Korea life - 26 July 2014 (Day 154 week 23)
We left the guesthouse early in the morning for our first stop - Jagalchi Market (자갈치시장)
부산광역시 중구 자갈치해안로 52(남포동4가)
Close : First and Third Tuesday of each month
Website - http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264168
How to go - Take Busan subway to Jagalchi station (line 1), exit 10. Turn right not Jagalchi 3(sam)-gil street. Walk for 5 min, then turn left to arrive at Jagalchi Market
The Jagalchi Market is Korea's largest seafood market. After the Korean War the market solidified itself as a fish market. This market represents Busan and is famous throughout the country. If you visit the correct time, you will be able to eat fresh raw fish at the market itself.
The fish market is located next to a fish port therefore the seafood are consist the freshest of all. We took some pictures at the port itself first then went into the fish market which is a few levels high (there is also outdoor fish market if you don't want to go the indoor fish market). There were many stall for people to choose from but they actually all sells the same things. It just depend on which store you like to order from only. But the prices were too expensive for me to afford so we went to the small store located outside the (outdoor) fish market. Although price are not too much different but the variety was much more than the store located on the second floor of the fish market.
We were able to see the Gamcheong culture village from the Jagalchi market, thinking that it should be nearby since we are able to see it from there but turn out it was not as near as it seem. We walked for 10 min but still can't and don't know how to find the entrance to the Gamcheong culture village, so we gave up and took the cab.
How to go - Take Busan subway to Toseong station (line 1), exit 6. OR Take the 17 or 17-1 bus across from Busan station. Get off at the last stop and change to a maul bus (small green bus) up to Gamcheong culture village. Alight at Gamjeong Elementary school, and you should see the village from there.
At the entrance of the village, there was already many tourist walking in and out of the village, so actually you will tend to see more tourist than local at the village. We were lucky that even though the sun is glaring, but windy so it's nice to walk around. Although this village is not much different from other village, but because all roof was painted with different colour, when we see the village from a high area, it seem like a beautiful picture.
Spent more than planned time there to take picture and walked around the whole village to see the villages in other angle. I don't mind bring other people this place to see the next time when I'm back in Busan. Hope this place will stay as it is for as long as possible.
Before heading to our next destination, we went to BIFF street to get some dessert first.
How to go - Take Busan subway to Haeundae station (line 2), and walk straight toward the beach.
Haeundae Beach is one of the must come beach during the summer period, numerous people visit every year from June to August. It's also famous for the various cultural events and festivals held throughout the year. (The last time I was here during the Sept/Oct, there was barely anyone! but this time there was full of people EVERYWHERE !!)
Found a place to sit down and enjoy the sunshine and look at the Korean playing around, felt so relax and peaceful (even though it was quite noisy). This is really life, no need to worry about life, no need to worry about money, just enjoying and living this every moment. If only we can forever live this kind of life... We still had some time before night fall so we decided to go to one more beach, I asked around and I was introduce to Gwangalli Beach
How to go - Take Busan subway line no.1 to Seomyeon station and change to Gwangan station (subway line 2) and walk 5 min.
(Cut and paste from visitkorea website)
Gwangalli Beach is 1.4km long, 64m wide, and is famous for its fine sand. This area has undergone a water cleaning program, and as a result, the water of the beach is pristine. The clean waters of this area also attract many fishermen. You can prepare raw fish dishes on the spot, right after you have caught the fish. For those looking for some action, there is the Olympic Yacht Rental where you can rent yachts. You can also enjoy water-skiing, jet skiing, windsurfing, and other exciting water sports.
We reached there on time for the light show, so we sat down and watched quietly with the other Korean. Maybe Busan is a nice place to stay for long period as it is quite peaceful, not as fast pace as Seoul itself. Although I still have some problem to understand the Korean the that Busan locals were using but they were much nicer than the people in Seoul.
So fast, tomorrow is my last day in Busan, going to enjoy to the last mentioned of it. Hope to come back again to enjoy all these again
We left the guesthouse early in the morning for our first stop - Jagalchi Market (자갈치시장)
Jagalchi Market (자갈치시장)
Add : 52, Jagalchihaean-ro, Jung-gu, Busan (Nampo-dong 4-ga)부산광역시 중구 자갈치해안로 52(남포동4가)
Close : First and Third Tuesday of each month
Website - http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264168
How to go - Take Busan subway to Jagalchi station (line 1), exit 10. Turn right not Jagalchi 3(sam)-gil street. Walk for 5 min, then turn left to arrive at Jagalchi Market
The Jagalchi Market is Korea's largest seafood market. After the Korean War the market solidified itself as a fish market. This market represents Busan and is famous throughout the country. If you visit the correct time, you will be able to eat fresh raw fish at the market itself.
The fish market is located next to a fish port therefore the seafood are consist the freshest of all. We took some pictures at the port itself first then went into the fish market which is a few levels high (there is also outdoor fish market if you don't want to go the indoor fish market). There were many stall for people to choose from but they actually all sells the same things. It just depend on which store you like to order from only. But the prices were too expensive for me to afford so we went to the small store located outside the (outdoor) fish market. Although price are not too much different but the variety was much more than the store located on the second floor of the fish market.
We were able to see the Gamcheong culture village from the Jagalchi market, thinking that it should be nearby since we are able to see it from there but turn out it was not as near as it seem. We walked for 10 min but still can't and don't know how to find the entrance to the Gamcheong culture village, so we gave up and took the cab.
Gamcheong Culture Village (감천문화마을)
Website - http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=1056152How to go - Take Busan subway to Toseong station (line 1), exit 6. OR Take the 17 or 17-1 bus across from Busan station. Get off at the last stop and change to a maul bus (small green bus) up to Gamcheong culture village. Alight at Gamjeong Elementary school, and you should see the village from there.
At the entrance of the village, there was already many tourist walking in and out of the village, so actually you will tend to see more tourist than local at the village. We were lucky that even though the sun is glaring, but windy so it's nice to walk around. Although this village is not much different from other village, but because all roof was painted with different colour, when we see the village from a high area, it seem like a beautiful picture.
Spent more than planned time there to take picture and walked around the whole village to see the villages in other angle. I don't mind bring other people this place to see the next time when I'm back in Busan. Hope this place will stay as it is for as long as possible.
Before heading to our next destination, we went to BIFF street to get some dessert first.
Haeundae Beach (해운대해수욕장)
Website - http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264155How to go - Take Busan subway to Haeundae station (line 2), and walk straight toward the beach.
Found a place to sit down and enjoy the sunshine and look at the Korean playing around, felt so relax and peaceful (even though it was quite noisy). This is really life, no need to worry about life, no need to worry about money, just enjoying and living this every moment. If only we can forever live this kind of life... We still had some time before night fall so we decided to go to one more beach, I asked around and I was introduce to Gwangalli Beach
Gwangalli Beach (광안리해수욕장)
Website - http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264250How to go - Take Busan subway line no.1 to Seomyeon station and change to Gwangan station (subway line 2) and walk 5 min.
(Cut and paste from visitkorea website)
Gwangalli Beach is 1.4km long, 64m wide, and is famous for its fine sand. This area has undergone a water cleaning program, and as a result, the water of the beach is pristine. The clean waters of this area also attract many fishermen. You can prepare raw fish dishes on the spot, right after you have caught the fish. For those looking for some action, there is the Olympic Yacht Rental where you can rent yachts. You can also enjoy water-skiing, jet skiing, windsurfing, and other exciting water sports.
We reached there on time for the light show, so we sat down and watched quietly with the other Korean. Maybe Busan is a nice place to stay for long period as it is quite peaceful, not as fast pace as Seoul itself. Although I still have some problem to understand the Korean the that Busan locals were using but they were much nicer than the people in Seoul.
So fast, tomorrow is my last day in Busan, going to enjoy to the last mentioned of it. Hope to come back again to enjoy all these again
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