Fun @ Cafe Live

Seoul -   We walked across the car park to the beer garden with a live Korean band and had another round of beer.   This is what happens after many rounds of soju and beers.  I had a great time with my Korea friends.  We were just clowning around with the hats and coloured wigs.

Cheers!

Eel & Catfish for Dinner

Seoul - For dinner, Ki-won brought Young Jin and I to a famous Eel and Cat Fish restaurant.   It was quite a distance to this location but the location was scenic with the restaurant setting upon the Han River.   Walking down the corridor of this restaurant, I was made known some of the famous actors and people that once had their meal at this restaurant. 

We were shown to our table overlooking the Han River.  We had BBQ Eel first as there were 5 of us, we had 2 stoves of 2 eels each.   The Eel was delivered pre-cooked and we had to BBQ it for a few minutes before we can eat it.  

Once the ordered is done, small dishes of appetitisers were brought to our table one by one and soon the whole table is filled up like for a King. 

That's me, Ki-won, Ahn Hyoung Young, Kim Sang Yoon



My bowl of Cat Fish soup

A very spicy dish and the taste of cat fish is a bit of getting used to.  It was an acquired taste for me.

This is the big pot of Cat Fish Soup

Hyoung Young and Sang Yoon were sitting directly opposite me, so I took a number of picture of them....

Back to Seoul

Seoul - We caught the 11:15am KTX bullet train back to Seoul and was greeted at the station by Ki-won and Sang Yoon.  They brought me to Renaissance Hotel Seoul in Kangnam to check-in.  It was very nice of them to do so. 

As I was hankering for Bulgogi, we walked around a number of restaurants looking for Bulgogi and finally found one.   It was a different style of Bulgogi and very traditional using hot coals.

Lots of vegetables apetitisers which is very healthy.

Kimchi soup, oinions and salad....and of course Soju.  I love Korean food!

There is a brass exhaust outlet to take away the smoke...it was a delicious meal.

Clay Pigeon shooting in Daegu

Daegu - We travelled to a live firing range to shoot some rounds.   The live firing range was huge - indoor and outdoor clay pigeon shotgun.

When we arrived there were many people packed into the compound, fortunately they were leaving soon.    Paid the fees and I chose clay piegon shooting.

It was really fun and obviously very loud.  The Korean instructor standing beside me taught me how to shoot, aim and hold the shotgun; which is quite easy.   Extremely fun but only 10 rounds....

Move downstairs to watch our friends shoot indoors.

I was standing outside the bullet proof and sound proof enclosure...

A very good day indeed...

Lunch @ Haein-sa

Daegu - Young Jin and I had a fruitful meeting with Hana-IT.  They are good and ernest people.  

After meeting, they want to bring me to Haein-sa.  This is the most famous temple in South Korea and it houses 'Tripitaka Koreana" which is a the 13th century collection of woodblock carvins of the Buddhist scriptures and the oldest and most complete edition of the Buddhist canon all in Chinese characters.  This has been recognised as an UNESCO World Heritage site.   Ancient Koreans and Korean Royalty uses chinese characters in their books and  writings.

About 2hrs of smooth driving to our lunch before ascending the mountain.   This restaurant is very unique as they serve primarily ingredients from the mountain and the food is very fresh.



Kimchi - fermented for many months - taste different





Korean wild vegetables - tasted delicious



Wild Mushrooms



Korean pancake with lots of spring onions



This is the only meat dish - think it's pork...



This is the Korean restaurant



Hot wheather in Seoul - 77th trip - Hotel Inter-Burgo Daegu

Seoul - Arrive Seoul on SQ 15 and took the Airport Express to reach Seoul station @ 6.15pm.  My bullet train to Deagu station leaves @ 7pm.  Met up with Young Jin at the Seoul station and we had 'take away' Dunkin Donuts and drinks.

I am now writing this blog whilst on this bullet train travelling at over 300km/hr.   Can't wait to reach Daegu to have some good Korean food.   We took a taxi to Hotel Inter-Burgo Daegu.   A business class hotel that is centrally located @ reasonable price.   We walked to a nearby restaurant just across the road.  There was hardly a soul around the hotel unlike in Seoul, anywhere is buzzing with people.

This Soju is made in Daegu...

Our dish was BBQ pork and steam pork.  Wrap the pork in lettuce and put some kimchi and pop it in your mouth - so mouth watering delicious.