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 Day 7 (October 1, 2023) Busan

Before      This day will be entirely dedicated to visiting the highlights in the city of Busan that we did not visit the afternoon of the previous day.  The spots marked at map are:  0- Central Park Busan Hotel  1- Seomyeon market  2- Samgwangsa temple  3- Haeundae Beach  4- Blueline  5- Haedong Yonggungsa temple

After   It take us a while to find a place to have breakfast and, when we do, it is in front of the Nampo metro station and, as we like it, we decide that it is where we will come tomorrow before taking the subway to go to the train station.   When we take the metro to go to Haeundae station it is almost 11AM and the ride takes about an hour, after a transfer in Seamyeun.   Once outside we find the heat and a beach atmosphere as we head towards the famous beach along a wide avenue.   The beach is beautiful because of the contrast between the wide area of sand and the modern buildings and skyscrapers that surround it.   After a while we walk through a small park towards the end of the beach, where we're expecting to find the Blue Line terminal, since we want to ride one of their sky capsules: a kind of two-person trams that travel a stretch of coast slowly.   However, when we arrive we once again face the problem of the massive mobilization that is happening in the country during these vacation days and they tell us that all the tickets for the capsules are sold out for the entire day.   We then head towards the 1000 bus stop, crossing the area of the three tallest skyscrapers and a beautiful garden with a waterfall. The ride to the Haedong Yonggungsa temple is about an hour and leaves us in front of what appears to be a theme park. We have to take the opposite path, though, to the area of the so-called most beautiful temple in Korea. As far as I know, at least it is the only temple by the sea.   The entrance is flanked by a row of statues of different idols on the left and other curious artifacts on the right. The visit is free, as it is a temple open to worship. As might be expected, it is crowded and we enter slowly following the line of people who are doing the same.   We go through the different areas and corners enjoying the beauty and location of this temple, right on the cliff.   Inside the buildings there are different images of Buddha and the ceilings are usually covered by thousands of lanterns.   On the way to the exit we enter a narrow path that leads to an area with a golden Buddha and the sea. From here, there are stunning general views of the temple that we have just left.   Once out of the temple we look for a place to eat and end up buying some wavy strips on a stick that turn out to be fish cake, then we add a hot dog and a potato spiral to complete our meal. We pay 14,000 won for everything.   It's past 4:30 PM and there is no time for more visits, since it takes two hours to get to the Samgwangsa temple from here and it would already be closed and it would be night so we take bus 1001 to the train station to have an idea of what we will have to do tomorrow. It takes us an hour and a half to get there.   On the way to the hotel, we get into an area with Chinese decorations, which later turns out to be full of Uzbek establishments, a Mongolian restaurant, and some Russian shops.   We walk the rest of the way to the hotel having bought some snacks and water that we will take to the room, since we will not go out again. We also get 300,000 won at the first ATM that charges me a fee since we arrived: 4,000 won.