Along with temples, ancient Buddhas, and funny-shaped boulders, Mt. Namsan (남산) has also been blessed with a fair number of kalguksu (칼국수) restaurants. If you’ve not tried it before, Kalguksu is a hot and hearty noodle soup; perfect after a hike. Kalguksu literally means “knife noodles” as the noodles are cut by hand and quite [...]
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29 May 10
22 Apr 10
It’s Thursday morning which means that we’re down to the final day of the Gyeongju Liquor & Ddeok Festival (경주술과떡잔치) in Hwangseong Park. Unfortunately I missed the Festival’s kickoff Saturday, though I hear it was packed with people and the weather was gorgeous. By the time I got down there on Monday, this week-long bout [...]
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Posted in Festivals, Food & drink, Gyeongju, Hwangseong-dong, Korean culture, Tips for tourists, photography
Tagged Festivals, Gyeongju, Hwangseongdong, Korean food, liquor, rice cake, Spring, Vegetarian food
Tagged Festivals, Gyeongju, Hwangseongdong, Korean food, liquor, rice cake, Spring, Vegetarian food
5 Apr 10
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 [...]
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Posted in Downtown, Gyeongju, Restaurants, Tips for tourists
Tagged downtown, Gyeongju, Italian food, nightlife, Restaurants, Tips for tourists, Vegetarian food
Tagged downtown, Gyeongju, Italian food, nightlife, Restaurants, Tips for tourists, Vegetarian food
10 Mar 10
Being a vegetarian in Korea can be rough. I, myself, am an omnivore, but I’ve got enough vegetarian friends here that I can sympathize. There just aren’t a lot of vegetarian options in Korea. Like with a lot of countries who’ve recently come out of poverty, vegetarianism seems counter intuitive to most Koreans. Since you [...]
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Posted in Buddhist culture, Gyeongju, Restaurants, Tips for tourists
Tagged Buddhism, Gyeongju, Korean food, Restaurants, Seoakdong, temples, Vegetarian food
Tagged Buddhism, Gyeongju, Korean food, Restaurants, Seoakdong, temples, Vegetarian food
31 Jan 10
Ever since “China Cook” changed owners and slid down hill, I’ve had an aching void in my life where great Chinese food should be. As the fates would have it, last month some kind folks at work turned us on to a new Chinese joint in town: Boo Yong (부용) Chinese Restaurant. It’s just across [...]
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Posted in Gyeongju, Restaurants, Tips for tourists
Tagged Chinese food, Geumjang-ri, Gyeongju, Korean food, Restaurants, Tips for tourists, Vegetarian food
Tagged Chinese food, Geumjang-ri, Gyeongju, Korean food, Restaurants, Tips for tourists, Vegetarian food
2 Jan 10
As promised in my recent post Nak Cheon Won Temple (낙천원사), I got back to Ha Yeon Ji Restaurant (하연지) last Saturday with some friends, and this time I did actually remember to bring my camera. Ha Yeon Ji Restaurant (하연지) is part of Nak Cheon Won Temple (낙천원사) complex , which is new, private [...]
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Posted in Food & drink, Gyeongju, Gyo-dong, Restaurants, Tips for tourists
Tagged Gyeongju, Gyodong, Korean food, lotus, Restaurants, Tips for tourists, Vegetarian food
Tagged Gyeongju, Gyodong, Korean food, lotus, Restaurants, Tips for tourists, Vegetarian food
