Song Do Beach Hotel Busan

... trees, and chestnut trees were all throughout the country. Many of these trees were hand wrapped. I mean that each fruit was wrapped so that they would be protected. Very labor intensive. Anyways, I stayed in two towns, one of them was called Icheon and the other was called Geochang. I stayed in Motels which were only $25 a night. This is the going rate for most motels in Korea. What I later found out is that these motels are well known ...

... towards this goal I will always remember my days on the banana board and how I will feel the evolution to come. I am off to bed after a great night of partying with good friends to which I will chronicle tomorrow on the KTX home. We plan to see the Dalgachi Fish Market, a hidden Buddhist temple in the mountains, and what ever else is in store.

8pm Sunday night

The smooth ride of the KTX is always a nice way to end a trip to Busan. I was up at ...

... the pl*z* outside *nd show Kolin. We wish we h*d gone there. We go b*ck up st*irs to w*ke our crew *nd ste*l their c*mer*s to downlo*d pictures bec*use I brought the cord *nd my l*ptop for th*t very re*son. Push the button outside their rooms. CHIRP, CHIRP, CHIRP, SQUEEL, CAAAAWK, CHIRP, CHIRP, CHIRP! I guess those birds do * good job, bec*use they come cr*wling out of their slumber *nd let us in. We ste*l photos *nd re*lize th*t they *ren't ...

... letters in glowing neon, and the various video game posters plastered over the windows. The cost is anywhere from $.70-$1.20/hour, and coffee or tea is sometimes offered complimentary. You can also often purchase other snacks, and choose between smoking and non. Currency: The Korean Won is the only currency. The best place to change your money is at the airport, but a few banks will do the service as well. Bring your passport...they'll want to see it ...

... have some freshly grilled shrimps here. It was way too expensive. We should have negotiated the price before sitting down. We protested but they said those are "Special Korean Shrimps"; therefore, they are "Special". We had the word "Sucker" written all over our foreheads. Go figure!!! But the experience was interesting and unforgettable. We are now setting off to the north. We might be incommunicado for a few days. Let's see what happens....

... beh, a noi sembrano effettivamente tutti uguali (ma vi assicuro che anche noi occidentali ai loro occhi sembriamo tutti uguali), ma caratterialmente i coreani mi sembrano piu' rilassati. Sono molto gentili pure loro, e in piu' ridono, scherzano e si scambiano baci e abbracci per strada (in Giappone e' una cosa deprorevole)! In una parola, la prima impressione e' di essere un po' piu' in Asia, perlomeno come me l'ero immaginata. Facciamo un colpo di ...

... I only discovered that it was a deluxe taxi with yellow and black color. REMEMBER, take the silver color taxis always which might only cost around 500,000 won. I checked in to Prince Hotel which is right adjacent to the Myeangdon Station. After settling my luggage, I went straight on to the infamous Namdaemun Market where you will love all the bargains and delicious local delicacies. Got some ginseng extracts, ginseng candies, some sea weed ...

... alles (und sie essen Fleisch auch gerne roh, weiss aber nicht, ob auch Hundefleisch:-) Fisch bevorzugen sie aber). (P.S. in Seoul habe ich auf einem Markt einen Schlangenmetzger und einen Krokodilmetzger gesehen, beide haben sich ebenfalls gegen Fotos gewehrt). Gruss Ralf

... Korean food diétán voltam, rosszul voltam minden koreai szagtól, kajára gondolni sem akartam. Így sikerült megint fogynom pár kilót, szerintem. (Nem álltam mérlegen, amióta itt vagyok.) Gyeonjuba megnéztük a főbb nevezetességeket, köztük az UNESCO-s Bulguksa templomot meg a Seokguram Grottot. Utóbbi, ami egy kőből készült Buddha szobor annyira nem nyűgözött le, de a másik templom nagyon szép volt. (Csak az információban nem beszéltek angolul, s mikor ...

... on the way back. Before I could ask the woman what flavors she had, she stacked three brightly colored scoops on my cone- grape, banana, and melon. On the bus ride back from the temple, we sat at the very back seat (our favorite spot). A man sat next to us and took out his cell phone. We expected to hear another obnoxiously loud phone conversation. We were shocked when we heard music coming out of it. It was also an MP3 player, and it had to ...