on Saturday, i went hiking in Busan Children's Park (어린이대공원). i was reluctant at first but i'm glad i went. not only did i have a good time fellow-shipping with the church members but the park was really nice. 

 

again, this is what i like about Busan/S.Korea. they have all these parks and beaches and recreation places that are safe and free and people/children-friendly. it really encourages people to go out, enjoy the outdoors and spend real quality time with nature and loved ones. not only that, these places are all well-planned, well-kept and inviting. i think you can tell from the pictures below.

 these walkways are built for the people to walk into the park and if a tree is in the way, they just built around it. awesome right? plus, don't the trees look too orderly and lined up? if they did plant the trees in rows, then this park must have taken years of planning to happen. wow!

 this is actually a dam but i guess it functions as a lake as well. you find this after climbing up the trail. the fact that you find this in the middle of the city is pretty cool.

a children's park gotta have its playground right?

these are the church members i spent the day with.

i ended the day with a bowl of cold, refreshing and slightly strange-tasting (strange because it was kinda tasteless) black soybean noodles.

안녕!

- Joan C: 25.05.13