After a hiatus of 39 years I am on my way back to Berlin to celebrate New Years Eve for the second time in my life. I first travelled to Berlin in 1986, at a time when things were certainly very different, technologically, politically, in just about every way. Although the East/West tensions are still …
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So Long Seoul….
We had baked beans on toast this morning, I think the beans had a very high sugar content, so I balanced it with spicy Korean soy paste. A very tasty start to the day! There are many convenience stores near our place. Nice to CU, 7 Eleven etc. You have to go to each one …
A Bit Of An Interesting Day
I woke up this morning and remembered our trip up the Lotte Tower. While we gazed over the skyscrapers below, we saw a number of birds of prey, which looked like possibly falcons. It seemed so strange to be up so high, and them being even higher. It was beautiful to see, that amongst all …
Gangnam Style…
Yesterday, when we went to the Unification Village we were given a free sample of rice wine, known as Makgeolli, a traditional alcoholic drink with a milky, off-white appearance and a slightly sweet, tangy, and bitter taste. Pete hated it, I liked it, but it was very strange tasting. We didn’t buy any, but I …
On to North Korea….nearly
Today we planned a trip to the DMZ, the demilitarised area, separating North and South Korea. I never thought when I studied the Korean War for O Level history, I would visit this area of the world. I remember snippets, but it all sounded very confusing, and now looking back, it wasn’t because I was …
Sweltering in Seoul
Today we meant business! We got a 5 day travel card for travelling round Seoul, the T Card also called the Climate card. If travel was this cheap everywhere, it would make the workd a better place. It cost around £7.00, which is very good for unlimited travel for buses, trams and the underground! We …
Bullet Train From Busan….
Today was a travelling day from Busan to Seoul. As the trains aren’t inflated and pretty much the same price all the time, we made a basic school boy error of not booking in advance. It had been OK in Japan but of course this is Korea and it is different. The bus came quite …
A Day Out In Busan
Pete went for another early morning walk, and I didn’t. He sent me lovely photos though. Busan is huge. In fact, it is 770.17 square kilometres, so doing a day trip within Busan can take quite a bit of time. We decided to visit Gamcheon Culture Village, still part of Busan, but a journey of …
The Most Beautiful Temple in Korea
Last night, we had a lovely homemade meal, full of veggies, which was great. Washed down with some vino. It’s great to know exactly what we are eating. It just means that we are being more adventurous with the soft drinks we are buying and the sweet stuff. Pete had decided that if he woke up …
A Bit More of Busan…
Having got in the apartment, Pete went into lots of shops to find food for the next day or two. We have deided to DIY now, and cook more of our own food, as we have a really good kitchen and utensils etc. Also we may have exhausted all the veggie options! The first night …
Random Acts of Travelling 