Not to become a broken record or anything, but most tourists just bounce down to Gyeongju for a long weekend, hit up the big tourist sites, and head home Sunday night. It’s a shame really. You can barely even scratch the surface of what Gyeonju has to offer in 2 days. [...]
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6 Aug 10
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Posted in Arts & crafts, Bomun-dong, Buddhist culture, Downtown, East Sea, Food & drink, Geumcheok-ri, Gyeongju, Gyo-dong, Namsan-dong, Outside Gyeongju, Ruins & remains, Sites to see, Statues & carvings, Temples & shrines, Tips for tourists, Tombs, Top 10, hiking, history, shopping
Tagged Anapji Pond, ancient carvings, architecture, Bomun Resort, Bulguksa, cycling, downtown, East Sea, Eonyang, Gyeongju, Gyodong, hiking, history, Namsan, Restaurants, ruins, Seokkuram, Shilla Dynasty, sights to see, temples, Tips for tourists, Tombs, Top 10
Tagged Anapji Pond, ancient carvings, architecture, Bomun Resort, Bulguksa, cycling, downtown, East Sea, Eonyang, Gyeongju, Gyodong, hiking, history, Namsan, Restaurants, ruins, Seokkuram, Shilla Dynasty, sights to see, temples, Tips for tourists, Tombs, Top 10
15 Mar 10
Since I’ve been on the topic of festivals lately, I thought I’d post on this one BEFORE it happened for a change. It’s not an official festival really, but with Spring looming on the horizon, we’re just a couple of weeks away from cherry blossom season. Gyeongju, along with Jinhae further south, is one of [...]
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Posted in Bomun-dong, Festivals, Gyeongju, Hwangnam-dong, Sites to see, Tips for tourists, Tombs
Tagged Cherry Blossoms, fesitvals, Gyeongju, Kim Yu-shin, sights to see, Spring, Tips for tourists
Tagged Cherry Blossoms, fesitvals, Gyeongju, Kim Yu-shin, sights to see, Spring, Tips for tourists
21 Nov 09
If you’re at all like me and like you’re history with a bit of quirkiness, you might want to check out the ancient stone bathtub of Bomunsa Temple. The ancient stone bathtub of Bomunsa is… well, a big stone bathtub… um, in the middle of a rice field… um, yeah.
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Posted in Bomun-dong, Cycling Routes, Gyeongju, Ruins & remains, Tips for tourists
Tagged bathtub, Bomundong, cycling, Gyeongju, ruins, Shilla Dynasty, sights to see, temples
Tagged bathtub, Bomundong, cycling, Gyeongju, ruins, Shilla Dynasty, sights to see, temples
