April 26, 2010 – Seoul, Korea

Ok, I know, you must be thinking what kind of dish this is or is it a dish at all. This is the hard shell of shrimp, scientifically known as exoskeleton, which forms the head, thorax, and abdomen. Shrimps, or saeu in Korea, living near the water’s surface has exoskeleton often in transparent color, making them less visible to their predators.  They have a high tolerance to toxins in polluted areas, and may contribute to high toxin levels in their predators. Together with prawns, saeu are widely caught and farmed for human consumption.

Saeujeot, a variety of jeotgal (salted fermented Korean cuisine), depends its quality largely on the freshness of the saeu. In warm weather, fishermen may immediately add salt for preliminary preservation.

*credit to Wikipedia

April 20, 2010 – Daejeon, Korea

The perfect place for biking has always been the Park. People go here to spend their siesta. Other than biking, people can stroll around, sit on the benches and nap or read a book or have a hot coffee with someone while having a good conversation. After a decade, I finally had the chance to bike again, and this time, there were only few people in the park. I don’t need to worry about bumping other people especially the kiddos. Hehe. Because I am always a beginner when it comes to biking.

April 21, 2010 – Busan, Korea

Before we start to walk on the streets of boutiques and stores, we found a food stall and bought a pack of potato strips. That’s 3000won on the go.