Flying home

Time flies! Happy time flies even quicker! It seems I just flew here yesterday but the day after tomorrow I'm flying back. How can I say goodbye to the Han River, Namshan, Samcheongdong, Insadong, Cheonggaecheon, Sinsadong, Apjucheong, Cheongdam, SNU campuses, Ewha shops, Mega Box, and all the waffle places, cake shops, Korean rice cake stands, Tom 'n Tom's thick toast, O'sulloc green tea latte, big streets, small lanes, red maple leaves, yellow ginkgo leaves, ...................

As a matter of fact, what I'll miss most are the friends here. This time I could only see some of them only once. How I wish I could linger longer with them. If there were more time, I could do more cafe hops with them and chat until small hours. Chatting with friends is the most pleasurable thing to do. One can never resist such company.

But still lucky that, I could go up to Seorak Mountain and go down to Gyeong-ju and Busan. In Gyeong-ju, we had a great sight of the red maples. Though still not in the full bloom, it was beautiful enough to get you drunk. The tofu lunch and the Korean table d'hote (한정식) made us lick our fingers especially the latter. You should give yourself a chance to try the 한정식. It's unbelievably tasty. Gyeong-ju 한정식 is very famous and the dishes vary from restaurants to restaurants. A must-try!

In Busan, we walked up and down the Beomorsa hillside to look for the duck eating place. The sight of it at last delighted us all. I don't know if the duck is as delicious as described but from their facial expression and the non-stop stuffing mouthful of it, I can tell the duck must be good. Did I eat anything? Of course, the side dishes were yummy enough to fill my stomach full. The sashimi, the cuttle fish, the seafood stew and all the side dishes we ate in Jagalchi was more than yummy. It was superb. Another must-try.

Before I flew here, I told myself not to do unnecessary shopping. But now when I look at the shopping bags lying here and there in the room, I realize I've not kept my own words. What a bad spender I'm. Guys, I start to worry how much fine I've to pay for the excess baggage. God! Why couldn't I resist the temptation?