Sunday, November 28, 2010

Pusan: City by the Sea

The perfect song to capture the days mood. Enjoy.


A week ago we took a trip to Pusan, Korea's second largest city and the fifth largest port in the world.

Haeundae Beach
One of the nicest spots in Pusan and the location of the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF).



The city is similar to 'Surfers Paradise, Australia and strangely doesn't have an Asian but rather a Western feel to it.


It was a fantastic day, very mild for late November so we enjoyed most of the day on the beach.

And so did everyone else.


Some people were drawn to the water






In Korea it is very normal for girls in high heels to wander onto the beach in order to get a perfect background for their picture.



Pusan International Film Festival 2009




I would like to think that these were a good old fashioned gang of hooligans but suspect that they are training for a martial art, who knows?


Down by the docks there are some pretty impressive buildings, Korea's answer to Dubai.



Fishermen congregating at sunset

Photographic fun.


As the sun set on the day, we headed to Nampo-dong for some retail therapy.


There was a maze of markets each with stalls selling every item you can think of and then many more.






The array of food is incredible and often the star of the show.









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