So the week after my birthday, I decided that Ian and I needed a weekend away to spend some time together and to decide what to do with our lives in the next year. I booked us one night at the Westin in Busan and we went and bought KTX (the bullet train) tickets. We left early Saturday morning. On the KTX it look just under 3 hours to travel down to Busan.
Once we got there we took a cab to the Westin and went out to hang out by the water. We wandered Haeundae Beach, found some food, visited the aquarium, and enjoyed sunshine and the ocean.
We went back to the hotel, took a little nap and decided to go for a walk at sunset. There is a large, park behind the hotel that has a small path along the coastline and a small temple on top. Ian convinced me to go explore the park to see if we could see the sunset instead of going to get some dinner. We walked to the point of the small little peninsula to watch the sunset.
It was a bit crowded but we saw a small path leading up the hill. We climbed up and found a monument to the ancient scholar Choi Chi-Won. There was a small little temple there and an overlook area in the trees with wonderful views of the ocean.
(moments before it happened)
No one was up there and we had the overlook to ourselves. We sat on a bench and were enjoying each other's company and talking. I was looking up at all the leaves and looked back down and Ian was on the ground on his knew. He reached into his bag and pulled out a beautiful engagement ring. He asked me to marry him and of course I said yes. I, by this time, was a mess of tears, smiles, and laughter. I couldn't stop crying for a good half hour and I think smiled the rest of the weekend.
(very happy and still crying)
(the bench where it took place)
We walked down the hill and found a nice restaurant to have some dinner and celebrate. I hurried Ian back to the hotel so I could call all my family and Ian's family to tell them. Much to my surprise, EVERYONE knew for quite some time that this was going to happen. He has asked my parents' permission back in November and had bought the ring in February. All my friends and family did a wonderful job keeping the secret since I had absolutely no idea this was going to happen!
The next day we checked out of the hotel and went and visited a temple north of Busan. It was a very beautiful temple and surrounded by a boulder filled forest. 
We rested for a bit in the forest and then found our way back to the city and had dinner at a restaurant next to the water. That evening we boarded the KTX to come back to Seoul. It was a wonderful and perfect weekend.
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