Bright Lights, Bigger City, Baseball!

Tonight we were fortunate enough to go to a baseball game (my first ever)... and Busan won! Thankfully my American friend Kelsey was there to explain what was going on although I think crowd watching was more exciting than the game. The two guys behind us even offered us some of their dried squid (a typical snack it seems). I think chewy and interesting is the best description :|

In Korea it's also traditional to make paper pom-poms to cheer on your team, and what's more, towards the end of the match they distribute orange rubbish bags (in the teams colours) that you wear on your head until the end of the match. You then have something to put all your trash in before dropping it off in the large containers at the exits of the stadium. Genius!

I also got to try my first Patbingsu, a shaved ice desert with azuki beans and fruit. Was pretty refreshing given the heat, but the beans are still taking a getting used to! The Korean girls also seemed impressed that we could hum along to the chants... well if you do use the tune to 'If you're happy and you know it' and 'We're not going to take it'...!

Tomorrow we're headed on a full day tour of Gyeongju, the capital city of the ancient kingdom of Silla and a designated World Heritage Site. Looks beautiful so will be sure to charge my camera!

Until then,

EmJ x