Deeper Shade Of Seoul

DAY 1:
Saturday morning I woke up SUPER EARLY and began my 5 hour journey to Ulsan to visit Gwansic and his family. Gwansic met me at the bus station and used his superb driving skills to take me to his house to meet his family and have lunch. I'm not sure who hands out the Korean Mother of the Year awards, but Gwansic's mom definitely gets my vote!!!
After we finished eating we headed out to do some hiking, and I got to see the East Sea for the first time! It was so awesome! We wandered around for a few hours, checked out a lighthouse, climbed on some rocks, played some games (I won a super cool seashell necklace) and then headed out for some food. I forget the name of what we ate, but it was really delicious - noodles with clams and a few vegetables. After food, we went to a park which was made by one of the oil companies (Ulsan is an industrial town). It looked very similar to Lake Park in Ilsan, but unfortunately our visit was cut short because of rain. Stupid rain!! ARGH!!
With nothing else to do, we dropped the car off and walked down the street for some beer. Whatever section of Ulsan we were in was dead quiet, especially for a Saturday night. We drank a beer or two and talked and I learned all kinds of interesting things about my friend! We left the bar pretty early and headed back to Gwansic's house, making a brief stop so I could grab a small gift for his mom. When we got back to the house there were yummy sweet potatoes waiting for us, and I was sooooo happy. His mom and I spent a little bit of time putting Gwansic's translating skills to the test, and then it was off to bed. Here's some pics from the first day...