South Korea Trip 2025 - Day 4 - BIFF Square Busan

After lunch, we walked to BIFF Square, this is the second time I visited this place, first time was many years ago before the covid pandemic.

Near BIFF Square is a big market and alley that sell mostly counterfeit goods.

Many clothes selling at very cheap price but do not buy counterfeit goods.

Food stalls are most popular with tourists.

Spotted a temple near the square

After spending the whole afternoon in BIFF and Yongdusan, we went back to our hotel and rest.

At night we head to  Haeundae traditional market again, open till quite late.

Went back hotel for a good night sleep and we head back to Seoul the next day.

South Korea Trip 2025 - Day 4 - Busan - Yongdusan Park (how to get there)

Day 4, we had breakfast at another nice beautiful cafe nearer to the Haeundae Subway Station Exit 3

Inside the cafe, is beautifully decorated like an european coffee house with nice coffee cups with european designs. This is the best cafe I saw in South Korea.

Cannot remember how much was the breakfast, I think is about S$20 or so.

After breakfast, we headed to take the subway to visit Yongdusan Park.

Take the subway to Nampo Station  and exit 1. Walk straight and turn right on the first street and walk straight to reach the escalator leading to Yongdusan Park.

There's marking on the floor to direct to Yongdusan Park.

Easily spot the escalator to go up to Yongdusan Park

After the escalator, we arrived at the top of the park and saw the observation tower.

Spring is late for Busan this year, so excited to see so many flowers blooming at the park, thought they were cherry blossom.

On closer look, they are plum blossom that looked like cherry blossom. No sight of cherry blossom yet.

Statue of Chungmoogong or Admiral Yi Sun Shin who saved the country from the invasion of the Japanese.

Had an enjoyable time taking sights at the park and bought some souvenirs too.

South Korea Trip 2025 - Day 3 - Oncheoncheon Stream, Shinsegae Centum City and Seomyeon Shopping District

Day 3 breakfast at another cafe (lots of cafe along the whole stretch of  Haeundae Road towards the Subway Station)

It costs us 18,600 won (S$17+)

After breakfast a short walk (10 mins walk from Shilla Stay Hotel where we stayed), towards Haeundae Subway. We choose to use the elevator near Exit 5. In Korea, there are so many exits that had so many stairs. We two old folks do not have very strong legs hahaha so we need to use escalator or lifts.

From Haeundae Station, we took the subway to Allak Station and exit One and once out of the station turn left and then turn right and walked straight to Oncheoncheon Stream.

The reason we were there was to watch Cherry Blossom but this year spring was so cold and it actually snow in March and the Cherry Blossom was delayed by a week. So we did not actually see any Cherry Blossom but we still visit the stream to take a stroll. As it was my second visit to Busan, I wanted to go to places that I did not visit during my first visit to Busan.

Oh no only saw the buds of Cherry Blossom. It would be very beautiful if they bloom. So sad.

Anyway, I spotted some Plum Blossom blooming along the streets.

After visiting Oncheoncheon Stream, we took the subway to Shinsegae Centum City located at Centum City Station. 

Shinsegae Centum City(department store) is registered in the Guiness World Record as the largest department store in the world.

It is quite huge and had about 14 floors with shopping, restaurants, spa land, ice rink, golf range, etc

We had lunch in the food street where there are many small restaurants in there.

After a long day out, went back to Haeundae and had some vanilla and macha ice cream and went back to the hotel to rest.

At night, we took the subway to Seomyeon Shopping district at Seomyeon Station.

There's a large underground shopping at Seomyeon Station.

It is equivalent like our Orchard Road. Great place to shop for fashion at reasonable prices.