We went to Busan for 2 days via a 8 hour roundtrip car ride. God bless my friend's stepmom for driving us!! Korea was a different experience this time because I was with locals and a Korean family for the whole time. I didn't ride the subway or bus because we were driven everywhere. I ate home cooked food half the time and it was great seeing how locals lived compared to when I lived there and being surrounded by other foreigners. Busan is hands down my favorite city. This is the place where everything started, the air is fresh, the beach is nice, the people are more chill, the food is good. This was the first city I seen when I lived here, and it made me think of all the friends I made here and walking down the streets, shopping, and taking pictures with them 2 years ago. We stayed in the center of the shopping district and it was insanely convenient because restaurants and shops were right below the hotel. Ofcourse, Haeundae beach looked as good as ever. The weather was glorious and life was good.
Myeongdong was another place I never got to visit, therefore I went here to do a wild amount of shopping and see my 3CE idol, Park Sora's flagship store. Finding STYLENANDA Pink Hotel took quite a bit of walking and it was a little hidden, but everything was worth it. The aesthetics were amazing and I am in love with the roof top "Pink Pool" cafe. Sadly, there wasnt much time to order a drink and lounge around. I definitely would say this is one of the best concept stores I have ever seen. STYLENANDA gives me lots of inspirations when it comes to makeup and fashion! I also met my best friend's Pomeranian, it was one of the reasons that made this trip so worth it!
One of my checklists coming back here was to visit Seoul more, since I only visited it a handful of times while I lived in Korea. I didn't come up much since I lived near Daegu, and it took hours roundtrip to Seoul. The weather in Korea was surprising warmer than I remembered, it was almost T-shirt season in November?? We came up to the tower via cable car, than got tickets to go up on the observatory deck. I swear I have a thing with observatory decks, I love seeing the city from above. It was nothing compared to the tallest building in the world, but the interior was cute and there was even a "Hello Kitty Island" shop. I got some souvenirs and unfortunately did not buy a love lock to tie up because I am as single as a dollar bill at the moment. It was a great experience and the autumn colors really added to the whole vibe.