2PM
Seomyeon is a shopping mecca containing Lotte Department Store, Lotte Hotel, Busan Migliore and hundreds of other shops with lower to mid-price fashion items. Restaurants, bars, cafes, nail salons and plastic surgery clinics abound here. The many eateries with low prices and delicious cuisine make this area a favorite haunt for young people.
After lunch, travelers go shopping and then head for the nail salon T’z Nail (+82-51-805-8281) behind Lotte Department Store for beauty care. The shop posts rates and nail care details in Japanese and pictures of its Japanese customers. A hand massage and keratin treatment costs an extra ￦10,000. Undergoing the complete nail care package is highly recommended.
Those wishing to purchase Kimchi or dried seaweed can do so at Lotte Department Store’s grocery shop in its underground level.
Tteokbokki ￦2,000 / Jeon ￦1,000 / Sundae ￦2,000 / Gimbap ￦1,000 / Dumplings ￦300 / Eomuk ￦300
* Fees: ￦30,000 for nails, coloring, keratin and massage
* Time: About 90 minutes
* T'z Nail – 051-805-8281 / Service in Korean and Japanese / Hours: 11 am to 11 pm / Open everyday except Lunar New Year’s Day, New Year’s Day and Chuseok
500g pack ￦4,150-￦4,400 / 1kg pack ￦7,800-￦8,100 / Five 200g pack set ￦8,900 / Ten 80g pack set ￦9,450
→ Link to Lotte Department Store in Busan
→ Link to Detailed Map of Seomyeon
It takes about 18 minutes from Seomyeon subway station to Gwangan. The basic fare is 900 won and you do not need to transfer.
Gwangalli Beach Night View
6PM
An amazing night view of Busan is the main attraction here. In the evening, Gwangalli Beach lights up with the brilliant lights from Gwangan Bridge.
Nearby is the Minrak Town Sliced Raw Fish Center offering a large selection of freshly caught fish. Visitors can eat the fish on the beach while enjoying the night view. The center posts the daily prices of fish.
→ Link to Gwangalli Beach
Going from Gwangalli Beach to Besta Sauna at Dalmaji Hill takes about 15 minutes by taxi and costs 5,400 won. (June 2005).
Besta Sauna (Inn)
