Assalammualaikum.
Last spring we went to Busan,Korea for shopping by Air Busan.It was our first time visiting Korea, so Aini was busy searching and reading lots of blogs to plan our journey.As me, I did the simple things.I just need to list out the places that I want to go and things that we should buy and give a try. I can count on her..~ huahahaha..~ Aini did end up with a good itinerary full with the train information including the station's name, time, prices and lines..! Since we've been studying in Japan, her skills in planning the journey had improved.. A LOT..!
At first, we listed out the places that may be interesting for us.. [Shinsegae Department Store Centre City,Nampodong,Gukje Market,KKangtong Market,Gwangalli Beach, Busan Aquarium, Jagalchi Fish Market]. We did not explore that much because we just have a day for touring around Busan. But,never mind. We planned to have a trip around Korea with both family together after our graduation day. Insyaallah.. Mostly we went to the market because I choose to.. hihi.. I love markets especially the one with long alleys..!
At first.. after arriving at Gimhae Airport,Busan, we went straight heading to Jagalchi..! Hihi.. Jagalchi is known as one of the best seafood markets in Korea.Seriously, there were so many stalls selling seafood stuffs and all selling almost the same thing.[pening tau nak pilih seafood apa nak isi perut!]We walked along through all the stalls to see what's interesting and worth it to have a try on. Surprisingly,the 'Ahjummas' doesn't get tired shouting and bargaining the products..!At last , we decided to enter the building and shop in there.We bought a lobster(30000krw), some abalone(10000krw), a medium sized fish(9000), and some shellfish. I got discounts when bargaining..!Yyyeeaayyy..!! Then we went upstair to get our seafood cooked. At the ground floor, there were 
many lines of stalls selling seafood and place for dining is on the 1st floor. You can choose which stall that you like to have a meal at. We get our lobster and abalone and shell fish steamed while for the fish we prefer deep fried with lemon juice.In Korea and Japan, usually if you go to a restaurant or a stall for meal, usually the drinks are provided.. free..! We ordered some side dishes like kimchi and seaweed and two bowl of rice.The price for everything was about 70000krw whish is affordable and reasonable for the service and satisfaction! The seafood were so fresh and the taste was so delicious.
Then we headed to Nampodong area.The Nampodong market and Gukje market was so close,just walking distance,so we save our transportation budget by just walking. There were so many things to see and we felt like we were at 'pasar malam' as we had in Malaysia..! Variety of clothes, food, bags, accessories and many more can be found there.If you take the subway , remember to drop at Exit #2 of Nampo Station (Subway Line 1).
We shopped like crazy as the prices were cheap and there were so much fun things to see. Do remember bargain to get discounts..!!Since vendors deal in both wholesale and retail sales, the average customer can purchase various items at incredibly inexpensive prices. I seriously get great discounts bargaining with the ahjummas. They were nice and treated visitors nicely.Some of them do speak English, but mostly can't. So they always have a calculator with them so that they can just show you the prices through calculator.. Learn a little bit of korea language might be helpful. [At least la 'eolma hae yo' = how much is this].. The place was so crowded and you need to be extra be careful of your belongings.
Across from Gukje Market is Bupyeong Market. It’s often referred to as Kkangtong Market (kkangtong meaning ‘cans’ in Korean) since canned goods used to be the market’s primary type of merchandise.We didn't shop much here because we need to get on flight back to Japan and mostly things in the market are canned. We even shopped at the underground train station..!
Finished shopping we then headed to Suyeongno to stay a night at Ina's house for a night before continuing our journey to Seoul on the next day.. :)
That's it.Thanks for reading :)
Last spring we went to Busan,Korea for shopping by Air Busan.It was our first time visiting Korea, so Aini was busy searching and reading lots of blogs to plan our journey.As me, I did the simple things.I just need to list out the places that I want to go and things that we should buy and give a try. I can count on her..~ huahahaha..~ Aini did end up with a good itinerary full with the train information including the station's name, time, prices and lines..! Since we've been studying in Japan, her skills in planning the journey had improved.. A LOT..!At first, we listed out the places that may be interesting for us.. [Shinsegae Department Store Centre City,Nampodong,Gukje Market,KKangtong Market,Gwangalli Beach, Busan Aquarium, Jagalchi Fish Market]. We did not explore that much because we just have a day for touring around Busan. But,never mind. We planned to have a trip around Korea with both family together after our graduation day. Insyaallah.. Mostly we went to the market because I choose to.. hihi.. I love markets especially the one with long alleys..!At first.. after arriving at Gimhae Airport,Busan, we went straight heading to Jagalchi..! Hihi.. Jagalchi is known as one of the best seafood markets in Korea.Seriously, there were so many stalls selling seafood stuffs and all selling almost the same thing.[pening tau nak pilih seafood apa nak isi perut!]We walked along through all the stalls to see what's interesting and worth it to have a try on. Surprisingly,the 'Ahjummas' doesn't get tired shouting and bargaining the products..!At last , we decided to enter the building and shop in there.We bought a lobster(30000krw), some abalone(10000krw), a medium sized fish(9000), and some shellfish. I got discounts when bargaining..!Yyyeeaayyy..!! Then we went upstair to get our seafood cooked. At the ground floor, there were 
many lines of stalls selling seafood and place for dining is on the 1st floor. You can choose which stall that you like to have a meal at. We get our lobster and abalone and shell fish steamed while for the fish we prefer deep fried with lemon juice.In Korea and Japan, usually if you go to a restaurant or a stall for meal, usually the drinks are provided.. free..! We ordered some side dishes like kimchi and seaweed and two bowl of rice.The price for everything was about 70000krw whish is affordable and reasonable for the service and satisfaction! The seafood were so fresh and the taste was so delicious.
Then we headed to Nampodong area.The Nampodong market and Gukje market was so close,just walking distance,so we save our transportation budget by just walking. There were so many things to see and we felt like we were at 'pasar malam' as we had in Malaysia..! Variety of clothes, food, bags, accessories and many more can be found there.If you take the subway , remember to drop at Exit #2 of Nampo Station (Subway Line 1).
We shopped like crazy as the prices were cheap and there were so much fun things to see. Do remember bargain to get discounts..!!Since vendors deal in both wholesale and retail sales, the average customer can purchase various items at incredibly inexpensive prices. I seriously get great discounts bargaining with the ahjummas. They were nice and treated visitors nicely.Some of them do speak English, but mostly can't. So they always have a calculator with them so that they can just show you the prices through calculator.. Learn a little bit of korea language might be helpful. [At least la 'eolma hae yo' = how much is this].. The place was so crowded and you need to be extra be careful of your belongings.
Finished shopping we then headed to Suyeongno to stay a night at Ina's house for a night before continuing our journey to Seoul on the next day.. :)
The souvenirs..! Family and friends.. here you go..~ hoho...
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