We started off our night by trying to catch a taxi... which was not an easy task. We were apparently on too small of a road for taxis, and ended up walking at least 1 mile in the freezing cold before flagging one down. The best part about our taxi ride, other than that we were finally in a warm place, was the fact it was only 1800 WON, which is equivalent to approximately $1.20. What a deal huh?!
Once we arrived in the downtown area, we walked towards a bar called the Cizi Club that was recommended to us by some local Koreans. There was a major language barrier at the downstairs lobby, and we were finally loaded into a tiny elevator and sent to fend for ourselves.
When the doors opened, we were shocked to find a HUGE, beautiful, and fairly ritzy club... that was completely empty! Apparently we were too early for the party, so we explained to the emploiyees that we would be back at 10pm by flashing all 10 of our fingers and using the best Korean we knew!
We then headed over to a restaurant down the street. The boys all ordered soju, which is the most commonly drunk liquor in S.K. With their soju, we were given free soup, seaweed and a bowl of snails! We all cringed at the snails, but by the time we left, they were nearly all gone.
You have to actually suck them out of the shell, and then they look like little snakes, about 2-3 cm long and are VERY slimy! Kind of disgusting... but we were feeling adventurous!
When we were done there, we walked the streets some more and stumbled upon this restaurant...
Yep, you read it right, "Boobi Boob." Unfortunately there wasn't enough room for all 9 of us, but we took a group picture by the other sign, just to commemorate the moment!
Just steps outside that restaurant, we ran into some Korean college age guys who were sooooo excited to see us!
They wanted to practice all the English they knew, which was actually quite a bit, and play host, like most Koreans do! :) They invited us to go to a restaurant with them, so we followed... and the rest is history! We ate pig intestine, which was super chewy! We had to chew it at least 2 minutes before it could be swallowed...
...cheered a lot!
... talked on the phone to their family and friends...
... fed each other (which is what they do when they feel close with friends! We knew at this point, they loved us! Instead of saying, "I want to feed you," though, they would say "I want to eat you!" It was hilarious!
.... and ultimately had an awesome night meeting new Korean friends and American and Canadian friends, who are luckily going to be in Pusan with us!!
What a fun night! I can't believe you ate snails and pig intestines. Did you really do that, or just watch??? I remember eating snails that Amy ordered in a restaurant many years ago, and they were fabulous! Haven't had them since. Haven't even seen them on a menu!
ReplyDeleteThe pig intestines don't look or sound good to me. How fun that the Koreans wanted to practice English with you and "eat" you!! We've been doing real estate, seems like every day. Couldn't find anything at the theater we liked last night, so we picked up quizno's sandwiches and watched "National Velvet" at home-- filmed in 1945! It was so good. Love you, Chica! Mom
What a great post! I'm laughing so hard!!!! . . . oh, where do I start. . . the pig intestines? The Koreans eating you? Boobi Boob? Oh, it was all so wonderful! hahahahah. . . .still laughing. . .
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