This weekend, but I forgot to tell you about the first time I left Seoul and traveled to another city in Korea. It was sadly 7 and a half months after I had been here, but better late than never.

Busan is a beach town kinda like San Francisco to Seoul’s NY… which means they’re not at all similar. But I went with Yena and my friends Woody and Kat, who are friends I have made through an online foreigner site in Korea.

Anyway, we didn’t have any plans for a hotel when we got there, but Kat had typed up a list of nearby hotels and we called the one that looked the most interesting: The Galaxy. Which turned out to be a “love motel” as they call them here, a place for lovers to go since everybody who’s young in Korea lives with their parents. It had a very 70s Vegas feel (from what I imagine 70s Vegas must have been like), or rather, a very cheap 70s Vegas… round bed that sadly didn’t revolve, painted stars on the ceilings, a very diverse and free video selection…. classy is all I can say.

That day we went to an aquarium, walked along the beach, shopped a bit, and just had a good time.

Hopefully I’ll have some more pics soon, this time of Andong, a traditional village about 4 hours away from Seoul. Until then…