Over the last week or so the cherry blossoms (벚꽃) here in Gyeongju have just exploded. Hopefully,you got out to see them last weekend as we’ve been in for a bit of nasty weather lately. The temperature’s really dropped and we even had some snow mixed in with the rain tonight, which is not going to [...]
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15 Apr 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
7 Mar 10
After living in Spain for two years, I’ve come to love any festival involving fire. Maybe it’s my inner pyromaniac, or the fact that burning things is generally illegal in my country. It seems the Spanish can’t have a festival without fireworks, bonfires, or setting something or other on fire… and the Spanish have a [...]
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Posted in Dongcheon-dong, Festivals, Gyeongju, Hwangnam-dong, Korean culture, Tips for tourists
Tagged bonfire, fesitvals, Full moon, Gyeongju, holidays, Tips for tourists
Tagged bonfire, fesitvals, Full moon, Gyeongju, holidays, Tips for tourists
11 Nov 09
Walking through the gates here feels a bit like stepping back in time. The calmness of the atmosphere never fails to move me and if you can catch it now when the gingko trees are bright yellow, it’s just magic. It’s a fairly large complex of buildings, so feel free to nose a round a bit. The only part that’s not usually open to the public is the back part which I assume is only open for ceremonial holidays.
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Posted in Gyeongju, Hwangnam-dong, Temples & shrines, Tips for tourists
Tagged architecture, Confucianism, downtown, Gyeongju, shrines, sights to see
Tagged architecture, Confucianism, downtown, Gyeongju, shrines, sights to see
