We went to Gyeongju! Only a 40 minute bus ride from Yukgurri, Gyeongju was the perfect place for a day trip. After morning classes we hopped on an afternoon bus and headed out.
On our way to the next bus stop to take us to our first destination, the Nation Museum, we stumbled upon a market. There were a lot of interesting sights, such as pigs' feet, pigs' heads, fish, octopus, and squid. I only took a picture of the octopus.
Here we are ready to head the museum!
We read the placard for this, which was in English and Korean (and Chinese), but the Korean friend (thanks for coming with,Yebin!) with said that the story was a little different between the English and Korean... (i.e. they left the interesting stuff out!) There was something about the bell being made in a pot, and that there may have been children involved with the pot in some way? I'm a bit confused about it, but it was some sort of folk tale. Either way, a lot got lost in translation...
Some fake replicas of Buddhist temples:
Cassandra suggested we sit like the Buddha.
Sure, it looked a little silly, and the other foreigners laughed at us.
But look, we started a trend.
The Korean Mona Lisa
Buddha: part of the National Treasure
"Is this a dagger I see before mine eyes?"
Of course, these look like they could be from Lord of the Rings, too.
Ducks.
Really old necklaces.
A crown
The crown
Part of the National Treasury, too
It started to rain a bit around 6. Found out afterward our Life Group leader prayed for it to rain right around that time.
But... that made for a really beautiful sunset.
There are dandelions, even in Korea.
And lots of pretty yellow flowers. With all those fields of pretty flowers, we figured we better take some pictures before dinner.
And then hop in the flowers.
Mmm. Look at that sunset.
And then, it was time for dinner.
Bibimbop!!
And yummy Korean beef patties.
After dinner, we had some pang (from French- pan) for dessert. Red bean paste pastries that are famous in Gyeongju. Seriously, the shops are everywhere.
And, of course, some coffee to go with the pang.
And then, to Anapji!
I heard it was best at night. And I think the recommendations were right, this place is great at night.
A great day in Gyeongju. Planning to return to see more sights soon!
