Busan, Korea

Location Description

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Monica, waiting for her step mom to pick us up at the...
About half way to Monica´s dad´s condo, there was an air...
View from the Diamond Bridge (lower deck) in Haeundae,...
Plastic food to choose from at the Chinese restaurant we...
Kind of like a cow drinking a milkshake or eating a...
On our first afternoon in Busan, Monica´s dad and step...
Monica´s step mom insisted in taking dozens of pictures...
The view from the promenade outside the APEC pavillion.
I had no idea you could see Japan from Korea!
Fishing boat taking tourists out to catch the big one.
Fisherman on the coast of Busan.
My bad camera´s attempt to photograph Ji-Young, Monica´s...
Pretty awesome self-portrait.
Monica´s relatives chastise her for having freckles.
Hard to see, but they made this harbor buoy look like a...
The beach in Haeundae, Busan. Apparently they have set...
We arrived in Busan coincident with the finally of the...
Sand scuptures in connection with the film festival.
Cute sand sculpture. I think in Korean it just says...
A tall building with windows that open! If only the...
Sunset over Haeundae beach in Busan. Time to head back...
Pretty great MINI ad. As far as I can tell, that´s a...
Sunset on the Diamond Bridge in Busan.
Construction is booming, about a block from Monica´s dad´s place.
Some overpriced (around $3,000 US per month) store...
Apparently the largest department store in the world. ...
A toll booth with flair: on our second afternoon in...
Inspecting the wares at the Jagalchi Fish Market in Busan.
Monica and I wandered this market for several hours...
Lines of vendors selling everything from wriggling sea...
Octopi for sale. Nakji in Korean. Big ones. Not the...
Some sort of fish, pre-gutted, and held open like a kite...
Rays for sale. I think this is what is eaten in a...
Hardware store, in the middle of the Jagalchi Fish Market.
Making fish pancakes or pajeon at the Jagalchi fish market.
Whale sale! Yeah, that is not really legal and...
Hagfish swimming around in a bloody mess.
Snail sale!
That´s a lot of dried sardines.
Hello says Mr. Shark. Head at left, other parts at...
Spices and such. At far right are cinnamon sticks,...
Enormous cinnamon sticks for sale.
Another busy street filled with stalls.
This squash ended up in our breakfast soups a lot of...
A lot of something for sale. I should really really do...
Some sort of bivalve for sale.
Monica and I were pretty sure this was blowfish, i.e....
Chili peppers drying in the sun.
Lots of chili peppers drying in the sun at the Jagalchi...
Busan Harbor viewed from the Jagalchi Fish Market.
Long-line fish hooks. These ocean "drag nets" are the...
Fishing ships docked in Busan Harbor.
Eating lunch on dry land.
A squid-catching boat. The large incandescent bulbs are...
Black garlic. This has become a craze in SF restaurants...
Pears the size of my head for sale.
It´s like an ice cream truck that sells bananas.
A pet kennel called "I Love Dog" which carries an...
Yep, the Shinsegae department store, self-proclaimed...
Monica outside Shinsegae: HAPPY SALE. Whatever,...
As promised, an ice ring, complete with mascot in a...
If I had Lightroom with me, I´d touch this up. No one...
As close as you´ll get to an Apple Store in Korea (I...
Diesel jeans for a 5 year old. Don´t bother with a...
Street vendor at the fireworks celebration. Apparently...
Weird picture but I sort of like it. Waiting for the...
I need to crop this picture. Watching fireworks in Busan.
Time exposure at night. Waiting for the Busan fireworks...
Monica´s dad´s wife, Ji-Young at the fireworks display.
Ji-Young, Monica and John watching the fireworks. I...
The firework display included remote control planes with...
Fireworks over the Diamond Bridge in Busan.
They also launched synchronized fireworks from the upper...
Another type of firework I had never seen before: series...
More fireworks during the finale, I think.
After the fireworks were over, we started to walk back...
And about 5 seconds later, this was our view of the...
Hey, look at my shoes! Ji-Young is one of those little...
Back up at the top again. I like Monica´s new haircut. ...
Which way shall we go? Perhaps you´d like to ride the...
My favorite ride of the evening: the Ferris wheel that...
Picture of the Busan bridge from the top of the Ferris wheel.
John riding the Ferris wheel.
John and Monica on the Ferris wheel.
After going to church (60,000 member Presbyterian) with...
Monica´s dad´s apartment building on the far right. His...
Apartment houses built by LG. Everything, even -...
Heh, I just couldn´t resist, and apparently neither...
Monica´s dad says he is suspicious of people who do not...
At the beginning of this trip, this was one of my...
More fun automated food making machines at a truck stop:...
Monica eating one of the red bean popsicles her dad bought us.
Monica (center) with her red bean popsicle. This is at...