Last weekend, we went on our last Korean adventure! We traveled back down to Busan (where we were for New Years) with some of our friends from Drew's squadron. We stayed in the same FANTASTIC penthouse apartment on the beach. It's the most amazing house I've ever been in. Makes me feel like I am on the Real World!
We got to Busan Sunday afternoon. Unlike last time we went, this time there were actually no hiccups on the train ride down! The only bad part was that the weather in Busan SUCKED. Torrential downpour and crazy wind ALL. DAY. LONG.
Once everyone got settled into the penthouse, we all went to lunch at an awesome Irish Pub down the street. We all got soaking wet on the way over, but it was worth it for the delicious food. (I also was not smart and only packed tank tops, tshirts, and sandals. Not great for the rain!)
The only other eventful part of the first day was that evening when we all put crummy clothes on and ran down the sea! It was still pouring down rain, but we ran around in it and even got in the water! It was obviously FREEZING cold, but it was so much fun to jump around in the waves. Then we ran back into the penthouse and got the craziest looks from all of the Koreans that we passed! Also- we dragged SO much sand into that stupid place that it was covering the floors. Ugh I hate sand so much.
Sunday night we had some yummy street ramen and kimbap. SO GOOD. Then we went back to the penthouse and played Cards Against Humanity for hours. It was still pouring down rain when we went to bed, and continued until we woke up the next morning.
Monday morning, Drew and I woke up and went to TomNToms for coffee and Honey Bread!
The only other eventful part of the first day was that evening when we all put crummy clothes on and ran down the sea! It was still pouring down rain, but we ran around in it and even got in the water! It was obviously FREEZING cold, but it was so much fun to jump around in the waves. Then we ran back into the penthouse and got the craziest looks from all of the Koreans that we passed! Also- we dragged SO much sand into that stupid place that it was covering the floors. Ugh I hate sand so much.
Sunday night we had some yummy street ramen and kimbap. SO GOOD. Then we went back to the penthouse and played Cards Against Humanity for hours. It was still pouring down rain when we went to bed, and continued until we woke up the next morning.
Monday morning, Drew and I woke up and went to TomNToms for coffee and Honey Bread!
After breakfast, it was time to go to the Sea Life Aquarium! The rain had stopped, but it was FREEEEEEEZING cold!
There are TONS of pictures from the aquarium, so I'm making a slide show so this post isn't a million miles long! This aquarium is completely underground. Kind of weird, but it was so cool. LOTS of pretty fish! Most of the pictures are pretty blurry, sorry!
There are TONS of pictures from the aquarium, so I'm making a slide show so this post isn't a million miles long! This aquarium is completely underground. Kind of weird, but it was so cool. LOTS of pretty fish! Most of the pictures are pretty blurry, sorry!
After the aquarium, we went to lunch at Mad About Garlic, a really good Italian restaurant. It was in the same building as the penthouse, so once we were done everyone went back up to lounge around and nap. Yes, I know.. sounds like a SUPER fun vacation, right? HA. The weather was a huge downer. It didn't allow us to to very much!
BUT once we were all rested up, a group of us decided to walk to this super fancy-schmancy casino and waste all our money. Busan is a very rich area. There are tourists from ALL over the world that go there. Everyone drives amazing cars and spends way too much money. Apparently this casino is a big place for a bunch of Chinese millionaires that have plenty of money to blow.
BUT once we were all rested up, a group of us decided to walk to this super fancy-schmancy casino and waste all our money. Busan is a very rich area. There are tourists from ALL over the world that go there. Everyone drives amazing cars and spends way too much money. Apparently this casino is a big place for a bunch of Chinese millionaires that have plenty of money to blow.
We didn't win any money. I broke even. I really don't understand why people enjoy gambling. It makes me want to cry when I lose $5 haha. One of the guys we were with won $150! I guess that would make me like gambling!
After the casino, we went to dinner at Bulgogi Brothers and had some bibimbap. OH MY GOSH I really despise eating out over and over and over. I just wanted a giant salad at this point. I need a Pizza Hut salad bar in my life.
Saturday night we had so much fun! We went to a Noraebang, which is a Karaoke bar. Not a normal Karaoke bar like in the US, but one that has private rooms for each group of people. That way you make a fool out of yourself in front of your friends and not random people! We had SO MUCH FUN at the Noraebang. We stayed for 2 hours and sang the night away. I wish we had gone to one of these sooner, because they are my favorite thing ever. I love Karaoke.
After the casino, we went to dinner at Bulgogi Brothers and had some bibimbap. OH MY GOSH I really despise eating out over and over and over. I just wanted a giant salad at this point. I need a Pizza Hut salad bar in my life.
Saturday night we had so much fun! We went to a Noraebang, which is a Karaoke bar. Not a normal Karaoke bar like in the US, but one that has private rooms for each group of people. That way you make a fool out of yourself in front of your friends and not random people! We had SO MUCH FUN at the Noraebang. We stayed for 2 hours and sang the night away. I wish we had gone to one of these sooner, because they are my favorite thing ever. I love Karaoke.
As you can see, the Noraebang was the perfect end to our weekend in Busan. Tuesday morning we got up and around and headed to the train station. Unfortunately, we were SUPER late and had to jump on the train without getting our tickets. OF COURSE the very first time we've ever been asked to show our tickets was the day we didn't have them! It was dramatic, but we figured it out and ended up getting seats.
The dogs had been at the kennel all weekend and I was so excited to pick them up. This is the first time they'd been to a kennel, so I was nervous. Apparently, they had a blast! They had a huge yard to play in, and tons of other dogs to wrestle with. They didn't want to leave! I'm glad to know I can take them to the kennel whenever I need to now!
Even though it rained all weekend and prevented us from actually enjoying the beach, we still had a lot of fun just getting away from the craziness of moving. But of course, all of the packing and cleaning resumed as soon as we got back to Songtan! Almost home!
The dogs had been at the kennel all weekend and I was so excited to pick them up. This is the first time they'd been to a kennel, so I was nervous. Apparently, they had a blast! They had a huge yard to play in, and tons of other dogs to wrestle with. They didn't want to leave! I'm glad to know I can take them to the kennel whenever I need to now!
Even though it rained all weekend and prevented us from actually enjoying the beach, we still had a lot of fun just getting away from the craziness of moving. But of course, all of the packing and cleaning resumed as soon as we got back to Songtan! Almost home!