While Melissa and Mendi were here we walked through a street market and saw this shirt on sale for only 5,000 won (about $5)!
Sometimes seemingly innocent words end up meaning something a little bit more scandalous…
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Tongdosa Temple, South Korea
In my last post, I told you a bit more about what Haeundae Beach is like during summer. My next summer time recommendation is Tongdosa Temple. It’s located in Yangsan, just between Busan and Ulsan.
There’s a stream near the entrance that is quite popular among the Koreans.
The Men of Haeundae Beach
As you learned in my last post, Haeundae Beach (Busan, South Korea) in the summer is more than a little overwhelming. If you find yourself at this chaotic beach in summer, my advice is to soak up the scenery…
… then head towards the Westin Chosun Hotel.
Don’t forget to people watch along the way!
Take a left just as you see the Westin and head towards the rocky end of the beach. Once there, it’s now time to check out what I’ve decided to call, “The Men of Haeundae.” They are an interesting bunch!
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Cute iPhone cases are all the rages in South Korea, but this one caught me off guard…
The back is weird enough, but SCROLL DOWN to see what the front says!
Choo choo!
I have been so busy this week enjoying time with my friends! Since I wasn’t able to post on Friday, I decided to share something with you today…
Have you ever been invited to sit in the conductor’s booth?
Melissa, Mendi and I were only able to buy standing room seats for the train from Busan to Ulsan. By the end of the trip, the conductor in the caboose of the train must have been so tired of bumping us with his door each time he went in and out that he decided to invite us in his booth. Then he held out his phone for 5 minutes to show us an amazing video he took from his booth of the train running along the tracks.
Here’s a short clip of the view from the conductor’s booth.
Say WHAT?!
It’s Say WHAT?! Wednesday again! That means I get to share with you more bad English or weird things that I’ve seen during my time in South Korea.
Just in case you missed last week, CLICK HERE to check out the crazy shirt I caught one of my 6th graders wearing to school!
“BABY IN CAR” type signs have been popular in many places in the world at one time or another and they are all the rage in Korea at the moment. It was no surprise to me that the large stationary chain in town was selling them, but nothing could have prepared me for this…
![Baby [with axe] in car!](https://lifeoutsideoftexas.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/img_1210.jpg)
To me, it screams, “Don’t drive like a jerk because I have a baby with an axe inside the car and there’s no telling what he might do!” Personally, I find babies with axes terrifying. And this one in particular kind of looks like a badass.
Don’t forget: CLICK HERE to see last week’s Say WHAT?! Wednesday.
Happy birthday, Buddha!
In Korea, today is a public holiday celebrating Buddha’s birthday so I thought I would take some time out to wish him a very happy birthday!
Photo taken at Haedong Yonggung Temple in Busan, South Korea
My Favorite Place
Yesterday I went to Busan with Dave and some new friends. It was fun to play tour guide for the day. I also got to take them to my favorite place in Busan, the burial mounds! These mounds are the graves of ancient kings. Probably.
A year in photos – Day 176
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Sunday, August 19
This is my building. I’ll never forget Hanavill. I had a lot of great memories there.
A year in photos – Day 175
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Saturday, August 18
In this photo you can see part of my bedroom, my living room and part of my dining room. Yep. It’s a pretty small apartment, but it’s actually one of the bigger apartments in my building. I was pretty lucky to get the apartment I did.
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