We left Gyeong-Ju early early Wednesday morning. Thankfully, it was only a 45 minute bus ride to Busan, our final stop. Busan is the second largest city in South Korea, but it is MUCH smaller than Seoul, the largest. It's also Korea's busiest seaport/beach area. When we arrived, we checked into our hotel and headed straight for the beach. The waves were pretty big, but unfortunately, that meant we weren't allowed in the water. They weren't so big by American standards but big enough here in Korea.
We hung out on the beach for a while and then went back to the hotel to get cleaned up before dinner. Trash had never been to TGI Fridays, and they are currently having their three-course meal deal. I hated that while I worked there, but it's nice when you're a customer ;) This Fridays was located about 50 yards from the beach. It was on the third floor of the building and the entire side that we sat on was windowed and facing the ocean. We were able to watch the waves and see the sun go down while eating a small feast. It was great.
Next, we headed back to the beach to just relax, digest and take photos. We walked around for a while and then headed out for some late night drinks.
Thursday, our one full day at the beach, was busy. We woke up, grabbed a quick lunch and headed straight to the beach.
I spent a lot of the day in the water getting pounded by waves and the rest of it resting under an umbrella. It was the first full day I've had at the beach in a long time and exactly what I needed to lose what little bit of stress I had left at this point.
After the beach, we got dressed up and went to the greatest buffet I've ever been to. They had everything, seafood, Korean food, Japanese sushi chefs, Mexican food. I tried a little of everything and ate about 5 plates of crab legs. This was basically the end of the night for us.
Afterwards, we just relaxed and watched James Bond: Casino Royale back at the hotel.
Friday was our last day of vacation. We went to the beach. Some of our other friends were in Busan at the same time as us, but we hadn't been able to meet them so it was a pleasant surprise when we happened to run into them at Starbucks. That was basically the end of it all. We talked to the a bit, walked on the boardwalk, took some pictures and then took another 6 hour train ride back to Seoul.
We arrived back in Seoul around 9pm on Friday night. It was nice to have Saturday and Sunday to relax before heading back to work. Overall, it was a great vacation. We both had a fantastic time.
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