Last Night in Ulsaaaaaaannnnnnn!!!

So today is the last day we’ll be in Ulsan. SO YOU KNOW I HAD to make it count! We started the day off right- with LUNCH! Greg took us to this GREAT chicken soup place. There was basically an entire chicken in your soup that’s stuffed with rice and ginseng. It tasted amazing. It was comfort food at its finest!

Mmmm just like granny use to make

Then Greg took us on a tour around the neighborhood where he lives. He showed our parents his apartment building for the first time.

Not too shabby...

And we got to catch a great view of the most massive crane in the world!

I got 16 tons and a bitch ain't one

Then we walked down the street and saw a beautiful view of the Sea of Japan (Koreans call it the East Sea).

preeeeeeeetttyyyy

Along the way were dozens of little seafood restaurants serving extremely fresh fish. We had already eaten but I wish I could have tried some of them!

loved looking at all the tanks with the cute little fishies THAT WERE GONNA DIE OMNOM

After that Greg went back to work and I had to help my parents move their stuff to the Lotte Hotel in the center of the city. Long story, but there was basically a hotel mix up and my parents had to stay in the Lotte the first and last nights in Ulsan, and in between we were all at the Hyundai Hotel. It was dumb. Everything is stupid. But once we got there we found out about this traditional Korean market nearby. So we decided to take a look! At first we were pleasantly surprised by the fresh fruit section..

smelled so sweet and so fruity!

And the vegetables too looked amazing

smelled soo...veggiely...?

AND THEN THERE WAS THE SEAFOOD SECTION BLAUGHHH. It was definitely fresh (you could tell that most of the creatures were either barely alive or had just been recently slaughtered) but it smelled like I was in a tub filled with Boston Harbor water.

Fish juice...was...everywhere...

So we decided to head back. We passed the Lotte department store next to the hotel and saw this GIGANTIC ferris wheel.

Locals call it the "Ulsan Eye"

So my Mom and I decided to hop on and see the view!

Little Brucey looks even smaller from up here!!

Jan was unimpressed again.

But this safety sign wasn't too reassuring...

I may keep my seat at the all time BUT YOU CAN'T STOP ME FROM ROMPING!!

The wheel went a lot higher than we expected. I mean, it was on top of a six story building… but the views were spectacular.

UGH I WISH I COULD FLY. DRUNK.

Afterwards we met up with Greg and some of his friends for dinner along Ilsan beach…

Nothing like warm sea breeze in the night air!

For some delicious DUCK BARBECUE!!

And I tried a noodle sausage. Yup. Sausage made out of noodles. Delicious.

Then I accidentally dropped my fish sausage in my onion and soy sauce plate, and it splashed ALL OVER MY FRIGGIN SHIRT

LOVE SMELLING LIKE FISH SAUSAGE AND SOY SAUCE AMIRIGHT

Then we went to a western style pub down the street for a few more beers.

Double fisting w the fam

After that, Greg, his friend George, and I went to ANOTHER bar and had MORE drinks! Then the bartender lady took my camera and started taking pictures of herself and stuff.

Isn't she a beauty?

She got a good one of us though. At least I know I look fantastic.

sort of

And thankfully she gave it back once she was through/got bored.

She's diabolical

Soon after, I vaguely remember getting into a cab, getting back to the hotel around 1 or 2 and passing out. Then I had to wake up at 9 to check out and catch a bus that’d take me to the KTX train station for the bullet train to Seoul!