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| BIFF Square |
The contrast between the South Korean port city of Busan and our Japanese ports was noticeable. Traffic strayed from their lanes, horns honked, and litter appeared in the streets. The ship's shuttle dropped us off at BIFF square, a square commerating the Busan International Film Festival. Who knew that Busan had an international film festival? The square was filled with food venders and a variety of shops. Busan is the second largest city in South Korea after Seoul and the 9th largest port in the world.
The Pick Me Mall and the Ding Dong store were side-by-side.
We needed a toilet so we decided to look for a bar. We saw a couple of signs with beer posted in English, but they didn't open until 5:00 p.m., and then closed the next morning at 6:00 a.m. This quater of the city was obviously the place to party the night away. Although not hungry, we finally found a restaurant open (it was 11:00 a.m) so we decided to go in and order something just for the right to use the toilet. It turned out to be a specialty restaurant in pork. The ham hocks were stacked head high.
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| Ham hocks anyone? |
There were only 3 choices on the menu, so we pointed to the one that looked the most attractive and by the time all was said and done, there were over 15 bowls and plates on the table. The pork was very thinly sliced and covered in chopped raw garlic. Delicious!
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| Our lunch |
After lunch, Dwight decided he'd had enough of big city life, so he got on the shuttle bus back to the ship, and I decided to explore on foot. I discovered acre upon acre of fish markets and, after a 3-mile walk, I, too, took the shuttle back to the haven of the ship where the cabin was cleaned and dinner was on the table.
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