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Touring the City
July 16, 2008
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Fruit for sale in Seomun Market, DaeguFruit for sale in Seomun Market, Daegu
From Busan we traveled to Daegu. From there it was easy to get to Haeinsa Temple by bus. …
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Haeinsa Temple
July 16, 2008
Some of the woodblocks of the Tripitaka KoreanaSome of the woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana
Daegu is a convenient base to head out to yet another amazing temple – Haeinsa Temple. …
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Subway in Busan
July 15, 2008
A subway station in Busan. A subway station in Busan.
The subway system in Busan is like all the others we used in Korea – fabulous. The trains run very frequently and the stations are well organized, announced in English (and Korean, and Chinese, and Japanese) and everythin
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Busan Night Market and Beomeosa Temple
July 15, 2008
From Gyeongju we traveled to Busan, a bustling port in the south of the country with plenty of US sailors everywhere – the USS Reagan had just docked, with 5,000 sailors on shore leave! …
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Haotel Motel, wonderful, clean, cheap motel
July 15, 2008
We stayed at the Goodmorning Haotel Motel, which was possibly the best value hotel we’ve ever gotten of all 51 countries we’ve travelled to. For $30 we got an exceptionally clean room, big tv, nice towels, bathrobes, huge shower with floor to ceiling glass windows to the m
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Sarangchae Home Stay Review, Gyeongju
July 14, 2008
The outside of the building at Sarangchae Home Stay. The bathroom is at the end.The outside of the building at Sarangchae Home Stay. The bathroom is at the end.
We stayed at Sarangchae Home Stay.…
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Lotus flower ponds in Anapji Pond, Gyeongju
July 14, 2008
From the Wolseong Park we crossed the street and visited the gorgeous lotus flower ponds which are next to the Anapji Pond. We didn’t actually make it into Anapji, we enjoyed the lotus flowers so much we stayed for quite a while. …
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Wolseong Park and the Cheomeseongdae Observatory, Gyeongju
July 14, 2008
The Observatory at the Wolseong Park was a little underwhelming.The Cheomeseongdae Observatory at the Wolseong Park was a little underwhelming.
From Tumuli Park, we crossed the road and checked out Wolseong Park, which was filled with beautiful orange flowers and more tumuli. &hellip
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Tumuli Park and the Cheonmachong Tomb, Gyeongju
July 14, 2008
From the Seokguram Grotto we headed back into town and strolled through Tumuli Park. The tumulis are grassy hills that enclose tombs built for the Shilla monarchs in the 5th century AD. …
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