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	<title>Gyeongjublog.com &#187; Downtown</title>
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		<title>Gyeongju Videos on the Korean Heritage Channel</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2012/01/gyeongju-videos-on-the-korean-heritge-channel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2012/01/gyeongju-videos-on-the-korean-heritge-channel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The other day I was rummaging around on Youtube for videos to fill out a playlist on Gyeongjublog&#8217;s fledgling Youtube Channel and I stumbled across some amazing videos on something called the Korean Heritage Channel.  I know I use far too many superlatives on this blog already, but this channel features some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gyeongju Shopping Guide: Part 2 What to buy?</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/11/gyeongju-shopping-guide-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/11/gyeongju-shopping-guide-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buddhist culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Downtown]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gyo-dong]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[antiques]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[beopju]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bonghwangro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downtown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liquor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pottery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tea house]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continued from Part 1… If you’re shopping for gifts or personal mementos in Korea, there are a lot of options.  You could get something functional, like a hand-made tea pot or a brass ware dinner set.  Or, if you’re searching for something ornamental, take a look at the calligraphy scrolls or hand-carved wood work.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Concert under the Ginkgo Trees</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/11/fall-concert-under-the-ginko-trees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/11/fall-concert-under-the-ginko-trees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Downtown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music & dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shamanism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dang Namu]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gingko tree]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gyeongju Cultural Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pulnuri]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/?p=2392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The other week I posted on an upcoming concert at the Gyeongju Cultural Center (경주문화원) in honor of the changing leaves of  the 500 year old ginkgo tree (은행 나무) on the premises.  As it’s just a short stroll from my house, I manage to pop down there for about half an hour before running [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gyeongju Shopping Guide: Part 1 Where to Shop?</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/11/gyeongju-shopping-guide-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/11/gyeongju-shopping-guide-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bomun Resort]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Folk Craft Village]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/?p=2359</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christmas time is just a few months away, which means (for a lot of folks in my country anyways) that it’s time to start shopping for presents.  Korea offers some very unique and interesting gift options for folks back home and I’m not just talking about the kimchi chocolate or plastic fans that you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Quiet Beauty of the Gyeongju Cultural Center (경주문화원)</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/11/gyeongju-cultural-center/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/11/gyeongju-cultural-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cultural Center]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ginko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leaves]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/?p=2323</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Downtown Gyeongju can sometimes seem a mess of cars, cluttered streets and concrete buildings.  Yet tucked behind the Police Station, is the quiet oasis of the Gyeongju Cultural Center (경주문화원) with its lovely traditional architecture and serene gardens.  It has a relaxed, unassuming sort of beauty and, although it’s not quite Bulguksa, it’s home to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant Review #14: Ah Sa Ga Tea House (아사가찻집)</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/10/restaurant-review-ah-sa-ga-tea-house/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/10/restaurant-review-ah-sa-ga-tea-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Downtown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food & drink]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[restaurants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[green tea]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/?p=2111</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As we’ve been on the topic of tea lately, I figure it’s about time that I post on Ah Sa Ga Tea House (아사가찻집).  Ah Sa Ga is in the middle of Gyeongju’s downtown shopping district, on Bonhwang-ro Culture Street (봉황로).    It’s been open for almost a decade, though I only discovered it a little [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Restaurant Review #13: Sam-po Ssam-bap (삼포 쌈밥)</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/09/restaurant-review-sampo-ssambap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/09/restaurant-review-sampo-ssambap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Downtown]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/?p=1997</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking back on my blog I realize that it’s been months since I’ve posted any restaurant reviews.  To make up for this oversight, I hope this will be the first in a series of reviews that focus on restaurants both unique and accessible to tourists. To start off with, I have to mention group a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Itinerary: 10 Days in Gyeongju</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/08/10-days-in-gyeongju/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/08/10-days-in-gyeongju/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Namsan-dong]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bomun Resort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bulguksa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. To finally prove what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant Review #10: Pranzo (프란조) Italian Restaurant</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/04/restaurant-review-pranzo-italian/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/04/restaurant-review-pranzo-italian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Downtown]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/?p=1244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my few complaints about Gyeongju is that there just aren’t many foreign restaurants here. Sure, Gyeongju has all your usual greasy fast food joints, but you’ve got to go all the way to Daegu to find a TGI Fridays or Outback Steak House. And if you’re itching for Thai or Mexican, just forget it. Luckily we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix Street of Traditional Culture (봉황로)</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/03/phoenix-street-of-traditional-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/03/phoenix-street-of-traditional-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/?p=1037</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the KTX slated to start running to Gyeongju by next Winter(fingers crossed), there’s been a lot of hustle and bustle around town lately  If you’re local you may have noticed there’s been a lot of construction downtown over this last year.  Seems the city decided to give a serious makeover to the pottery and [...]]]></description>
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