Seeing was stationed in Korea again! This time it was for 3 months, and I missed him so much! So, I skipped a few classes to take an extended spring break trip. Here the fun activities we fit in between Seong working and our laying around the hotel!
- Movies and shopping. Typical date stuff.
- Eating out at our favorite restaurants.
- Trip to Gyeongju: We went on a historically-important 2-day getaway to the capital of the kingdom of Silla, which was the main kingdom on the peninsula of Korea from 57 BC to 935 AD. We traveled by train and stayed overnight at the Kolon hotel (hehe). The first day we walked to Bulguksa, a famous temple, and then took a night bus tour to Cheomseongdae observatory and Wolji, a historical palace. The next day, we took a longer day bus tour back to Wolji, Bunhwatgsa pagoda (the oldest Silla pagoda), and the Daerungwon tombs. The tours were completely in Korean, but they had short videos on the bus in English too! I would highly recommend Gyeongju City Bus Tours, especially if you are traveling with a Korean who can translate the important points ;).
- Visiting with family! It was so wonderful to see our cousins again. We went to the park, ate black bean noodles, and met the newest member of the family! You can see our family members in the slide show, including our cousin Tae-jun and his girlfriend, and our cute young cousins performing to the KT Wizards (baseball team) theme song.
- I spent time with my sweet friend Grace. We used to live in the same apartment building with Grace and her family, and her friendship means so much to me. We went to the 고속터미널 (Express Bus Terminal) for shopping and sushi.
- We took the English-language 비원 (Secret Garden) walking tour at 창덕궁 (Changdeokgung Palace). Our Korean hanbok-wearing tour guide gave us excellent and funny information about the garden, which was a private respite for the royal family of the Joseon dynasty.
I hope you enjoy the slideshow! I recommend watching in high-definition :)
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