Our week off for Summer vacation finally arrived and 7 of us took a train to a beach city called Busan, which in Korea. We rode a train that goes almost 300 mph so it only took 3 hours to get here. Beaches in Korea are definitely a lot different than beaches back home! It is a beautiful area, but the whole concept of being at the beach is completely different. Since Koreans try their hardest to maintain pale skin, umbrellas are set up ALL over the beach...literally in rows with about 5 feet in between each one. It almost makes a huge tent on the beach and you can't even see the ocean because the umbrellas block the view! You have to pay to get a spot at an umbrella, and there is no beach space otherwise, so we just rent an umbrella space and put the umbrella down...we want the sun!
Although some Koreans wear only a bathing suit, a lot of them wear their clothes in the ocean to avoid the sun...not a tradition we are following. The guys at the beach seem to think speedo swimsuits are the only acceptable beach attire. Girls all wear their bikinis with stiletto heels, obviously trying to be fashionable at the beach. It was also funny to see couples and friends walking around everywhere in matching outfits. Kinda cute the FIRST tiime we saw it, but matching with friends and or your significant other is very popular in Busan. Needless to say, we had to try our hardest to get over the fashion nighmares! haha It is only Monday and so far we are having a wonderful time! There are four girls and three guys and everyone is so much fun. We spend our days at the beach and nights out on the town.
We are in a very touristy beach now, with tons of people and things to do. It is called Haeundae Beach, and is part of Busan. The streets are filled with vendors...mainly three types actually. There are games where you have to hit balloons with darts, henna tattoo booths, and people selling alcoholic drinks. How many of the same booth can you fit in one town?? Also, we are pretty much celebrities here. I guess Busan isn't used to all of the foreigners, and everyone we pass wants to talk to us, as much as they can in English, and find out where we are from etc. It's pretty funny!
I am feeling so much better...almost back to normal and it is wonderful! The town we are in has the beach, and you can also see mountains in the background...it's gorgeous! If you're interested, look up Busan online and you can see pictures. I will post my pictures and write more soon. Love you and miss you all!
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