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Jagalchi Fish Market – Part 2

28Feb12

Here is the continuation from my previous post. The day was unbearably cold and I did feel sorry for those poor ladies at the market.

If you want to find out more about the market, please do check out this short video here.

hymm...colourful fish

Jagalchi Fish Market

Freshly cooked seafood

Jagalchi Fish Market

pickled crabs

Jagalchi Fish Market

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Like I mentioned previously, our next destination was Jagalchi Fish Market which is situated in Busan and is also Korea’s largest fish market. I have never seen an open fish market of this scale before and a visit is definitely highly recommended. I will start with shots taken on our way to the market. What a seafood galore!

On our way to Jagalchi

Jagalchi Ajumma - means "Jagalchi middle-aged women"; as the name suggests, sellers are mostly comprised of middle-aged women

Jagalchi Fish Market

Twin shooters I must admit, "over-processed" photos are not really my style

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Korean Trip : Pusan – Taejongdae

23Feb12

Taejongdae is a natural cliff formation facing the open sea near Busan, which is also famous for its rock beach. We took a ferry for a cruise along the coastal areas for some spectacular views and fed some hungry seagulls along the way. It was freezing but it was all worth the while! Next post will be about the Jagalchi Fish Market where we sampled some of the freshest, mouthwatering seafood we have even encountered, and where I got told off for taking a photo of some old ladies

where is my chips?

Taejongdae

Taejongdae - lighthouse and observatory

Jin on the ferry

Taejongdae - tough business

Taejongdae

The ferry we took earlier

Taejongdae - view from cafe over the rock beach

Their dslr toppled from their light-weight tripod as we watched from the cafe above. I think her lens was damaged as a result of the fall. I tough lesson to learn for not using proper tripod and weight in windy conditions.

Their dslr toppled over from their light-weight tripod as we watched from the cafe above. I think her lens was damaged as a result of the fall. A tough lesson to learn for not using proper tripod and weight in windy conditions.

Taejongdae

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Korean Trip : Hahoe Village

21Feb12

Hahoe Village is probably one of the most well-known folk village in South Korea. Situated in Andong, it is where the Ryu originated and their family lived for more than 600 years. Today apparently people still live in these straw-roofed houses living museum.

21% for wimps, 40% for the braves, Soju tastes very similar to vodka with a slightly sweeter palate

Great fine - didn't know Wayne has a copy here in Andong!

Mask Museum, Andong

Hahoe Village

3 "D" man

Hahoe Village

Hymm...interesting

Hahoe Village

Jin writing wishes

Wishes surrounding an old tree at the centre of the village

Hahoe Village

Hahoe Village - Kimchi jars

Hahoe Village

Hungry after a long walk around the village

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Korean Trip: Seokguram

19Feb12

Seokguram (석굴암) is actually part of the Bulguksa complex in Gyeongju, just a relatively short hike up a beautiful path laced with colourful lanterns from its car park. Originally called “Stone Buddha Temple” (석불사), situated 750m above sea level overlooking Sea of Japan, it is the National Treasure of Korea #24. The order of the photos is a bit muddled up, sorry :p

Seokguram

I have included this photo which was taken about 6 years ago just for a bit of comparison. Nothing much has changed except it was snowly rather heavily during that time and the view was awesome!

I have included this photo which was taken about 6 years ago just for a bit of comparison. Nothing much has changed except it was snowing rather heavily during that time and the view was awesome!

Seokguram

These stairs are always a bit trecherous and even more if they were covered with slippery ice

Break time before heading back with 2 camera-shy ladies

Outside Seokguram, lady was selling some mushrooms and herbs

Break time before heading back with 2 camera-shy ladies

Seokguram

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Korean Trip: Streets of Seoul

18Feb12

Streets of Seoul

: Streets of Seoul

Streets of Seoul

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Around house – a morning walk

17Feb12

Around house - a morning walk

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Korean Trip: Gyeongju (continue)

17Feb12

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was going to show you a photo of the best soft tofu soup we have ever tasted, strangely I couldn’t find any picture of it. We must have drunk it before we had a chance to photograph it It was that good! Anyway, I did take a snapshot of the restaurant as shown below, I will definitely come back in our next trip if possible. After lunch, we went to Bulguk Temple 불국사 (佛國寺), which is also located in Gyeongju. The temple served as the center of Silla Buddism and of prayer for protection of country from foreign invasion. Unfortunately, the whole temple was burnt down during Japanese invasion in 1593. The temple was subsequently rebuilt and restored but not until some 80 years later. Inside the temple you will find the original Korean National Treasure No. 20 & 21, the Dabotap and Seokgatap respectively.

The restaurant with the best spicy soft tofu soup (순두부 찌개). Literally soup with heavenly taste

On our way to Bulguksa, the store on the right sells roof tiles on which you can inscribe your wishes and prayer.

View of Jahamun

This thirty-three steps stairway lead to Jahamun. The lower portion is called Cheongungyo and the upper is Baegungyo.

Taken at the buttom of Cheongung Bridge

Bulguksa

Wayne, Jin and me

Part of Dabotap in the foreground.

Seokgatap in the foreground, Dabotap at the back...and me...the one with purple jacket in front of temple looking blank

Bulguksa

Jin's brother - hymm...wondering what was in his mind, must be terribly bored

Bulguksa

I always wonder how it will sound like

Bulguksa

Gaining extra power after temple visit?

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Tags: Bulguksa, Dabotap, Gyeongju, Jahamun, kimtojin, Korea, Seokgatap, temple

Korean Trip : Geongju

16Feb12

Geongju is a small historical coastal town located in North Gyeongsang province of South Korea. It was the capital city of the ancient Kingdom of Silla, which was one of the three kingdoms that once ruled Korea. One of the most remarkable attractions (beside the mouthwatering Gyeongju bread hehe!) is a huge numbers of ancient hill-like tombs scattered around the town. Some of these tombs look as big as a 2 stories building! We did go inside one of such tombs, unfortunately we were not allowed to take any pictures. I have uploaded 2 of my favourite shots on Flickr for larger view if you are interested.

A small part of the lake was still frozen

The hills behind are actual tombs of kings

Love the color of winter, the hills are actual tombs

Love the color

Gyeongju

I think this pose must be infectious around this area lol!

Wayne showing off his new 24mm :p

Our best driver

Piping hot 오뎅!!

Didn't think they will make much money out of hiring bicycles...it was freezing!!

It's kinda strange to see foreigners here (but then I remembered I was one of them)

Gyeongju

In the background is a shop that makes "the famous Gyeongju bread"

Freezing cold

Hungry at the end of the trip, looking for a restaurant for lunch but the first 2 choices were closed for some reasons. At the end we did find the best soft tofu soup I have ever tasted. Photos in my next update

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Tags: Gyeongju, Kingdom of Silla, Korea, Tombs

Love is all Around

12Feb12

N Seoul Tower or more commonly known as Seoul Tower is situated on Mt Namsan, right in the middle of Seoul city. The tower can be accessed via road, cable car or on foot (if you are brave) and at 480m, it provides a panaromic view of the megacity (population@12m). But I am not here to write about the geography of Soeul, rather I am writing about a very special place where lovers from South Korea and around the world “lock and seal” their love away for eternity. It was actually quite nice to be there, especially when it started to snow as well. Unfortunately I was kind of coming down with cold of some sort that day but I still managed to grab a few shots to share with you all

I know it is still couple of days early but since I may not have time to post then, I will take this opportunity to wish all my blog visitors a very Happy Valentine’s Day!

Love is all around

Best Buddies

Happy Valentine's Day my dear, always love you!

Wish you a very Happy Valentine's Day Yeong, hope we meet again

Love is all around

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Jagalchi Fish Market – Part 2

Jagalchi Fish Market – Part 1

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Korean Trip: Streets of Seoul

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