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		<title>Gyeongju Cherry Blossoms (벚꽃) 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2011/04/gyeongju-cherry-blossoms-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 03:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to apologize to the regular readers of this blog (if indeed they exist beyond my lovely wife ) for being slack in posting lately.  I had not one, but two, presentations to prepare for my masters program this last week.  As my creative efforts have been going elsewhere, I don’t actually have any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Spring Events:  Cherry Blossoms, Marathon, Liquor Festival, Martial Arts and More</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s finally beginning to feel a bit like spring around Gyeongju, which means we’re just days away from that magical season when the cherry trees begin to bud and then blossom.  Entire streets in Gyeongju turn into marshmallow wonderlands and romantic couples stroll through flurries of pink petals.  I already posted last spring on some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restaurant Review #15: Dosol Maeul (도솔 마을)</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/12/restaurant-review-dosol-maeul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 03:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hanok]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I apologize for being a bit slack with the restaurant reviews here lately.  It’s been long overdue that I post on one of the classic tourist restaurants in Gyeongju: Dosol Maeul (도솔 마을).  And, unlike a lot of over-hyped tourist restaurants around here, Dosol Maeul is well deserving of its reputation. Literally meaning “Stone Pot [...]]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts & crafts]]></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>
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		<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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		<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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		<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>
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		<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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		<title>Blog News: K-blog Love and Links</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/10/blog-news-k-blog-love-and-links/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/10/blog-news-k-blog-love-and-links/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been so busy with family visiting for the last few weeks (along with spending 4 days in the hospital over Chuseok) that I forgot to mention that some pretty exciting things were happening in the blog-o-sphere last month.  It seems the Sam-shin deigned to smile upon Gyeongjublog and blessed it with a fair bit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Tourists:  Changing Money in Gyeongju</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/10/tips-for-tourists-changing-money-in-gyeongju/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having worked in Gyeongju for over 5 years, all of my banking’s done in Korea, so it’s been a while since I’d had to deal with the trouble of changing money or withdrawing cash from an international account.  A while that is, until this afternoon.   My folks are currently visiting from the States, so we [...]]]></description>
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