Browsing the archives for the kitsch tag
Inspired by the “Weird America” books back home, I’ve decided to start a series of posts on some of the quirky, cheesy or just plain strange tourist attractions that abound around here. I could begin the with the wish-granting stone of Cheonwonsa Temple (천원사), or the legendary Vagina Valley of Mt. Obongsan (오봉산), but I [...]
If you’ve ever taken the bus from Gyeongju to Daegu, you might’ve caught a fleeting glimpse of a giant golden Buddha off in the mountains to the north. No, this isn’t some apparition induced by sleep deprivation or soju poisoning. This huge Buddha actually overlooks Manbulsa (만불사), or literally “Temple of Ten-thousand Buddhas,” nestled at [...]
Okay, that’s it: today I died and went to cheesy tourist kitsch heaven (or hell depending on your sense of taste). Today we took a rainy afternoon to check out the Jasujeong Amethyst Caves (자수정 동굴), just 30km south of here in Eonyang (언양). I’d read online that they’re one of the schlockiest tourist sites [...]
