Culture Tour Number Two

This past Saturday we went on our second culture tour to Busan. Busan is a large city south of Ulsan on the east coast of Korea. The picture from the highway is representative of most of Busan. Korean apartments are mostly similar designs, and are everywhere. There is not as much uniqueness as seen in the USA. 

We went to see the APEC house, another Buddhist temple and enjoy a Korean meal. On the drive down, the ever-observant Mr. Filip noted several tall buildings bearing the name “Trump.” This reminded me of Warrant Buffet’s mention of his many investments in Korea, but none in China. The Asia Pacific Economic Conference house was modern and elegant at the same time. Built for the 2005 conference, George W. is in many of the commemorative photos. It was striking how quickly time passes. Following the APEC house, we took a boardwalk following the rocky shore and saw Busan Beach, which can experience over 1 million visitors on an in season weekend.

A very windy steep bus ride into the mountains left a few of our passengers a little nauseous, likely related to their choice of beverage the night before. In any case, another scenic temple was the perfect place to recover in preparation for a table cooked Korean meal. Mr. Filip can be seen to enjoy his food thoroughly.