Back to the Beach

Haeundae
Korea's most popular beach

There's plenty of shopping on and around beach.  Along the boardwalk, carts are set up selling fried potatoes, steamed silkworms, dried squid and assorted sea critters. An army of adjumas comb the sands selling everthing from coffee to sea shell trinkets.

Haeundae is often the setting for class, company, or club meetings.  You will often see circles of people singing, drinking, and/or playing games.  The center photo below was taken during an epic battle for a ball between two very determined young women.  It lasted more than 5 minutes and ended only after a draw was declared.

During the summer, Haeundae gets incredibly crowded, but when these pictures were taken(early spring), there was plenty of room to build a sand castle, feed the pigeons, do some fishing, take a stroll along the beach, and tease the chilly tide. A few public restroom facilities are available, but as the first picture shows, some prefer to use the everpresent sandbox option.