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Haeundae is one of the most popular spots in Busan to view the New Year sunrise, a popular tradition in Korea; since 1988, there has been a Polar Bear Plunge every January where swimmer's brave near-freezing waters by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 좌동, South Korea
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APEC House hosted the 2005 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum; Busan is 112 mi from Fukuoka Japan and 195 mi from Seoul by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 좌동, South Korea
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SeaLife Busan Aquarium, right on the water at Haeundae Beach, is home to 30000 fish, penguins and even crocodiles; in summer, we were told that Koreans will be packed on the adjacent overcrowded beach by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 부산, South Korea
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Haeundae Beach is the longest and most popular in South Korea; we were told that in the summer you often can't even see any sand along the 1500 meter beach! by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 좌동, South Korea
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Walking in Korea can often lead to sensory overload; the largest departmental store in the world is Shinsegae Centum City Department Store, situated in Busan by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 부산, South Korea
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They seemed to have a buddha (and a donation box) for everything at Haedong Yonggungsa Temple; the temple complex was very photogenic (and popular) by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 부산, South Korea
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Busan is a city in transition as huge residential skyscrapers are being built throughout the city; I wondered how people here were able to afford such expensive homes by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 부산, South Korea
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Haedong Yonggung Temple was built in 1376, burned in 1598 and reconstructed in the 1930s; it is one of the few temples in Korea located on the sea by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 부산, South Korea
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Legend has it, a sea god appeared to Naong (a royal consultant) in a dream; the god said that if he were to build a temple and prayed there, people would once again live happily, without hardship; Haedong Yonggungsa was born by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 부산, South Korea
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The colorful patterns of Yongwangdang Shrine at Haedong Yonggungsa Temple were worth the 108 steps down and then up; Hotteok is a famous Korean pancake with sweet red beans filling inside (yum!) by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 부산, South Korea
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Nestled on a beautiful stretch of rocky coastline in northeastern Busan, Haedong Yonggungsa Temple was more a tourist attraction than a place of religious worship by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 부산, South Korea
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Haedong Yonggungsa Temple had a myriad of ways to donate money such as rubbing these pigs for good luck; I wonder where the money raised actually goes by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 부산, South Korea
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Supposedly your wish would come true if you were able to toss a coin from this bridge at Haedong Yonggungsa Temple into the small bowl below; this temple was just too Disneyfied for me to appreciate by VagabondCowboy
- 14 May 2019 - 부산, South Korea
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Our group had just taken a lunch break at a relatively empty train station but the many offerings at Haedong Yonggungsa Temple looked much more appetizing by VagabondCowboy
- 13 May 2019 - 부산, South Korea
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The lotus flower symbolizes creation, livability and reproduction and is one of the most important symbols in Korean culture; an object with a depiction of a lotus flower along with two mandarin ducks is given to young couples to wish them happiness by VagabondCowboy
- 13 May 2019 - South Korea
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