Busan – 30 Apr – 7 May 2024
South Korea 35 days
After spending a month in Jeju, off we went to Busan! (Together with Jeju a total of 69 days!)
Our travel routes:
Travelled mainly by train or bus:
Busan 7 nights
This was our second time to Busan, so we skipped some places we had been before.
DAY 1:
- Jin AIR's air tickets were cheap. Only S$58/pax (with check-in luggage 15kg and carry-on luggage 10kg). A short 1-hour flight from Jeju to Busan.
- From the airport, we took a cheap public bus to our Airbnb (alighted near Hadan Station (하단역)). A short walking distance to the Airbnb.
- Since we arrived early, we had an early lunch nearby while waiting to check-in at 2pm.
- Lunch @ 오거리밀면 (wheat cold noodle)
- Dinner @ Bukchangdong Soft Tofu (북창동순두부) @ Hadan Art Malling (아트몰링 부산본점) (seafood soup + rice)
DAY 2:
- Lunch @ Samojeong (삼오정) (ginseng chicken soup and gingseng green bean soup). Both are good, the chicken was tender. MUST TRY!
- Seomyeon Food Alley (서면먹자골목) and Market (서면시장)
- LOTTE Department Store Busan Main (롯데백화점 부산본점)
- Jeonpo Cafe Street (전포카페거리)
- Dinner @ Lee Jae Mo Pizza (이재모피자 서면점별관). So many people were queueing to get into the restaurant! We just gave it a try since we were around the area. We ordered a cheese crust with cheese, ham & Bulgogi pizza, small for 27k won. It was good. MUST TRY!
DAY 3:
- Gamcheon Culture Village (감천문화마을) (colourful houses)
- Lunch @ 감천사골소머리곰탕. Googled and found this restaurant having so many good reviews. Packed with tourists inside. We ordered beef soup and rice. It was so watery and worst food we had in Korea. Never ever believe in REVIEWS!
- Songdo Beach (송도해수욕장)
- Songdo Cloud Trails (송도구름산책로)
- Gukje Market (국제시장)
- BIFF Street (many street food)
- Bupyeong Kkangtong Market (부평깡통시장)
- Dinner @ Miryangjip (밀양집) restaurant (pork rice soup). It is inside Gukje Market, many local diners. The restaurant is small and not very comfortable. But the pork soup is highly recommended! Inexpensive, 10k won per bowl.
DAY 4:
- We took a bus to Haedong Yonggungsa Temple (해동용궁사). After alighting, still needed to walk quite a bit of up hill slope to the temple.
- Walking along the coast from Haedong Yonggungsa Temple (해동용궁사) -> Jukdo Park (죽도공원) -> Songil-Jeong (송일정) -> Songjeong Beach (송정해수욕장)
- Taking a break in between for a bite and coffee
- Cafe Moon Toast (문토스트 송정본점) (takeaway) — popular toast (worth to try)
- Ice coffee @ Compose Coffee (컴포즈커피) (facing Songjeong Beach (송정해수욕장)). Enjoyed the sunny cool weather.
- Continuing our walk from Songjeong Beach –> Haewol Skywalk (해월전망대) / Cheongsapo Daritdol Observatory (청사포 다릿돌전망대) –> Haeundae Blueline Park – Cheongsapo Station (해운대블루라인파크 청사포정거장) –> Twin Lighthouse (청사포쌍둥이 등대)
- Dinner @ 해운대신대구탕 (clear fish soup) MUST TRY but reportedly closed permanently 😢
DAY 5:
- Huinnyeoul Culture Village (흰여울문화마을) (many cafes with nice view)
- Yeongdo Bridge (영도대교)
- Lunch @ LOTTE Department Store Gwangbok (롯데백화점 광복점) (steam seafood & beef using wooden container)
- Eurari Square (유라리 광장) (watching the land bridge rise on every Saturday at 2pm)
- Yongdusan Park (용두산공원), Busan Tower (다이아몬드타워 (부산타워))
- Gwangbok-ro Fashion Street (광복로패션거리)
- Snacking @ BIFF Street
- Dinner @ Grandma Ohduri (오두리할매셋째딸연탄쭈꾸미) (grilled octopus). Charcoal grilled octopus (went there twice and managed to get in this time round). We were there around 5pm adding to a super long queue and waited for 1 hour. All were local customers. MUST TRY! Provided if you are patient enough to queue that long.
DAY 6:
- R&R day
- Breakfast @ A Twosome Place (투썸플레이스 부산하단점) (sandwich + coffee set) for sharing
- Lunch @ Lotteria (롯데리아 부산하단점) (2 burgers sets) with fries + soft drink
- Dinner @ 동원장수촌 (duck herbal soup). Boiled mung bean and abalones duck soup. MUST TRY!
DAY 7:
- Lunch @ Choryang Milmyeon (초량밀면) (cold noodle)
- Oryukdo Skywalk (오륙도 스카이워크)
- Olleukdo Sunrise Park (오륙도 해맞이공원)
- Gwangbok-ro Fashion Street
- Relax and chill @ Sulbing Cafe (설빙 남포점) (popular Korean snowflake dessert) green tea. A nice place to chill.
- LOTTE Department Store Gwangbok (nice view @ 13th floor)!
- Dinner @ Bupyeongdong Maetdol Bindaetteok (부평동맷돌빈대떡2호점) (Korean seafood green onion pancake + beef soup + a bottle of beer) MUST TRY!
DAY 8:
- Had an early lunch nearby @ 행운식당 before checking out
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