego on an educational program when I'm home, so mom, we're going to have to feed them something decent. One of them was wondering if she can take Cool Whip home with her in her suitcase.... <br><br> <br><br>All in all it was a good day. Though, I got attacked by a dog (A crazy story, that's not all that long, but I ...

... we later saw the fishmarket ladies skinning alive. The poor guys would wriggle around without any skin on them, and we were pretty grossed out by the fish after that. We met up with our tourguide and the rest of the passengers. Our tour guide spoke in Korean only, so I had to do my best to translate for Jeremy. I think I got about 60% of what she said but she tended to tell a lot of jokes, which got frustrating ...

Another rainy weekend in Busan... Anne and I went to an open air market in Nampo-dong. It's a huge shopping district on the harbor. There are lots of stores and neon lights--kinda reminds me of Vegas sometimes... Down some of the streets there are vendors selling clothes, hats, food, jewelty, etc. These are pretty cheap. In these areas there are vendors that sell food. I finally tried "Street Meat." Some ...

... to realise now that, even in a western restaurant, Koreans really don't like applying heat of any kind to fish. The steak was cooked, but cooked Korean style, meaning it only just touched the pan and was quickly flipped, before an even quicker transfer to my plate. 'Blue rare' is how Wikipedia class a steak, be it beef or fish, that is.... 'Cooked very quickly...the outside is seared, but the inside is ...

... the warnings of our Korean colleagues were ringing in our ears. Hot? We could handle heat. But this was opressive! A thick, dense cloud of humidity followed our every step, slowing us down and creating nasty wet patches on our backs. There was no escape. And so upon arrival in Gyeongju, rather than hire a bicycle and set out to see the sights, we did the only sensible thing; hunted out the nearest McDonalds and sat, exhausted, panting into its icy, air conditioned ...