The weekend after Fall conference, I hopped on a plane (again) to re-unite with the fabulous Tiffany and Kevin. This time, we headed to Busan for the Fireworks Festival at Gwanganli Beach. While Haeundae is the more famous of Busan's beaches, Gwanganli has a very scenic bridge that makes for a perfect firework launching apparatus. The first night (Friday) Tiffany and I picked out the cheapest cleanest hotel we could find and boy was it nasty. The Pillow was literally made up of cut up straws (where there would normally be pillows). The one perk? It was a love hotel so it came fully stocked with all toiletries which is not always included in regular korean hotels. The next day, Saturday, we got brunch at an "American" place called Brunsweek. I had the best Eggs Benedict with Salmon since coming to Korea- which is to say, the only eggs Benedict with salmon since coming to Korea. Afterwards, we wandered around, debating the pros and cons of where to watch the fireworks from. We eventually decided we wanted the Korean experience and thus opted to sit amongst the masses. We sat down at about four for a show that started at nine o'clock. Talk about a wait. Luckily the people around us had adorable children and we had a set of Korean cards to keep us entertained. When the fireworks finally started- with musical accompaniment- it was magical. I ended up putting my camera down after the first few minutes to enjoy the show but Kev and Tiff got some really good pictures so maybe I'll link you to their blogs later. We rounded off the evening by meeting up with some other ETAs who were in Busan. Our last day together, Sunday, we all (the 3 + the other ETAs) all went for brunch at Brunsweek again (this time I got a bagel and a mimosa!) and then we went shopping at Sinsaegae. I really hate shopping with other people- almost as much as I hate spending money- but we got through it hahaha. Oh and I got some really cute snaps of puppy that I couldn't help but capture. Everyone needs to acknowledge how cute my dog is.
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Author안녕! I'm Emmy and this is my blog detailing my life in Korea with Fulbright mainly through pictures. Feel free to contact me on my about page. TTFN Archives
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