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We startet our day with a korean breakfast at a place that served traditional korean food and packed lunchbokses. The food was super yummy and didn’t cost much. We had to use Google translate to manage to order, but the people who worked there seemed used to it.
Busan Arts Center is located just outside downtown on a small island just off Busan and one can get there with a short bus ride. The Art museum had a impressive display of a digital artworks with the theme jungel. It also had a couple of ipressive installations imetating weaterphenomenas. The also had a massive digitalisation of french painters giving the viewer a new and immersive experience of known artist. Just take a look at the take on Monet in the video here:
The museum had an area where one could draw an animal and then get it digitalised and put in the huge jungel covering th walls. This is Tonds dragon.
we arrived in Busan at 1530 today, and we really didnt have any plans besides finding out Air BnB apartment, that was located 15 min walk from the train station.
But forst some lunch after many hours in the train.
Maren found some bimbimbap on Busan train station, my order was something… Not as good.. strips of pork in water.. or, at least, that what i felt like.
Nice day in Busan today, warm..sunny. Here is Maren – half way to the Air BnB.
here is our new bus stop – compared to the one in Sowun it really dont deliver. No flowing air button. No charging in seats…. C U kiosk is miles away… But, at least it is close. Our Air bnb is the building at the end there – 1 min walk away.
We took the bus down to BIFF square, this is where they host Busan International Filmfestival, have their walk of fame and tons of shops, restaurants and bars. Also the streets are filled with different streetfood vendors.
we stopped in at Galmegi, a Korean brewery that has a few real nice beers. We tried a few different ones .
After a few beers we walked up a couple of streets to a spot called Gwangbogjib, we found it on Google – and it was super nice. Korean pancake and beef stew.
The streets was filled with people with different stands, we decided to get back here another day to explore a bit more.
some pics from our Air bnb in Suwon.
It was located a bit out of downtown, but had great bus connection. AC and floor heating – all in Korean lettering, so it was all about pushing buttons on the remote until something happened 🙂
Left our supernice Air BnB at 09 this morning, dont the ITK, not the KTX fra Suwon Station – heading towards Busan
Suwon station is pretty big, so it wasnt all straight forward finding the right track – but here we are, finally onboard.
The trip will take just over 4 hours – and will pretty much bring us across the whole country. The KTX (different operator) is a bit faster – but they where all sold out.
the plan is to stay in Busan over the weekend, and then try to get to Jeju Island on Monday, that will be .. interesting.. booking ferries from Mopok has showed itself tricky, and the high speed train from Busan to Mokpok needs a change of train midways.. som. Will we get to Mokpok in time for the ferry to Jeju? No one knows. 🙂
Starfield is a shopping mall, there is one in Gangam area of Seoul to.
The one here in Suwon is famous for the library they have incorporated into it.
Looks really cool, in the midst of shops and shoppers.
You cant take a book with you, but all books can be read on site, and they have set up lots of spors where you can sit and read/study
Today we walked around in Suwon, looking at old walls and fortresses, markets and even a shopping mall.
Here is a picture of the entrance to our Air bnb in Suwon, might not look to much from the outside – but we will post some pics from the inside later.. excellent apartment.
Bus is absolutely the best way to get around, and we have got out T-Money card from our local c-you kiosk, both bus stop and kiosk just a two minute walk from our door.
language is a bit of a problem, there is really not anyone that speaks it, if they do it is very limited. This has also added on to the problem of getting pocket wifi with. 5g…. Its very hard to figure out where to buy it.. But the town is full of free wifi, and then Google lens can help out
(when you press the button the wind comes out)
That was the air condition unit of the bus stop… The bus stop..no walls or anything.. had an air conditioning unit.
Riding the bus around town took us to some great places, and I have to add – Suwon has NO microbreweries…. None… But the do have AC at their bus stops
And wireless charging in the bus stop seats, but no microbreweries, as mentioned.
Thats the C U kiosk and our air conditioned wireless charged bus stop right across the street.
From Suwon Hwaseong Museum
The last picture, i think it is dried fish – or, I hope that it is dried fish. Not sure what this is used for, snacks? Looks a bit…. Creepy 🙂
You meet all kinds of people traveling, and we met this other couple traveling in Asia – while having a beer in a pub. Turns out this guy was traveling around and setting up musicals in Asia, and now he was doing Don Juan in Seoul
He set us up with two tickets two the show, what a nice guy!.
The show was at Seoul Arts Center
We had just relocated to Suwon, but thats not to far away, so we got on the bus back to Seoul for the show. (That is a truly great picture of the art center)
Don Juan was real good and we enjoyed every minute of it – thanks again Wayne, if you read this. You have some beers waiting for you in Lillestrøm !
Going to the Don Juan musical in Seoul was really not something we planned for, so great surprise in that. The singing was in French and the subtitles in Korean, but we got the general idea. 😀