Gyeongju + Ulsan

#ootd #selfie first thing in the morning =P

The itenerary for this day was to go meet my student, Jasmine and visit Gyeoungju and her city, Ulsan. It takes about 1 hour from Busan to Gyeongju by car and travel was really smooth as there was no traffic when we went there.

We got there around lunch time so Jasmine and her mom treated us to this very popular restaurant.

It was a Saturday, so the resto was crowded. We waited around 30mins before we were able to seat inside.

But it's alright since there was a waiting area where you can get free coffee and tea. Yey!

It's a good thing we already ordered. When we got seated, the food was immediately served and woah its soooo much! It's a feast!

"Sundubu Jeongsik"

After lunch, we headed to our main purpose in visiting Gyeongju which was the Gyeongju Bulguksa. A temple listed also as a UNESCO World Heritage site

A very scenic pond will greet you as you enter the temple grounds.

I wish I got to wear a Hanbok and take pics of myself here hehe

front facade of the temple

posing at the hallway

Dabo-tap (Many treasure Pagoda)

Touching this golden pig will bring us good fortune!

After the temple tour, we went to Jasmin's house in Ulsan to rest and have snacks.

We were served with the sweetest strawberries and cherry tomatoes on earth! lol

We weren't able to roam around Ulsan since we were a bit tired but...

come dinner time, it was a feast again! Samgyeopsal! wuhooo <3

couldn't get more authentic than this! 

This is probably my biggest consumption of grilled pork in a night ever! haha

Daegu

Part of my Korea Itenerary was to meet my students.

Since most of them live in Seoul, I asked them to meet me in Daegu which is a bit near Busan.

We decided to ride the KTX (Korea Train Express)! which is the korean version of the bullet train/Shinkansen line of Japan.

Just go to Busan Station if you wanna experience the KTX too ;)

Travel time from Busan to Daegu only took around 45 minutes!

Price was pretty reasonable too. ₩14,000 or $13 per person for a one way ticket.

It was already noon when we arrived Daegu so we didn't have much time to go around.

We just decided to go to the city center and walk around.

Daegu is really nice for shopping. 

They have this Underground shopping center(not in picture) which sells a lot of trendy clothes/shoes/accessories. I highly recommend it! :)

My students and I also decided to buy matching friendship rings kkk ;)

Before coming to Korea, my friend who works for Asiana airlines suggested I should try out Kyochon which is similar to Bonchon! hehe

 I asked my students to look for a branch in Daegu. Thank God for google maps, we were able to locate it using their phone hahaha

My student, Sarah

We got the mixed flavor combo, spicy and original flavors. Soooo good!

Better than Bonchon! The only problem is that they don't sell rice haha 

This would have been perfect with rice <3

Time was so fast, they needed to go home early so we just camwhored on the streets LOL

Shawn, Lisa, Sarah and Michelle

Decided to take pictures of the park too hehe

Hopefully, I can go back Daegu to explore the city more!

Busan

One of the reasons why I went on a blogging hiatus was my recent trip to Korea.

Last March, I was able to visit Busan and other nearby cities such as Daegu, Ulsan and Gyeonju for my 1 week trip ;) 

I'll divide my Korea posts into the cities I visited so first stop are my snaps for my Busan trip!

We stayed in Haeundae which is popular for its Haeundae Beach!

the beach, early in the morning

our super cute room.

we stayed in a hostel which was pretty convenient to everything! lol

Korean Won

I'm a millionaire! LOL

Hanbok on display

market

Black eggs, anyone?

various korean ice cream!!!

empty Nampo/Nampodong street

Nampo is basically the shopping disctrict in Busan

haha very cute

Met up with my student, Eunice

She showed me around and treated me a lot of local food! omg

~I'll make a separate post for that ;)

Of course, we had to go to Busan Tower!

love locks <3

view at the top

with Daniel and Eunice

Busan at night 

was able to experience Jjimjilbang/Korean Spa

Yes, the one you would often see in k-dramas!

Shinsegae, the World's largest department store!

got nothing to do so posed beside these silver trees!! haha

Trump tower and BEXCO

stay tuned for my next post! :)