Published on Oct, 2024
We weren't really looking forward to our Japan cruise stopover in Busan South Korea, mainly out of ignorance. That quickly changed when we were greeted with a name board right at the pier by our enthusiastic guide that would be our host for a day. This city is a photographer's delight, from the beach to the park to the skyscrapers (one 102 stories high) to the age old temple nestled along the ocean, to the cable car to the multi colored old town (Korea's Machu Pichu). Plenty of hills, plenty of steps and plenty of walking, but each segment providing relief in the large air conditioned SUV for two people, along with much needed bottles of water. We have previously learned to inject a sit down lunch break midway through an all day tour. The beauty of this kind of tour is that you can spend as much or little time at each stop according to your interests. We invited Changwoo to pick a lunch spot and join us. He proudly picked a Korean BBQ place that would not handle a tour bus, nor be found by adventerous solos. The result was an enormous amount of delicious food nicely explained by our host. If you're going to Busan at a cruise stop, I encourage you to book this tour very early.