SCENES FROM SOUTH KOREA, GYEONGJU, PART 3,

deuxiemepeau26/06/201816/08/2021photographyBuddha, Gyeongju, Hiking, Holiday, Namsan, South Korea, Temple, Touristm

And further south the camera goes, Gyeongju, ancient capital of the Shilla Kingdom…

Coloured umbrellas along the markets streets of Gyeongju

Tumuli Gongwon, Park with 23 Tombs/Tumili of the Shilla monarchs

Rice Fields at sunset

Polaris Tourist Pension in Gyeongju

Our place for two days at the Polaris Tourist Pension in Gyeongju

The start of our Namsan Park mountain climb

Namsan

Time to climb, it wasn’t all this easy

Breaking through

Chilbulam Temple were we were offered a free lunch by the beautiful Buddhist monk

Chilbumlam Buddha on Namsan Mountain

Climbing Namsan

Topside of Namsan

Another Buddha in the rock

And another Buddha

The view from above

Another beautiful Buddha

Cute warnings are everywhere

Rocks and trees and nature forever

Temple at base camp

Street Art

The park under night light

An ancient astrological observatory constructed between AD 632 and 646

Divine dining at Dolsolmaeul

The gardens of the Gyeongju National Museum

The Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond from 674 CE

Wolji Pond

The Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond from 674 CE

Temple guards at Bulkuk Temple

Bulkuk Temple

Lanterns at Bulkuk Temple

Bulkuk Temple

More Bulkuk Temple Guards, Gyeongju

The Bell

The climb to the covered Buddha at Seokguram.

Next Stop Busan…

All words and photographs by Damien B. Donnelly

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16 thoughts on “SCENES FROM SOUTH KOREA, GYEONGJU, PART 3,”

Jane Dougherty says:

26/06/2018 at 20:47

Just one word—wow!

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1. deuxiemepeau says:
  
  26/06/2018 at 22:35
  
  I know! What a country! What a history! Insane!!!
  
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  1. Jane Dougherty says:
    
    27/06/2018 at 17:16
    
    The complete dépaysement (can’t be bothered searching for the English).
  2. deuxiemepeau says:
    
    27/06/2018 at 17:44
    
    Oui, je suis! Tout est là!!
  3. Jane Dougherty says:
    
    27/06/2018 at 17:58
    
    Maybe you’ll go back again?
  4. deuxiemepeau says:
    
    27/06/2018 at 19:23
    
    Definitely, there’s still so much more to discover and I need to practice my four Korean words! Maybe add a few more to the collection. Hope the head is feeling lighter
  5. Jane Dougherty says:
    
    27/06/2018 at 20:55
    
    We’re getting there, thanks. Yes, I don’t think four words counts as fluent 🙂
exploringcolour says:

26/06/2018 at 22:20

Fantastic! Is it ok with you if I post the last photo sometime and credit back? I enjoy the colours 🙂

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1. deuxiemepeau says:
  
  26/06/2018 at 22:24
  
  Of course, feel free my dear 🤗🤗
  
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2. deuxiemepeau says:
  
  26/06/2018 at 22:33
  
  Watch out for the photos of Busan on Friday, I think you will love Gamcheon village, a city slum in rejuvenation
  
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  1. exploringcolour says:
    
    26/06/2018 at 22:34
    
    I’ll look forward to them!
Dorinda Duclos says:

27/06/2018 at 06:07

Simply amazing photos!!!

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1. deuxiemepeau says:
  
  27/06/2018 at 17:44
  
  🤗🤗
  
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Maribeth Batcho says:

01/07/2018 at 00:36

A friend of mine just returned from a trip to Japan with her husband and 8 yr old daughter. I loved the cultural lessons learned from those photos. I feel the same about your trip. And, as I said before, can now add this lovely place to our must visit list.
Looks like you had a marvelous time!

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1. deuxiemepeau says:
  
  01/07/2018 at 17:19
  
  It’s certainly a must visit country and so very welcoming. It was truly marvelous
  
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