First Impressions of DAEGU - South Korea's Fourth LARGEST CITY! | Daegu, South Korea
Even though our last day in Busan was a wash, literally, my boy Sam and I continued our South Korean adventures on our ninth day in the country by heading to our next city: Daegu! Come along with us as we share our first impressions of South Korea’s fouth-largest city!
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We started day 9 in South Korea at Busan Station, the second-largest station in the country. We were going to take the KTX (Korean express) Bullet Train to Daegu, but first we needed to grab something to eat because I was starving!
Busan Station has so many restaurants open early in the morning, so you’ll never go hungry. There are tons of options. Because we had arrived early, we could take our time and eat and relax. I wanted something Korean!
The terminal is huge, a lot like the station in Seoul. All of the restaurants are up on the second level. We had to hike up the escalator because it stopped working. I wanted a bibimbap, so Sam found a restaurant that sells one with bean sprouts, a soup, and fish.
The restaurant felt like a big food hall. There were lots of different types of tables. We sat down and waited for our numbers.
For 10,000 won ($8.22 US), I got a massive spread that consisted of a bibimbap and seaweed with an egg on top, sundubu jjigae (a soup wit meat, seafood, and tofu), fish, pickled fish, sauce, pickles, and radish!
I added the sauce to my bibimbap and mixed it all up and let the egg run throughout. It was creamy, almost like a risotto. There were lots of bean sprouts and crunchy seaweed. It was so good!
The sundubu jjigae contained big pieces of tofu, shrimp, and clams. The tofu was super soft! The broth was fishy and yummy.
The fish looked almost like what you’d get with fish and chips, but had way too many bones in it, so I went with the pickled fish instead. It was tiny and mixed with delicious root vegetables.
After our delicious breakfast, we stood out on a mini platform, where we got some amazing views of the harbor and Busan skyline. Then we headed down to the KTX. The trains are always punctual, so there are never any delays.
We wrote Economy, which only cost us 17,100 won, or about $14 US. It would take us only 50 minutes to get to Daegu. We passed through a very touristy city that we wanted to visit, but we would have needed an extra day. After 50 minutes, we arrived in Daegu!
The station was a lot smaller that the ones in Seoul and Busan. We headed outside. There were lots of army- and SWAT-looking guys outside and video cameras, so it looked like they were making a movie.
There was a nearby airport and a fleet of taxis outside. We caught one. As we rode through the city, I noticed lots of mid-rise buildings. It wasn’t as modern as Busan, and no real skyscrapers. There was lots of retail on the bottom levels of the buildings. It definitely felt like a smaller, Asian city.
Daegu is also the warmest city in South Korea, so you’ll fry here in the summer! As we continued on through the downtown areas, we started seeing more modern areas, wide avenues, and taller buildings. It was pretty expansive! The city looked really beautiful and there were tons of green spaces and mountains surrounding it.
We only had one day there, so we had to try to cram a lot into the next 24 hours!
I hope you enjoyed coming with us to Daegu, South Korea! If you did, please give this video a thumbs up, leave me a comment, and please subscribe so you don’t miss any of my upcoming travel/food adventures!
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