Over the last couple of months I’ve managed to collect a few really killer guidebooks on the Gyeongju, mostly through tips from friends and browsing through the Gyeongju National Museum book store. If you’re visiting Gyeongju, you’d be doing yourself a big favor by picking up at least one of these books and giving it [...]
Browsing the archives for the photography tag
1 May 10
The other week my wife and I were walking through an older neighborhood of Gyeongju on our way downtown to grab a burger at McDonalds (Yeah, yeah. I know, but she’s pregnant. I’m not going to argue.) About a block from the courthouse, we turned the corner and stumbled on something we’d not seen since [...]
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Posted in Buddhist culture, Gyeongju, Seonggeon-dong, Temples & shrines, history
Tagged architecture, Buddhism, downtown, Gyeongju, history, Japanese occupation, Modern History, photography, Soto Zen, temples
Tagged architecture, Buddhism, downtown, Gyeongju, history, Japanese occupation, Modern History, photography, Soto Zen, temples
16 Apr 10
Okay, so it looks like my predictions about the cherry blossoms being over this weekend were (thankfully) bogus. The cherries have survived our nasty bout of snow and cold Wednesday night and it looks like they’re still going strong. Barring any freak windstorms or rogue typhoons, the cherry flowers should still be in [...]
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Posted in Festivals, Gyeongju, Tips for tourists, photography
Tagged Cherry Blossoms, Festivals, Gyeongju, photography, Spring
Tagged Cherry Blossoms, Festivals, Gyeongju, photography, Spring
17 Mar 10
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 [...]
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Posted in Arts & crafts, Downtown, Gyeongju, Korean culture, Tips for tourists, shopping
Tagged Arts and Crafts, downtown, Gyeongju, history, photography, Restaurants, Shilla Dynasty, shopping, Tips for tourists
Tagged Arts and Crafts, downtown, Gyeongju, history, photography, Restaurants, Shilla Dynasty, shopping, Tips for tourists
2 Dec 09
Being a new blog and all, I’ve been trying to flesh out the “Links” section of the site as it’s been looking a little sparse. Here’s a short run down of some of the recent websites I’ve post in my links.
My friend Paul at Dongguk Uni. has a pretty sweet photo blog called Adventure Dog [...]
