In April I had to do my work Visa for South Korea, in Fukuoka Japan. This is my experience.

Starting out on my journey, I was very excited. Never in my life have I really traveled, let alone gone to Japan. On this trip I was lucky to experience my first Ferry trip as well. I took the overnight Ferry to Fukuoka which turned out to be a cheaper and very good option. First of all, you have a gorgeous panoramic view of the Busan Harbor at night. The Ferry left for Busan to Fukuoka at 10pm.


I immediately got on a bus and made my way to the Korean consulate. Armed with my Nikon camera and my iphone I was very happy to take a lot of shots as I moved along. This was my first time in a bigger city with this kind of public transport.
 We crossed a bridge on our way to the consulate, which had a great view of the city and harbor. We arrived at the consulate with a guard standing outside. I took a picture of the consulate, but was immediately told that it wasn't allowed. I then took a picture of the nice Yahoo dome, just down the road.




 I found my Hotel on the other side of Hakata city. It was midday by now, and it was getting hotter. As soon as I dropped of my bags, I made my way back to the buses to see what the city held in store for me. My first mission was to get to the Castle Ruins in Ohori Park! I got of the bus and saw the most beautiful sight I've seen in a long time. All the cherry trees were in full blossom! It was spectacular.

 I couldn't believe my eyes as I walked around the park. It was amazing to see how people just spend their day under the cherry trees and enjoyed the beauty of it all.

 The Ruins itself was beautifully situated. It was on top of a hill and overlooked the city once you got to the top.





 I then made my way to the Canal City Shopping mall. It was a beautiful structured building and full of life and just had a buzz to it. I wished that I could do some more shopping there. At this point I walked my feet into a coma and they just refused to walk any further.


I went back to the Hotel at 7PM to have a little dinner and rest my feet.



Later that night I walked around again, but it was only a short while until it started to rain. One store I would recommend seeing is Yodabashi electronics store. It was level upon level of gadgets and electronics and had a lot of sales of really cool stuff.



The next day was raining again and after walking a lot the previous day, I decided to spend my time finding a place where I could sit and use a little bit of internet.

I had to pick my Visa up at 2PM and make my way back to the Ferry to catch it at 3:30, but the ferry was canceled due to bad weather, so I had to fly back. Unfortunately my flight was delayed as well, so I spend the afternoon at the airport. There I met two new American friends and we spend some time in the lounge enjoying our time before our flight.

All and all it was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had in my life. I took a lot of pictures, but it can't begin to describe what I experienced. It was a combination of everything new, big city, beautiful views, different country, and a song in my head (One short day - Wicked the musical)
It was truly One (amazing) short day experience......

Look out for my next posts. It will feature Seoul and Busan and also coming up will be Hong Kong.