Short trip to Korea

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Last minute decision to spend Christmas in Seoul and Busan so came in on 22nd. My first ever trip to Korea.

Merry Christmas everyone in a Jazz bar in downtown Seoul

 

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On the way here TG is already serving Korean meals

Main

Snack before landing

 

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Arriving late into Seoul had a late dinner near hotel, a Korean BBC restaurant

The boss actually do the BBQing for us, nice guy

Beef ribs and stomach and intestines

Kinchi pancake

Soup

 

[Froggy]

Merry Christmas from Itaewon, Seoul

 

[zhihau]

Do try out their MRT system, very comprehensive and you can reach many attractions- e.g Dongdaemun or Namdaemun, Myeongdong, Geongbokgung, Gangnam, etc.

 

[yinyang]

Busan is (refreshingly) different from metropolis Seoul.

Must do is Haeundai beach (best to stay at good beach front hotel)

https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/ATR/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264155

Things to do
https://www.treksplorer.com/things-to-do-in-busan-korea/

 

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Was told Myeongdong is a shopping paradise so went to take a walk there

Saw a noodle shop so went in

Full house and crowded have to wait for a table

Although its full house orders come very quickly like in less than 5mins

Lunch

Meat and vegetable dumplings

Noodle soup

Soft and delicious

Cold green noodle ion thick sauce

Flavourful and fragrant

This is one of the best noodle I have eaten.

 

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More of Myeongdong, very interesting places but it seems that shops are selling repeated items as if they are selling the same thing

Then there is a stretch of street food, again many stalls selling the same thing

 

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Taking a walk around Dongdaemun, mostly modern shopping buildings

Took a very nice walk at this canal

 

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Chanced upon this very local fried chicken joint

Glad its local cos everything is original Korean

Fruits platter

Soya sauce fried chicken

Sweet and sour sauce fried chicken

 

[winnipegjets]

Korea or Japan, which is your preference?

 

[Froggy]

Korea or Japan, which is your preference?

Japan

 

[Froggy]

Went to a traditional restaurant serving Korean chicken soup for lunch

Menu on the wall - there's only 1 main dish to order which is s hot pot chicken

Inside the restaurant

Comes the hotpot

Added some noodles

Nice chicken with chili

 

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Went Myeongdong for walk again for street food

 

[JustLikeThis]

Consider trying skate (fermented stingray), very pungent but after taking one piece, drink some beer and your beer will feel very different.

Or try raw flower crabs in Kimchi sauce and it is a free-flow side-dish in premium BBQ restaurants.

The above are poor-people's food during the early days. If the above-mentioned are too adventurous for u, just add soju to your beer and get high before dinner is served.

 

[Froggy]

Christmas eve tooka a walk around some bars and pubs area and found this local restaurant

Steamed egg

Dinner

Kimchi soup

Ginseng chicken soup

Stuffed with sticky rice

Pan fry pork in kimchi

 

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Before leaving for Busan on Christmas day went to a restaurant near hotel

KImchi soup

Rice bimbibap

The meal

 

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View of Busan from hotel room

Hotel lobby, really like the spacious design

At famous Gwangalli beach

Have seafood here

Famous Gwangalli bridge

 

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Seafood at Busan Gwangalli Beach