Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Continued from the previous post! We’d explored the East Garden for 3 hours, and needed to find some lunch. The park has a couple of cafes sprinkled throughout the area, but most seemed to be closed. What we found opened
We’ve enjoyed pretty good weather in the first six days of our vacation in South Korea, the cold weather not withstanding: it’s been reasonably sunny throughout and we’ve gotten very usable pictures in such good lighting. Day 07 today finally
For most tourists with just a couple of days to spend in the town, the key places to visit would be the Suncheon Bay National Garden, the Wetland Reserve, and the Nagan Eupseong Folk village. There are about a dozen
We’d spent five nights in Busan and relocated to our next city Suncheon on Day 06 morning. In retrospection, we could had allocated a few more days in Busan to explore other places in this very modern city, but five
Our fifth stop in our guided tour of Gyeongju was Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond. The visit to the palace grounds was at sunset – which I think was very intentional as the illumination lights come on and paint the
It was about 3:15PM when we left Woljeong Bridge but we’d return at 6PM to see the same bridge at night. The next stop was Daereungwon Royal Tomb and the Hwangnidan-Gil shopping street that was beside it, and this spot
We spent over an hour at Bulguksa Temple, then headed off to a lunch stop at our own expense. Most of the guests lunched at a Korean restaurant, while we pigged out at Burger King: a dining option that was
During our planning of our itinerary, we debated over how to spend the fifth free full day of our stay in Busan: whether to take a day trip out of the city, or just stay put for more retail theraphy.
Our last activity for Day 04 and also our usage of the Busan Visitor Pass: taking a yacht cruise at sunset. The company we were with was called Yacht G, and the boat a Leopard 45, apparently a branded luxurious
Many visitors who buy the Busan Visitor Pass remark that the price of the pass itself can easily be covered by just a small selection of the very large number of attractions that are included in the pass. Foremost in
The initial plan after the Skyline Luge activity was for us to ride the Haeundae Blueline park cars: but we made a mistake: these car rides are not included in the Busan Visitor Pass. Rather, a different ride was, and
Skyline Luge was invted 23 years in New Zealand, and since that time has proven to be a very popular family and group activity. We’ve tried the experience at Sentosa during our family staycation during the Covid years, and have
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