If you’ve had the pleasure of visiting Bulguksa temple (불국사), you’ve probably admired the twin masterpieces of Seokgatap (석가탑) and Dabotap (다보탑) pagodas in the main courtyard (if you haven’t yet, Dabotap is on the face side of the 10 won coin). What you may not have known is that there is a tragic legend [...]
Browsing the blog archives for December, 2009
28 Dec 09
After four and a half years living in Gyeongju, we finally decided to get a car last week. So for it’s first road trip, my friend and I set off to check out the prehistoric rock carvings of Cheonjeon-ri (천전 리각석). I’d never been there before and they’re only about 20 minutes south of Gyeongju, [...]
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Posted in Other, Outside Gyeongju, Statues & carvings
Tagged ancient carvings, dinosaurs, prehistoric, stone age
Tagged ancient carvings, dinosaurs, prehistoric, stone age
23 Dec 09
If you’re into Korean food but you’re tired of the chain restaurants downtown or student samgyeopsal (삼겹살) joints in Seonggeon-dong, there’s a little road running between the two that’s probably just what you need. On a 3 block strip there are about 20 Korean restaurants and I haven’t been disappointed yet by any I’ve been [...]
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Posted in Downtown, Food & drink, Restaurants, Tips for tourists
Tagged downtown, Korean food, Restaurants, Tips for tourists
Tagged downtown, Korean food, Restaurants, Tips for tourists
22 Dec 09
I heard some rather sad news when I got home today. It seems that Hyangiram (향일암), literally “Sunrise Hermitage”, in Yeosu burned down last night. I used to live in Gwangyang, near Yeosu and first visited Hyangiram back in ’02. I’ve been there twice since and I think it is (or sadly was) one of [...]
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Posted in Buddhist culture, News, Outside Gyeongju, Temples & shrines
Tagged architecture, Buddhism, fire, News, temples, Wonhyo
Tagged architecture, Buddhism, fire, News, temples, Wonhyo
19 Dec 09
If you look South-East from the ruins of Banwolseong fortress towards Mt. Namsan, you might see something a bit curious. Just across the Namcheon River in the little neighborhood of Gyo-dong is huge gold Buddha. It’s seated in the front courtyard of Nakch’eonwonsa (낙천원사), or literally “Optimistic Moon Temple.” It’s probably one of the newest [...]
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Posted in Buddhist culture, Gyo-dong, Restaurants, Temples & shrines, Tips for tourists
Tagged architecture, Buddhism, Gyodong, Korean food, Restaurants, sights to see, temples
Tagged architecture, Buddhism, Gyodong, Korean food, Restaurants, sights to see, temples
9 Dec 09
The other week my friend turned me on to a new coffee shop in town, or new to me anyhow. Tucked right around the corner from Top Mart in Hwangseong-dong is Chocolat (쇼코라) coffee shop (French pronunciation, of course).
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Posted in Hwangseong-dong, Restaurants
Tagged chocolate, coffee, Hwangseongdong, Restaurants
Tagged chocolate, coffee, Hwangseongdong, Restaurants
4 Dec 09
If you’re only in Gyeongju for a short time, definitely take a day to check out the big sights like, Bulguksa, Seokuram, Anapji Pond, etc. (Honestly, I’d give the Museum a miss, unless it’s raining). But if you really want to experience what makes this city so cool, take an afternoon to hop on a [...]
2 Dec 09
Being a new blog and all, I’ve been trying to flesh out the “Links” section of the site as it’s been looking a little sparse. Here’s a short run down of some of the recent websites I’ve post in my links.
My friend Paul at Dongguk Uni. has a pretty sweet photo blog called Adventure Dog [...]
