Pusan

One of the reasons I loved Pusan was the laid back feeling it has for being such a big city. With a population of almost 4 million people you'd expect something like Chicago, but instead there was a laid back, easy going feel to it. The people were more relaxed and less business like than Seoul. If know me, you know that I am in love with San Deigo, but you would also know that I am captivated by the bustling and hype in New York City. Pusan amazingly was a mixture of both beach and city. Who couldn't love that?

Hanging out on Gwangali Beach

Our 2nd night in Pusan I was searching for a snack. Little did I know I could get a whole meal at GS25 (7-Eleven Equivalent) for 2 bucks, which I took advantage of later. Our searching led us to hang out at an outside bar where we then met a Korean and Japanese bartender. This bar is was one of the many red carts that lined the street (one block from our hotel) that sold seafood through all hours of the night. We ended up staying there from midnight until 430am. By the end of the night we were surrounded by Americans. We met another bartender from Jersey, a female english teacher that is korean but lived in California, US Army soldier from Pittsberg, another guy from Kansas City, a younger guy from Minnesota, a teacher that is moving to Portland, OR and 4 other americans that we didn't officially meet so I don't know where they were from. It was a very intersting crowd. We had a lot of fun talking to people from all over the US.

Red Carts along street

This was a walk by photo

Hanging out at mobile outside bar

At 430am, I had to drag Erik away from all the fun. Supposedly we were supposed to get up at 8am check out and catch a train back to Seoul. Haha...well I did get up but we decided to stay one more night in Pusan. We loved it that much!