Time for a new post! I will try to not get too negative about Japan here, but...I went to South-Korea during spring break for a week and it is awesome. We went there with a ferry, from Osaka to Busan, which took us 18 hours. It was a really nice boat trip; including crazy karaoke, musical entertaining and even a sauna. Trying to sleep on the boat was not a real success though, but hey, that wasnt the idea of the trip anyway.
When we arrived in Busan we had a real Korean lunch: rice, pork, soup and several bowls of veggies, salty shrimps and other sauces to put in the soup. After that we took the train to our final destination, the capital of South-Korea: Seoul. When we arrived we (surprisingly) immediately could find our way through the city, thanks to the useful directions everywhere on the subways. The hostel my roommate and I were staying in was the best; it felt like being at home, because of all the zebra print decorations. The hostel owner was also a tattooist and he was such a relaxed 'dude', he really made us feel at ease there. The rest of the week just has been crazy; shopping, clubbing, shopping, clubbing, and of course visiting a temple. I wish we could have stayed longer.
To conclude, to me it seemed that everything in South-Korea is just an improvement of what Japan is and has: less unnecessary rules, people who actually laugh on the streets instead of all those stoic faces, easier (and cheaper) transportation, better music, and -very important- cheaper clothes and food. The only negative things I encountered were #1 the weather (it was annoyingly cold all the time) and #2 the abundance of advertisements of plastic surgery. Especially the last struck me as odd; everywhere in the subways you can see before-and-after pictures. So, they are basically telling little girls that they aren't perfect if they look too Asian, and that it's very easy to fix that. #3 The disgusting pork organs I ate. Usually I don't eat pork, neither do I eat organs so this was the worst combination for me; especially when I found out this little secret when the food is already in your stomach.
Well, I don't to go to deep into the details, it's not my diary here. So for the rest, I'll let the pictures explain my experience in South-Korea!
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| The instant hot food machine on the boat. |
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| Busan |
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| Lunch |
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| The sad skyline of Seoul on a rainy day. |
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| A temple in a park with many temples. |
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| KFC localises! (It wasn't that good though...) |
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| Dongbang! A Korean cake with vanila in it: as yummy as it looks! |
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| Sushi as breakfast at the hostel. Not really my thing in the morning. |
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| Water-in-a-paper-bag-machine. |
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| Seoul Centre |
