LiFE n Maggie

We headed back to Seoul via train. This time we were staying in Gangnam. We visited the Coex Mall to see the popular Starfield library. There were so many people there that it didn't look as nice as did it online. It was rather disappointing. I did a bit of shopping while I was at the mall. Near the mall there was the statue of Gangnam style.

We checked in to our accommodation and rested before our dinner date at Michelin Star restaurant Solbam.

It was modern fusion Korean degustation menu. I really enjoyed the dinner especially the lounge at the start. They serve you drinks and two entrees there and then they take you to the maining dining room. We were seated near the kitchen where we could see the head chef and his team cooking and preparing the food. It was a very calm and well operated kitchen. Each dish that was presented to us was explained. I highly recommend going here for a special night out. They gave us a small gift bag with a cake to eat for breakfast and chopsticks.

That was a wrap for our first night in Gangnam.

We had a quick breakfast; getting bake goods to eat on the go. We made our way to Blue Line Park. You sit small cute colourful carriages that look out to the beach. This was one of the highlights I enjoyed in Busan. We got off the line and walked along Haewol Skywalk and walked along the water front. There was a long foot path with cute shops and cafes. We had lunch at a nice cafe with the view of the beach.

After lunch, we took an Uber to go to the Busan Temple on the edge of the cliff. We looked for a fertility monk statue where they say if you rub his belly he will grant you a child , mainly a boy. We were hoping after our trip we would start a family.

We returned to the hotel to rest and then headed to Spaland to enjoy the rest of the evening. Spaland was a massive complex part of a department store. It had multiple sauna rooms and separat hot baths for men and women. We were there for 3.5 hours and it was not long enough. Matt said this was the highlight of his trip going to Spaland. I wished we had something similar in Melbourne. It was very relaxing in there. We also had dinner there , nothing fancy we had instant ramen with various toppings.

This concluded our last night in Busan.

Daereungwon Tomb Complex 2025