A Night in Jagalchi

Last night, I spent the night walking around Jagalchi Fish Market, which might just be my favorite place in all of Pusan... not because of the aroma of fish that fills every breath of air (obviously), but rather because of the following things:

The streets are filled with fresh fish, of all kinds, for blocks and blocks and blocks...

You can have fresh shellfish anytime of the day... (This was delicious by the way!)

The view of the harbor at night is stunning... 

(Sorry it's blurry... I'm still figuring out night shots, and really need to get a tripod!)

and there are cool streets like this to walk down! :)

I am thankful, everyday, that I live in such an awesome place and that I'm experiencing NEW THINGS everyday of my life here... :)

Grand Children's Park

Yesterday, I ventured over to Pusan Grand Children's Park to check out the zoo!  Unfortunately, the zoo part of the park was closed for remodeling... would have been nice to know, but I couldn't read the website!  Another reason why I want to learn more Korean.

The ferris wheel and roller coaster at the amusement park were closed too... :(

So, since there was a lake with huge coi fish, I decided to buy some fish food/ people snacks at a little convenient store in the park.  When I paid the woman, she laid my money in this basket in front of her store, on the sidewalk basically.  This goes to show how trusting Koreans are, and how often people DONT steal stuff here!  Why put money in a drawer, just lay it in a basket for anyone to take!

Even though the zoo was being remodeled and the amusement park was closed, it ended up being a great day at the park!  There were beautiful walking trails, badminton courts with old people playing, no tourists, and a big lake with gigantic coi fish and ducks to feed snacks to!  They loved these!

Once in a while, I fed myself too! :)

Book Machines

In the subway stations, you can buy books from these machines for the equivalent of about $1.50.  Pretty convenient, huh?!

Sunset at Da Daepo Beach

Last night, I decided it would be nice to watch the sunset from one of the best sunset beaches in Pusan (Da Daepo)!  I accidently spelled it wrong in the sand -oops!  There really wasn't much of a sunset, since it was abnormally cloudy, and a tad bit rainy, but it was nice to lay on the sand and listen to the waves crashing... Reminded me of Thailand!  
Sparklers are my favorite firework, and since fireworks are legal on the beaches in Korea, I got a couple of them and stuck them in the sand, watching, mesmerized, by their beauty!  


One of my favorite things about being at Da Daepo beach after dark is the hill, which runs parallel to the water, that is covered in high rise buildings that light up the sky!

Then, on my way back to the taxi, I stopped by the carnival which was set up along the beach and gave one of the games a shot!  I had to throw 4 baseballs and knock over 4 pieces of wood.  The guy let me stand where the kids stand, and I did it! (Thank goodness! There were way too many people standing around watching me, to not make it... I would have been really embarrassed!) I ended up winning a yo yo... but not just any yo yo, a green light up one!

My Newest Guilty Pleasure!

Yesterday, I noticed this new store that was erected in my subway station while I was gone!  It's basically a "Claire's" but 1/3 the price!  I have no idea how I'm going to pull myself away from stopping here every afternoon on my way home from work!