Staying One Night @ Haeundae Beach

....Went to Busan for a seminar. (no stories-related). just pictures...

Stayed at one of the hotels near Haeundae Beach. 

Good Morning, Suray. 

It's a hotel operated by Korea's chain: Bennikea.

A small hotel but..for one night..it's okay. 

waking up to a beautiful scenery seen from my hotel window...ㅋㅋㅋ 

The sun's shining..and...I could see the well..a bit obstructed view.. 

selfie.. 

I was trying to reach out to the far beyond scenery...

Then...I managed to take some shots of the city.

Oh wait..this was taken from Paradise Hotel where I had my seminar.

View from the 16th floor. Haeundae Beach in Winter...completely different from summer splash.^^

Looking down ... 

and..looking up straight into the vast ocean....

Suddenly..I Remember My Last Summer Trip to Busan

Yes...we were Brand Communicator back then in 2012. I traveled a lot. Thanks to Korea's Council on National Branding. We were Koreans and Foreigners who happened to love traveling and telling stories about what do and see. So, last year's summer was one of the best trips we ever had. We went to Busan.

I don't know..why all of a sudden I miss my friends with whom I shared stories and memories we had last year. Guess..it's summer and then...I was like zapped into the flashback memories we had in Busan.  

Click here or on the pic. below to see what we did last year!

Well, summer + Busan: what a combination.

The Yacht trip: wow...the best highlight to taste the Best of Busan.

Busan: Family Trip (part 6)

Daejeongdae: An islet visible from an observatory deck on top of the cliff. The blue sky and ocean mesmerized anyone who would see it. The horizon seemed to get dispersed...

Mommy and her two daughters...at the very spot where most people would take picture whenever they visit this famous Daejeongdae...

Plus ..their Daddy, too..this time.

A breathtaking view..... 

Highlights of Night Tour...

Daejeongdae tour at night. we came very late at about 7 pm just when the sun was about to set.^^ But, we still could see the glimpse of its dusky sky....

Eyra and Freya were mimicking the freshly breathed air...splashing onto their face...^^

The moon started to emerge in the dark blue sky ....overlooking the beachfront temple (unseen).

We had dinner at this very peculiarly delicious place. Yes, this place boasted itself by having its signboard that says ' There is absolutely no other restaurant in this world that serves better suntubu than we do' Well, something like that^^ 

I had to admit that the suntubu here was delicious^^

Going back to Busan through Diamond Bridge....drenched in lights at night.

Busan: Family Trip (part 3)

Haeundae Time. As I informed earlier, we were there at about 9 a m, so practically not many people were there. The parasols were empty...

As far as eyes could see.....lots of parasols with the same sponsors on top of them....were spread like mushrooms springing up from the sand...^^

The kids wanted to take a dip into the water....but...of course, we did not allow them to...since the reason as to why we were there was no other than to spend an hour or so...before attending our friends' wedding reception.^^

And..another reason as to why we were not into swimming was the fact that there had been a string attacks from the sea creatures like jellyfish...as caught by one of the coastguard that early morning.

Another interesting fact that I could not possibly ignore was the mere existence of coast guard who were taking in charge of the cleanliness of the whole beach. They were bringing along their own stick or canes to pick the scattered trash out of the beach..

Pose. Moms and the kids were all drenched in purple...^^

As for me, I was in black attire...^^, the kids seemed to enjoy being there...albeit not being allowed to swim^^

Walking towards the shore after circling around the area...

Pose for the 2nd time. Stop it right there..so as to capture the moment.

Again....^^ See how empty it was? well, the summer was about to end...and the water started to cool off ...that day...

Another activity not to be missed while playing around on the beach sand....^^: writing names on the sand...

EYRA^^.....to leave some traces of being there^^

After half an hour or so, we were walking up towards the subway station. On our way there, we were walking along the sidewalk just right beside the beach where a string of hotel chains dotted the street.

We found on an interesting outdoor advertisement...

...and a laughing pig....made out of wood or steel ( not sure)...which simply tickled us on our way to the station. A small but noticeable spark that we found it too interesting to be missed... ^^

and...guess what? This is a bank. ^^ So futuristic-looking architecture, eh?

Busan Trip with Family (part 1)

  My second Busan Trip this year. Only this time, I went there again with my family. On board the 5-hour train (Mugunghwa:)^^ was somewhat so restless and tiring^^, but as we got off the train, the excitement rushed in. (As to why we used Mugunghwa, instead of KTX, of course, it was cheap. While KTX was way expensive). Anyway, after a long thought, we used KTX on our way back home to Seoul.^^ (see my other entries).

Ok, we arrived at around 9 pm on Friday night on August 24, 2012. As soon we got off, we got out of the Busan Train Station and unexpectedly bumped into my students who'd arrived there one day earlier. So, we took a chance to take a picture in front of the famous dancing fountain at the train square.

This is another shot of what the fountain might look like during its show.

 After an hour or so, we were greeted by our friend, Ms. Kim Moon Sook who met us at the train and picked us up and arranged the whole evening plan. First thing first, we got to have dinner. Where else but....the famous Gwangali beach with its famous Diamond Bridge or Gwangali Bridge.

 Then, off we went there. The camera did not do any justice to the night spectacle we saw on the beach. ^^ ANyhow...we were there to immerse into the night.

This is one of the best shots we got that night. ^^.

Another angle of what the beach at night at Gwangali beach.

Me.

My wife. 

The kids....who could not help but playing around with the sand even at night.^^

A blurry picture of us with Ms. Kim.^^