I spent my precious days in Busan with Tae-Sun, Jo and Matt.
It was my second trip there and I have to say, I only have love for Busan.
The weather was as good as it gets - blue skies and sunshine everyday.
Our days were spent exploring and enjoying Taejongdae island, Haeundae, Gwangali and Nampodong (where we stayed).
Tae-Sun wanted to eat freshly grilled mackerel for breakfast one morning - so we headed down close to Jagalchi Seafood Market and even I enjoyed the salty little fish.
I burnt my legs, arms and face on Gwangali beach after stating 'I need to burn a little in order to tan'.
Jo and Matt found this hilarious when I could hardly walk the next day (and rightly so ^^).
We enjoyed a seafood barbecue in Seomyeon. The selection of fish was a little nerve-wracking for me so I stuck to the basics (prawns!) but the others devoured mackerel, octopus, eels, prawns and even fish bones.
We then headed to Jisan Valley Rock Festival.
The headliners and highlights were Muse/ PetShop Boys/ Vampire Weekend/ Massive Attack/ Corrine Bailey Rae/ Third Eye Blind, plus MANY Korean bands ofcourse.
Again, the weather was amazing and as the festival is held in a ski/snow resort we had use of the newly built HUGE swimming pool. We camped right next to the pool area and spent the days keeping cool before enjoying the music in the evenings.
Jo and Matt headed back to England last night. They were here for 3 weeks and I *think* they enjoyed their stay. They were pretty impressed with the Korean way of life and were open to trying everything so that made things fun - in particular noraebang (karaoke) and eating the spicy Korean delicacies!
I was teary eyed and emotional when saying farewell to Jo - it was so surreal to have a friend from home out here with me - finally someone from home got to see inside my new life here and could see how happy this place and Tae-Sun makes me ^^
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