Day 9: Gyeong-ju, South Korea

A walk through the mountain haze of morning; watching and waiting for the sun to break free!
This is at Seock-gul-am Temple, where an impressive Buddha resides inside a man made cave carved into the mountain side.

Stop 2 on our journey was to Bul-kuk-sa Temple, which was built during the Silla Dynasty and is over a 1000 years old. Here is the entrance and the sun did come out! This was the first time I saw sunshine since arriving in Korea :)
Also to your right are stacks of rocks individuals create these using

each rock to symbolize a wish. I made one as well but mine was only 2 rocks high.









Our next stop was to the beach where venders' sold dried salty fish and seaweed. Mmmmm good! The water was freezing cold and the beach was full of stones. Ouch!!!!

The journey continues to our final stop The Garden of Great Tombs.  These mounds might look familar as we have some in North Georgia.  However, in this particualr there are over 300 mounds.  I saw the Gold Crown from Cheonmachong and the Heavenly Horse Tomb. What an amazing experience! The structure on the right side is the Cheomseongdae Observatory which is located on the buriel grounds.

As always we must end the day with food! A lot of the dishes seem to be the same but with being in a different region there are some additions to the menu. 

Here are some additional must see photos!  The one on the left reminds me of the street vendors in Mexico and the one on the right is well a toliet! Enjoy! :)