I’m back from Korea after one week of eating, walking around, and eating again. Food is everywhere in Korea (especially in Seoul) and I can’t say I was complaining.

We spent most of the time in Seoul, with a brief detour to Busan that was probably the highlight of the trip. I encourage you to visit both if you ever get the chance, you won’t regret it.

As you’ll see from the photos, we spent a lot of time eating. The highlight for me was definitely getting served still-moving eel in Haeundae:

But don’t worry, thankfully they stop moving once we cooked them!

Also, since I just got a new iPhone 4S, this was the first trip where I relied entirely on my phone’s camera and didn’t bring a “real” camera at all. I’d say the lower weight, ease of sharing, and cheesy cool Instagram effects more than make up for the lower quality.

Anyway, here are the photos:

Jagalchi Fish Market in Busan

Haeundae beach, Korea's answer to Copacabana

Resting my tired feet in a hot spring

Preparations for Buddha's birthday party

Traditional Korean pattern

Korean food is always pretty colorful

Mountains of food at Namdaemun market

Korean Barbecue, Korea's most famous dish

Chess players in Seoul

Scissors, an unexpected addition to chopsticks

Old & new, Seoul's two faces

If you’d like to see more photos, you can find some here and here.