My Friend from the Philippines visited this weekend. So, after a day at temple, we decided to walk through downtown Daegu. Of course, something fun happened… I got to see Cabaret performed in Korean, which is probably the next best thing to seeing Liza. It made me miss my good friend Tom, who never lets [...]
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Donghwasa is probably my favorite temple in Korea. I love everything about it. So for Buddha’s Birthday, I decided to make a last minute trip. It was very, very interesting, even if it wasn’t as awe-inspiring as the first time. They were doing construction on the enormous 33m Buddha, so that was a mess. And while [...]
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So, I’d been planning my trip to Gyeongju all week. I was totally pumped because Gyeongju was the capitol of Korea during the Silla Dynasty (57 B.C. – 935 A.D.). The Silla Dynasty (pronounced shilla) is the longest sustained dynasty in Asian history. [More history after the jump...] When I got to the bus station [...]
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Near the top of Mt. Palgongsan is Donghwasa Temple. It was amazing — that’s all I can say. The original structures of Donghwasa Temple were built in 493 A.D., and it was expanded in 832 A.D. — all during the 992 year reign of the Silla Dynasty. You can read more about the temple here. [...]
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I made it up Mt. Palgongsan this weekend — it’s on the outskirts of Daegu (map). After searching for the correct bus for 2 hours (Korea’s tourism website had the wrong bus listed and the tourism center went to lunch right when I found it), I was starting to wonder if was worth it. But, [...]
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