A blog about Tokyo, traveling and yes, penguins
Located next to the beach, Busan Aquarium is a popular tourist destination as well. Compared to the aquarium at Seoul’s COEX Mall, the lines were much shorter and they didn’t feel the need to put fishes in all kind of funny places (refrigerator, TV etc.).
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During our trip to Busan, we also went to Haeundae Beach. Haeundae is probably the most famous of all beaches in Korea and during the Summer season, tourists from all over the country come to Busan just to have fun at an over-crowded beach.
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I’ve been to Busan at least five times and not once did I go up the Busan Tower. The tower was opened in 1973 and is a 120m tall structure at Yongdusan Park. It is – just like Seoul’s Namsan Tower – a popular place for couples watching the city lights at night.
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Samgwangsa (Sam Kwang-sa, Korean writing: 삼광사) in Busan is overshadowed by the two other big temples, Beomeosa (범어사) and Yonggungsa (해동용궁사).
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Fukuoka is closer to Busan than to Tokyo and my plan for the school holiday was to combine a trip
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Today I arrived in Busan by ferry from Fukuoka. It takes only three hours by JR Beetle ferry and it was very comfortable and not as shaky as I thought it would be.
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On my way to Beomeosa Temple, I made a stopover at Myeongnyun-dong Station. There is a stream beneath the station which is the Oncheoncheon.
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Flying from Tokyo to Busan is more expensive than flying to Seoul and it can be even cheaper taking the KTX bullet train from Seoul to Busan.
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