Apologies for the lack of news recently... being a student and a tourist is so exhausting! Was lucky enough to have my first quiet night in after three weeks on the go last night (the two week annual camp prior to flying here was just as tiring) but was so sleepy I just headed straight to bed with a cup of tea (I've finally found English Breakfast here after what felt like an entire search of Busan) and a snug with Heffs :)
So at the weekend we were lucky enough to travel to Seoul on the Korea Train Express or the KTX as it's more commonly known (according to the website, the high-speed train reaches a max speed of 190mph or 305km/h for you modern folk) and a group of five of us did the usual tourist thing; hopped on the City Tour Bus which dropped us off at Seoul Tower, Gyeongbokgung Palace where we were lucky enough to see the changing of the guards, Itaewon Shopping Street and a personal favourite, Insadong (a traditional area with loads of tea houses, market stalls, craft shops and art galleries) .
After such a busy day we were glad to stop at an adorable pizza place before heading back to our luscious apartment (more on that later!) as we had to be up early on the Sunday morning for our trip to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea (will write more on this too when I get the chance as I think it deserves a post of it's own). However, this did mean I could fulfil another one of my challenges: no. 17, go underground.
The week then started again with more Korean lessons, lectures on the Hangul writing system, a discussion on culture shock (some of the answers to 'What has surprised you the most since arriving in Korea?' were most amusing!) and this afternoon we were at The Culinary Institute of Kim's for a lesson in Korean cooking. We had a fab time and thankfully this meant we could control the amount of spice were putting in our dishes so I could actually taste the flavours (food over here is usually so so hot)!
After class was over, we headed back in to town to complete some of our 'missions' - challenges set by the university such as having our picture taken next to certain monuments and trying certain foods. We also got chance to go up Busan tower which had some fantastic views over the city as night fell.
And now, time for a little more sleep before another busy day tomorrow. Need to make it to breakfast for 'cereal Wednesdays,' hurrah for normal food!
Nos da pawb :)
EmJ x
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