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