Okay, well first here are Cinnamon and Ashley on the steps leading to the beach. Notice how cold they look. We were waiting for Liz to come meet up with us before we continued our excursion.
Despite the look of the clouds, it didn't actually rain. There were some waves, though! And lots and lots of seagulls. (And people feeding said seagulls).
The beach was very rocky when you walked down a little ways. And yet we saw several people out there on the rocks looking like they were about to have a picnic. I thought they were absolutely crazy.
Here's what 20x zoom will get you. Now you can see the lighthouse hiding there up on the rocks! I rather like this picture.
A little way down the boardwalk (at the same place where we took that 2-shot of us in the last post) is this statue of a mermaid out in the water. I think there's a story behind it, but I'm sorry to say I don't remember what it was.
It was about then that my camera started giving me the "low battery" warning, so I was forced to cut my picture-taking short. It's fine really, as there wasn't a whole lot else to take pictures of. But we were freezing and starting to get hungry, so we left the beach for the warmth of a shopping mall.
But I didn't stop taking pictures entirely. I knew my camera could still eke out a few more before it finally called it quits. So I did what I do best and took a picture of these camellias! And, much to Cinnamon's relief, I only snapped one picture and not 20. Therefore, I'm very happy it turned out!
On the walk to the mall, we spotted this while crossing the street. Seriously? South Korea has a Bennigan's? Even America hardly has those! It was completely bizarre to see one here.
Keeping with the trend of seemingly out of place American restaurant chains, just down the street there was a Papa John's. They don't even have those in Japan. Domino's and Pizza Hut yes, but no Papa John's.
Finally, we made it to the mall, where we met up with Ashley's friend and co-worker, Luna (or Lu Na? I'm not sure), who spoke very good English. Cinnamon and I bought a couple little trinkets (earrings and an adorable dinosaur phone strap set) from a store there, and I bought a CD for Michael at a bookstore in the basement. Afterward, it was back to the subway to head to Gwangalli Beach for dinner at a burger place called Breeze Burn's.
The burgers were a bit on the expensive side (compared to some of the other places we ate at in Korea), but they were really big and really filling. And if you ordered the one I did, very messy. But they were tasty, and I think that was the only place we went that actually gave you ice with your drink.
We ate in the little upstairs area way in the back. This picture was taken near the front entrance while we were checking out.
Cinnamon is happy and full (and kind of creepy). She's good at that kind of look.
Outside and across the street was the bay (at least I think that's what it was) and a pretty bridge whose lights change color at night.
I did the best I could to keep my pictures from being too blurry, but my camera was having a tough time of it, in part because the batteries were nearly dead. I had to prop it on a little cement... bench-thing to keep things from getting out of hand. Therefore, I don't have too many usable pictures.
As you can see, they were doing some sort of construction work nearby, and having my camera so low to the ground meant you got a lot of construction dirt in the frame. But the alternative was... not so pretty. The buildings were nearly unrecognizable. This was the best I could do.
This one turned out marginally better. But after that, I decided to call it quits for real because I was cold. Ashley and Liz went next door to Breeze Burn's, to a place called Angel something to get some hot coffee for our trek back to the subway station. We had the option to go to a ferris wheel by the bay, but it was already after 9pm, and Cinnamon and I were just absolutely beat, so we chose to just go back to Ashley's pad and chill. After all, we had to get up the next morning and take that lovely ferry back to Japan, so we wanted to be well rested.
And that, my friends, is going to be a long and rage-filled story. You'll love it!
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