Tag Archive for 'palgongsan'

Donghwasa Temple

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.  [...]

Mt. Palgong

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, [...]