Tuesday, August 23rd (1st day): We arrived in Seoul Station looking all touristy like. Huge backpacks and a camera in one hand (well, I had my iPhone instead). I felt so overwhelmed by the amount of people on a Tuesday evening. The subway system looked like a labyrinth and fortunately for us, we could use our Busan subway passes! However, we can’t add money to it which we learned on our last day in Seoul. Anyways, we headed to Itaewon right away for dinner and to hang out with Austin who lives in Seoul and a good friend of Nav’s. Later that day we met up with Chris was also in Seoul to say last farewells to his buddies in the city.
Wednesday, August 24th (2nd day): Chris after picking up his CDs that he has made for his band left to Busan. Nav and I went shopping at Itaewon. I got a customized leather jacket which should be mailed out to me in a week’s time. I will show a picture of it as soon as I get it. I never owned a nice leather jacket so it was a little treat for me. I saw baseball, soccer, and football jerseys for $25 and I could get them to customize it for an additional $10 but they looked fake from the get go. I decided not to spend money on the jerseys even though I was tempted. We visited Seoul Tower and it was well worth the trip. I was able to get a great view of the entire city. Oh, Wednesday was also Austin’s birthday so we celebrated his birthday with a dinner.
Thursday, August 25th (3rd day): We woke up super late on Thursday so we didn’t do too much besides playing X-Box which I enjoyed a lot. I was playing Madden 11 the whole time, and Nav was on Facebook and Skyping with his buddies while Austin was at work. Austin works at a Hagwon (private schools) so they don’t have the same vacation period as public schools. It was also my 2 months anniversary in Korea! 10 more months to go until I am back in Canada!
Friday, August 26th (4th day): Visited Seoul Grand Park, which is a zoo for those who do not know. We had tons of fun and this is probably the first time I have been to a zoo since I was in elementary school back in Toronto. Grade 4, maybe? I got to see my favourite animal – the lions, and I got to see a show with the dolphins and seals as well.
Saturday, August 27th (5th day): Pulled an all-nighter in order to catch the 8am bus to Busan. It’s a free bus for foreigners only. We had to be there at least an hour in advance just in case there was a line up. We could have registered for this free bus online but we did not have our passport numbers with us. Instead we went early to the boarding point and registered our names with proof (ARC). It was approximately five and half hours bus ride but I managed to make new friends from Lithuania, India, and Indonesia. I came home and fell asleep until late at night.
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