Goodbye Seoul - Hello Busan
- Deborah Kade
- 8 hours ago
- 2 min read
This is the view from our room at the Park Hyatt.
From our corner room we can see Gwangan Bridge. Park Hyatt Busan is situated in the heart of Haeundae, the city’s premier shopping and beach destination, alongside world-class shopping malls and Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO).
I believe you can never get a first impression back. June, our tour guide in Seoul, gave us the best first impression of any country ever. Her introduction to Seoul guarantees we will definitely come back as there is so much more to see and do.
June even brought us to the train station in Seoul. Our train departed Seoul at 12:25 and arrived in Busan 15:07.
The seats were very comfortable and there was plenty of leg room.
One finds hot houses and fields all along the route from Seoul to Busan.
Oh, finally.... I can see some cherry blossoms!
An Song Yi, our Korean language tutor, met us at the Busan train station. From there we took a taxi to the Park Hyatt.
Our drive took us by a small section of the harbor.
Our room until Friday morning.
Before I could finish taking pictures of the room, we decided to go for an early dinner.
Side dishes Pickled radish, kimchi. chives, peppers, garlic, onion, salted shrimp (used instead of salt)
lettuce leaves, milder kimchi
Pork and sausage. Pork can either be put in the soup or on the lettuce leaves along with the garnishes
View outside the restaurant
We walked back to the Park Hyatt along the seawall.
Busan Gwangandaegyo Bridge (Busan 66, also called Gwangan-daero) stretches over 7.4 kilometers from Namcheon-dong in Suyeong-gu, Busan to Centum City in U-dong, Haeundae-gu.
The Gwangan-daero Bridge or Diamond Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Busan. It connects the Haeundae District to the Suyeong District. The road surface is about 6,500 meters long, with the bridge as a whole spanning 7,420 meters. It is the second longest bridge in the country after the Incheon Bridge.
Construction began in 1994 and concluded in December 2002, with a total cost of 789.9 billion won. The bridge opened temporarily in September and October 2002 for the 2002 Asian Games. However, it was not officially opened until January 2003.
The bridge made international headlines in February 2019 when a Russian cargo ship (which had just left from the Port of Busan and was heading to Vladivostok) crashed into the bridge. As a result, a five-meter wide hole was torn into the lower part of the bi-level bridge, but there were no injuries reported. The ship's captain was allegedly inebriated at the time of the crash, which may have contributed to the incident.
The Gwangan-daero Bridge is the longest bi-level bridge over the ocean in Korea. In addition to providing a quick way to get around, the bridge offers breathtaking views of nearby attractions, including the endlessly unfolding ocean, Oryukdo Island, Hwangnyeongsan Mountain, Gwangalli Beach, Dongbaekseom Island, and Dalmaji Hill.
Equipped with thousands of LED lights, the bridge showcases a beautiful lighting exhibition at night that changes with the seasons. The bridge offers a majesty beauty when combined with nearby attractions during the day and a romantic atmosphere at night, attracting many residents and tourists.
Good night from Busan.
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