My girlfriend and I took a weekend trip over to Busan, one week before I head back for a two week vacation home to Sydney to take in Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
It was a busy but enjoyable weekend. We left Suncheon mid-afternoon and first went to Seomyeon (서면 – the newer, main downtown district) for dinner with her friend followed by a trip over to Gwangalli Beach to look at Gwangan Bridge (광안대교) and a seafood supper with another friend of hers.
The next morning we traveled to Daebyeon Port (대변항) for a look at the local seafood market, which even sells whale meat – something I definitely wasn’t keen on partaking in! We then went onto nearby Haedong Yonggungsa Buddhist temple (해동 용궁사), the highlight of the trip and where the bulk of the pictures are taken, followed by a delicious Indian meal at Haeundae (해운대) and Christmas shopping at Gukje Markets in Nampo-dong (남포동 – Old downtown). All in all, a great little weekend!
Below are some pics, more are located here.
Enjoy~!
Gwangan Bridge from Gwangalli Beach
Squid drying at Daebyeon port
Green dragon at Yonggungsa Buddhist temple
Golden, happy Buddha at Yonggungsa
Looking down towards the coastline through the pavilions of Yonggungsa
Looking towards Yonggungsa
Looking towards the main pavilion, statue and temple buildings
