August & September 2014

August 2014

Busan Modern Art Museum

The beach after a storm

My birthday dinner

Present from a student

Students

Enjoying the beach

What a mouth full, but she has a great attitude

Street behind the beach closed on the weekend for some cultural activities

September 2014

I have been trying to keep up with my yoga

Did some apartment cleaning in Haeundae as a favour

Haeundae Beach

Nighttime picnic area

Little zoo

A monkey

Some finger puppets

The last thing I have been doing, which has been keeping me pretty busy for the end of August and all of September was making jewelry.  I have been very passionate about it so please check out my website!  It is available at my house in Ottawa!

http://megajazzybeachjewelry.wordpress.com/

July 2014

July 2014

New Beaches

A tiny, run-down but picturesque beach near Dadaepo Beach.

Dadaepo Beach

 This is a unique natural beach with jelly fish on the shore and hermit crabs scurrying along the beach.

Fountain show

This fountain has been declared the world's largest fountain (I'm not sure if still is).

The strong winds that night were blowing the water into the audience so there were a lot of girls shrieking and some people getting soaked.

 Songdo Beach

 This is another beach in the city I waited until this year to explore.  It has a giant seal statue in the water.  It is one of Busan's oldest and most historical beaches.

Typhoon Season

We have had a several typhoon storms so far this summer.  

But they leave behind some nice surprises!

Gwangan Beach 

This is the beach I spend the most time at (closest one to where I live) but it never gets old.

Dadaepo Beach - take 2

This beach is a little bit out of the way but totally worth it.  Not only does it have the fountain show at night, it is also the only beach I know of facing the correct direction to see the sunset at night.  The other beaches face the other direction, so if you are willing to wake up at the crack of dawn you can watch the sunrise.  This beach has such a breathtaking sunset!  There were many photographers along the beach preparing to capture the beauty. This beach is also a quite a bit more spacious and less crowded.  There aren't as many buildings directly behind you and it feels a bit more peaceful and calm.

June 2014

 June 2014

Cultural Village

Japanese restaurant

 I won a $10 gift certificate at Salsa.  This is a new restaurant and the owner donated the gift certificates as prizes for the weekly draw.

Citizens Park

This is a brand new park in the city.  It is really nice and spacious.  It has two fountains that have light shows at night, several play grounds, some cultural centers, water fountains and washrooms.  Many parks in Busan are not very large and are lacking in places to sit etc.  This park used to be a military site but it was reconstructed to become this very impressive park.  There are still a few left-overs of the military base floating around the park too.

Haeundae Sand Festival

People taking advantage of the sculptures at the tail end of the festival before everything was destroyed. 

Gwangalli Beach fish festival

Picnic area on a Sunday night

Showing off their wheels

Snack party - Cheers!

May 2014

May 2014

Tea set I bought in China

Taejongdae on Buhhda's Birthday 

Chocolate studying away, rocking a new hair cut

The only two students I ever get confused were for the first time placed in the same class.  I had to take a picture!  Don on the left and Sun on the right. 

Nighttime walk, with the new lights on the bridge, it can be hard to take your eyes off it!

Walking during the day, sometimes I need reminders about how nice the scenery can be if you go out and explore.

Lotte Giants baseball game.  Busan won the game!

There were supporters of all ages

Discovering new parks in the city

Not forgetting to explore the cultural activities available!!

Hong Kong and Beijing

Hong Kong

Giant Buddha temple and small fishing village boat ride

Cable car

Ferry ride, Bruce Lee, amazing views and great friends

Huge sky-scrappers and a very impressive city 

Cable tram

Longest escalator in the world.  It went up in sections and there were many trending cafes, restaurants and shops along the sides.

Cool temple

Posing with Bruce Lee

View across the harbour

Argentinian restaurant

Beijing

Kung-fu Show

Forbidden City

Summer Palace

Roast duck with our Italian friends

Street market - yummy bugs

Fantastic art district 

Antiques market