Very belated post

Going through my files I came across these photos which I clearly had intended to post, oh, maybe last August. Anyway, here goes!!

In August, my friend Tanya came down from Seoul for the weekend. As it was plenty hot at that time, we headed out to some of the beaches in the Busan area. The first beach we visited is Songjeong beach, just a little bit outside of Busan. It's mainly a family beach, and here it is on a medium-busy day.
Here's a shot of some young people. Notice that several of them are almost fully dressed. This is quite a common occurence at beaches in the area, and I've never been able to figure out if it's due to modesty, or just a spontaneous decision to go swimming despite the lack of swim suits. In any case, it must make the bus ride home an uncomfortable ride.
After getting royally roasted at Songjeong beach, Tanya and I headed down to Haeundae beach, the most popular beach in Korea. This beach is for the younger crowd, and nowadays it is not uncommon to see young ladies strutting their stuff in bikinis, which in this very conservative country often still raises eyebrows. Here's Tanya and I resting in the shade.

Here's what the beach itself looks like - covered from end to end with colorful umbrellas.

Finally these young men got their picture taken due to their innovative head wear. Apparenlty the Princess Leia towel style sported by the fellow on the right was inspired by a character on a popular TV series. I thought it looked kind of funny.