5 April 2012 - Taejongdae

Back to where I stopped on my trip to Taejongdae dated 5 April 2012.  I took bus no. 8 to Taejongdae and alighted at the final stop, which is the bus terminal.  Alighting at final stop always sound more assuring to me.  I can relax and enjoy my bus journey since I need not have to stay alert for the announcement of my destination. There will be announcement made for each bus stop. If I did not remember wrongly, there was English announcement as well.  It was 10.26am when I reached the bus terminal.  The bus journey took about 20 mins.  No particular place in mind, so I went to the beach which I did not have the time to check out in my last trip.

Taejongdae Bus terminal

With your back facing the bus terminal, turn to your left.  

Walk straight and cross the road.

Quiet road

아! This was the place where I ate 돌솥 비빔밥 for my lunch.

Everything is so familiar  ^^

太宗臺 =  태종대 = Taejongdae
When you see this on your left, you will also see a big car park on your right.  
There could be some tour coaches at the carpark.  Walk towards this big carpark.

Means something like "danger"?
You will see such metal railing at the side of the carpark.
There's a staircase on the right for you to go down. 

I was here 6 months ago.   Blessed to be back again, standing at the same spot. Took the stairs and walked down towards the direction of the sea as shown by the arrow on the picture.

Sunny day!   Fortunately, there was cool breeze  ^^
Just keep on walking towards the direction of the sea.

Saw a hardworking 아줌마 from afar.

I just keep on walking straight and saw this!  It took me about 10 mins from the bus terminal to reach here.

5 April 2012 - Getting to Taejongdae

Finally, I am into my 4th day in Busan!  Hahahaa...Yeah, I knew my posts can be rather long winded but being able to pen down each and every incident helped me to remember better and reminisce the overall experience for this trip.  

The itinerary for the day was Taejongdae, Busan Aquarium at Haeundae Beach, 광안리해수욕장 Gwangalli Beach and Namcheon dong Cherry Blossom Street.

I have been to Taejongdae during my previous trip to Busan but I wanted to go there again on public bus  ^^  

Breakfast of Panini Toast with Hot Americano for KRW6500 at Cafe Pascucci to start the day  ^^  I don't like coffee but it came in a set.  I shouldn't have taken the set...

우체국!   A place that I need badly for this trip!   Hahahaaa...
Saw a post office opposite Cafe Pascucci while having my breakfast. 
Now I know where's the nearest post office for me  ^^

After a good breakfast, I walked to Nampo Station, exit 6 to take bus no. 8 to Taejongdae Park.

Keeping to my right.  The bus stop is just ahead.

Many buses here.

I think there are a few buses to Taejongdae Park but I stick to bus no.8.  There was no bus no. 8 at the first bus stop, so I walked to the second bus stop which was only a few steps away from the first bus stop.  Yup, bus no.8 is available at the second bus stop. 

Saw a Chinese herb shop while waiting at the bus stop.

I confirmed with the bus driver if this bus goes to Taejongdae.   He replied,"네. 태종대." Boarded bus no. 8 at 10.05am.  Tapped my mybi card and it gave out a loud beep. Oops! That's when I realised I didn't top up my mybi card.  Hahahaaa...so embarassing!   

I asked the bus driver how much it would cost to go Taejongdae.  He replied smartly, "One thousand two hundreds."    Waooo!  Cool!  His English is not bad!   It was hot and stuffy in the bus.  I looked around to see if there's anyone opening the windows because the windows were shut.   Yes, there were others who opened their windows as well.  I opened mine slightly...

Cherry blossom trees along the way  ^^

They will be full bloom real soon  ^^