Daegu was proud to host the 9 day IAAF games last August where Usain Bolt triumphed and set a new world record. This week the city hosted a one day special track and field meet where many of the big names returned from last August for one more chance to compete. It seems as though the city forgot the games ended last August as the stadium was packed full of festivities for this three hour athletic event. Last year I had taken the shuttle bus from Gosan subway bot...

Tuesdays I have Korean Class at the YMCA but this Tuesday was Teachers Day so classes were cancelled. Instead they decided to take us students on a trip to the nearby Daegu Stadium to see a Samsung Lions Baseball Game. This was my first baseball game in Korea and it turned out to be quite a fun party Tickets were relatively inexpensive at 9000w ($8) compared to back home. As we approached there were many crowds, fans in tshirts and hats, and buying balloon sticks...

The City of Daegu recently advertised for two foreign bloggers to help promote the city. I was selected as one of the bloggers Here is the announcement and email I received I'm looking forward to "practicing photography"! Also I have to select 105 as the shirt size which is the largest choice and considered XL in Korea but Medium back home http://globaldaegu.blogspot.com/2012/05 /notice-daegu-city-foreign-blog-press.h tml Congratulations! There will be welcoming ...

After our tiring day of biking I was looking forward to spending another night in a sauna and using the scrubbing cloths to give me a good clean down. Happy Day Sauna is conveniently located in the Hongdae district of Seoul and economically priced at 10,000w ($9). However, this probably isnt my most favourite sauna and I'd skip on this if I were in seoul again. This is the first time I had been in an underground sauna. The reception is below ground and the comple...

Now that the biking part of the tour was over we had one last stop by bus to a korean style church. Outwardly you would never know this was a church. There was no cross or anything to associate with this as a christian place of worship. The long main church building was closed but decoratively painted on the outside and made in traditional wood style similar to buddhist temples. There was a large bronze bell nice arched doorways to lead into the compound We could...