Wednesday morning it was an early start to head back to the ferry port to return home. My ferry was at 8am and I had to be at the port at 7am. I had hoped for a later ferry giving me more time in Fukuoka on my last day but as this was the last day of the Korean Chuseok holiday period I could only get the early morning ferry. To get to the port was an easy route to follow the river and highway until the highway turns left when it reaches the coastline. At the port there was some kind of promotion campaign going on and costumes characters and tv crews. They were handing out brochures on anti terrorism, but oddly only in Japanese for an international port used by Korean and Foreigners. Also there was no security check to board the ferry which would be a good counter measure to stop terrorism! It was a smooth ride heading back with clear blue skies and calm waters. I got a clear view of the downtown skyline. I was sitting next to an american who had taken his folding bike over and we were chatting about our experiences. Arriving in Busan I was on the wrong side to see the major landmarks of the skyline. I had already prebooked my train ticket back to Daegu as it was the last day of the busy holiday period. I had given myself about an hour in case of delays at the port and to give myself time to grab something to eat. I headed back to the Lotte Dept store to use my gift coupons which I've been holding on to for ages to exchange for a meal and get rid of them. There is a long underground concourse linking the three subway stations in downtown Busan. They are run down and filled with flea market type vendors selling things found in a dollar store. It was an anti-climax coming back from Japan where everything is to such a high standard. Somehow my timing was off as I had to run back to Busan station to catch my 12.50 train. The guard saw me running down the escalator as he blew his final whistle to shut the door. If I had missed that I might not have been able to buy a ticket back as everything was sold out. The train was a lot simpler in interior design that what I had been spoilt with in Japan. Also being more northern the landscape wasnt as fertile green as it had been in Kyushu. Japan has the best rail system in the world that I know of and in appearances has the highest standards of living on par with the continental north western european countries and scandinavia. I'm planning a third trip to Japan, starting from Tokyo and heading north thru the historic towns till I reach the north Island of Hokaido and the northern city of Sapporo with Russian influences, hopefully in 2013