13 April 2024
More hill more view
Busan Democracy Park
Today is a day with too much view.
It was time for me to go out and wander around until I get hungry enough for dinner when I noticed the clearest skies I have ever seen in Korea. This meant I would run up a hill and find a view.
The view I found is one I have found before, but it is an excellent view.
Near the view, there were also blossoms. A lot of bright pink blossoms, big ones. OK I am really over blossom talk.
After enjoying the view it was time to head back through the complex hillside structures that are mainly houses and then through the just as complex markets which were still open, and then negotiate pig foot alley before I found some beef.
The touristy bits of Nanpo start right over the road from my hotel. The umbrellas are still the same from years ago.
I love shooting into the late afternoon sun.
My hill of choice was not a big hill, but I knew it had great views.
Photo stays due to the cool shadows.
Now to ascend up the hill to the view.
I am almost certain I took this exact same photo last time I was here.
Wherever I go, I can sniff out a good staircase.
Cats! There are lots of women up here feeding a hundred or more cats, I saw them everywhere!
Time for a bit more view in another direction, but fear not, there will still be more view.
But first blossoms, the huge pink blossoms. There will also be more blossoms below.
This apparently is the democracy monument. An indoor outdoor spiral ramp to walk around it 3 times and observe its magnificence.
Here is the view from the top of the spiral ramp for the democracy monument. I thought about climbing the monument itself, but then thought better of it.
More blossoms. It would have been a lot better an hour earlier with the sun still on them, but there were still a lot of people posing.
There are always more hills and monuments in Busan. The next hill over has a memorial of some kind, further research required.
Now to descend with a few more view shots, much like the blossoms, these would be better if there was still some sun.
The sun has just gone. I spent too long gawking at blossoms.
The roads here are generally, staircases, although there is an actual road that full size buses can wind their way up the cliff on.
When you get bored of stairs, you can take the lift. I did. There is a network of them.
Last view shot for today, I promise.
The markets were closing up just as I arrived.
But the streets around the markets were just kicking off.
Apparently this is pig foot alley, even though it is much more like a street than the alley in the previous shot.
And finally... tiny steak dinner. A bit of a rip off, more like half a meal!
Currently I have no plan for tomorrow.