1night 2days in Busan

(*I got several pics from my friend who went to Busan with me, so I'm adding some pics)

Have you ever heard about nomophobia? People who have anxiety of losing their cell phone or fear of being out of mobile phone. I checked my pics and I look like a person who has nomophobia, especially pics that we took it while we ate our late lunch. My boyfriend and I have been in a great long distance relationship and cell phone is the best way to connect us. We've been using Skype and Kakaotalk. 

2nd days in Busan

Gmorning~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

we woke up early to eat free breakfast. When you book Hanhua resort Tivoli, you can get two free breakfast tickets (value $ 15-15,000 KRW) but you have to go early to avoid long line and do not expect great breakfast buffet. 

I came back our room and took some pics to send to my boyfriend :)

Unfortunately, another typhoon was approaching Busan. So, we headed to Spa Land in Centum City. 

The Spa (it is called JjimJilbang which is Korean style spa) was great. Modern, fancy, and quite (Usually, JjimJilbang is a bit noisy because there are a lot of children with their family. However, the Spa in Centum city does not allow to enter under 13 year-olds children. 

Business hour  06:00AM-12:00AM (You'd be there before 10:30 AM due to tickets sold out after 10:30AM)

Fee  Adult: 12,000KRW (weekdays) 14,000KRW (weekends) --Around $12 and $14

Student: 9,000KRW (weekdays) 11,000 (weekends) --Around $9 and $11 (They must bring student ID card and must be with Parents after 10:00PM)

7,000 KRW (weekdays) 9,000 (weekends) ---If you enter before 9:00AM and after 8:00PM

(*REMEMBER !!!!! You can use Spa 4 hours for the fee. If you stay longer than 4hours, there will be additional fee)

I forgot to take pics from the entrance but you will get a key when you pay the fee (It looks like rubber bracelet, so you can keep it easily). When you get your key, take the escalator. Then, you will see brown lockers. Take off your shoes and put your shoes in shoes locker (The key has number on it, so find out same number and you will use same number of locker for keeping your clothes and bag)

After you put your shoes in shoes locker head to Girl's entrance, then you will get short t-shirt, short pants, and two towels. (use one towel for after you take a shower and bring the other one to the spa, so you can cover your face or hair and can wipe sweat. 

(These are clothes and towel that you will get it from the Spa)

It is a pretty big spa, so check a map and use it (4 hour is not enough to enjoy all spa. believe me)

We used KTX again when we came back to home. It was a great trip with my old friends. 

1night 2 days in Busan

I went to Busan that is the second biggest city in S. Korea with my two best friends last Saturday. We took KTX, high-speed train, from Soowon station to Busan. It took two and half hours. We booked three tickets here (Korall Korea Railroad. http://info.korail.com/2007eng/eng_index.jsp)

You can choose economic class or first class. They say that passenger can use wifi in the KTX but It was not good, so I used 3G all the time in the train. you can buy Dosirak (simple meal), snacks, beverage, coffee, some dried snacks (like beef jerkey, if you never tried it before, I recommend to try it-salty and sticky but it is delicious) When you arrive in Busan station, you can easily transfer from KTX to subway, bus, or taxi. (I want to give you an advice, use public transportation instead of rent a car because people in Busan drive so fast and there are a lot of one way load without signs)

I was so exciting to be there                               However, I was little tired when we arrived in Busan :)

 View from our resort, Hanwha Resort Tibolry, Gwangan Daegyo bridege in Busan. (checking Hanwha Resort Tivoli, http://www.hanwharesort.co.kr/irsweb/resort2/eng/resort/index_r005.asp?rcode=r0500)

Ready to EAT !!!!! (I was starving !!!!). We went to Van Gogh's Terrace, Italian Restaurant,  for our late lunch. You can see Gwangan Daegyo bridge if you got terrace spot.

They do have lunch and dinner set menu which include soup, salad, past, grilled beef with pasta, and coffee or tea. However, we were there between lunch and dinner time, so we order a salad and two pasta. Business hour is 12:00pm-12:00am (Mon-Thur) and 12:00pm-1:00am (Fri-Sun). If you want to reserve, use this number 051-741-3767. If you stay in Hanwha Resort Tivoli, it only takes 5 minute from the resort, but if you stay other place and drive to here, you can use street parking. 

we wished sunny weather but it was raining all day long. However, we headed to Haeundae beach.

It was just sprinkle but it became heavy shower, so we bought plastic raincoat ($2 for each)

It was really useful 

We went to Damaji Gogae in Busan, but I couldn't take any picture due to heavy shower. BUT, if you go to Busan during Spring, you must go there. The place will be filled with Cherry blossom. 

At night, we went to Crystal garden in Paradise Hotel in Busan. 

we ordered mojito, apple martini, singapore sling but it was not good... :(

My hair was so messy due to rain. I came back the resort late night.

The very first posting

I decided to be a new blogger to share my handmade goods and to introduce S.Korea's culture, restaurants, foods, people, fashion, and fun places for travelers. I've lived in California and Santa Cruz and I travled San Francisco, New York, Chicago, San Jose, San Diego, and Hawaii. I've got so many useful information through blogs. So, I do want to give helpful information to people who plan to visite S.Korea. Enjoy it !!