It's Always Sunny in South Korea: Busan

I spent last weekend in Busan. It is Korea's popular beach haven located in the Southeastern part of Korea, and it's about a 3 hour bus ride from Gwangju. Margaret and I headed down on Friday night. When we got off the subway, we were greeted by a torrential downpour. After we found a motel and dried off, we headed downtown. Our first stop was Eva's, which was basically all westerns. For the first time, I felt like I was back in Philadelphia: hipsters, chucks, and my first lesbian sighting. It was a chill venue with a live band playing; nothing special, but they added to the atmosphere. After that we headed to Thursday Party. This is where I met my favorite bar snack to date: fried spaghetti. I am not sure how it is made; I am thinking they put angel hair pasta into a deep fryer and salt it after. It is super crunchy and salty.

On Saturday, we headed to Gwangalli Beach where we had brunch. It was a cloudy/rainy day, but I was happy to actually see one of the beaches. After that we headed to the world's largest department store: Shinsegae Centum City. It was 11 floors of pure heaven. They had EVERYTHING!!! From Korean clothing brands, to common luxury brands sold back in the states. They even had a movie theatre on the top floor and a gourmet supermarket in the basement. There I found a bottle of Kendall Jackson Chardonnay (which is one of my mom's favorites) selling for $50 (usually $15 back in the states)!!!! On Saturday night we went to see a friend's band play; the main reason we headed to Busan. The event featured about 8 or so bands/djs from all over Korea. It was a good time, and all the acts for the most part were really good. All in all, good weekend, regardless of the crappy weather.