Gyeongju to Busan

As we only had 1 night in Busan and an early morning flight, we decided to stay near the airport. The bus from Gyeongju only took an hour and a half and dropped us near the light rail system which ran past the airport and one stop on to our hotel.

Joined up thinking in S Korea - we could use the same Oyster type card we bought and used in Seoul on the subway in Busan. Because the journey was so smooth and quick we were hoping our room would be ready earlier than the 3pm check in time but no such luck so we had to store our bags and go off for the afternoon.

The tourist information centre at the bus station was closed so we had to cobble our route together with some random leaflets and small scale maps. We got the metro into Busan and walked through the beautifully maintained UN Korean war memorial and cemetery.

After a long trek we found our objective; a coastal path for a good walk and some sea air.

Compressed air to clean your boots;

On the way back to the subway we found a hairdressing salon. My hair had grown out of control and looked awful so, with the aid of google translation I asked for the same style but shorter. Hmmm it was a risk....yes it's shorter but quite uneven and I think it will present a challenge to Pippa at my next haircut at home!

On returning to our hotel we were delighted to find we had been given a room upgrade as an apology! A jacuzzi bath big enough for 4 with a TV and a bottle of wine. Trouble is Koreans may grow grapes but they don't do wine....it was disgusting and ended up being poured down the sink.