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South Korea – Day 9 (photos) – Captain Troy Lightfield!

Still in Seoul on Thursday. We decided to visit one of two palaces in the area. We stopped by the first with the intention of watching the changing of the guard. A very cool ceremony consisting of full dressed guards in time appropriate dress. As we waiting for this show I moved closed to the [...]

South Korea – Day 8 (photos) – Off to Seoul and the War Museum

Today we bought our train tickets and headed to Seoul. It took us about 3 hours by train which beat the cheap alternative of riding a bus for over 7. Once there we got checked into our value motel and then headed for the South Korean War Museum. The Museum was full of war artifacts, [...]

South Korea Day 7 (photos) Trip to Gyeongju National Park

Today we headed to Gyeongju, Gyeongiu is a major tourist destination for South Koreans as well as foreign visitors. It boasts the 1000 years of Shilla heritage with vast number of ancient ruins and archaeological sites found throughout the city.
We seen many of the Silla sites located in Gyeongju National Park such as the Royal [...]

South Korea Day 6 (photos) – A Day at the Beach

Today we decided to check out one of Busan’s main beaches,  Haeundae. It was really fun to see South Koreans at the beach. A majority of them don’t even appear to have swimsuits on! We even seen one lady in her tube with high heels on. Another man decided he didn’t need swim trunks at [...]

South Korea – Day 5 (photos) – Haedong Yonggung Temple

Today we headed to Haedong Yonggung Temple. This temple is unique in that most of the Korean temples are in the hills. Haedong Yonggung is right on the shore of the East Sea. The rock shores and waves crashing down on them make for the perfect backdrop for a beautiful temple. Enjoy the pictures!

South Korea – Day 4 (photos) – Admirals, Octopus, Busan Tower and a whole lots of socks!

Our first day of complete touring. We saw Busan’s largest “fish” market, Busan Tower, Busan South Port and a whole lot of stuff for sale! Read more.

South Korean – Day 4 – Something Smells Fishy!

Our first big day as tourists! We put on some serious miles. After hanging out in Guri’s Bar the night before we may have been a little slower than normal, but we stepped up our game and had a great day.
We took our first ride on the Korean subway, pretty much what one would expect [...]

South Korea – Day 3 (photos) – Eat, Drink and Be Merry

Day 3 found us lost in a huge department store and eating the “wrong” thing! Pictures are from Sarah and I’s try at eating by ourselves at The Korean Style Restaurant, EVERYONE else in the entire restaurant had soup with a little chicken in it except us. We later found out that it is one [...]

South Korea Trip – Day 2, Afternoon (photos) – We’re here!

Finally made it to South Korean, most of these pictures are of the restaurant that we went to. It was a Korean BBQ style I guess you would say. We ordered Samgyeopsal and cooked it over hot coals. Lots of sides to add to a lettuce leaf and enjoy. The girls thought it was spices [...]