We recently had a 4 day weekend - long semester so they gave us a "semester break" at Avalon which was wonderful. For 3 of the days, Katrina, myself, and 3 other friends went down to Gyeongju. I've never been but heard great things - especially from the historical side of the province. It was home to one of the previous Korean dynasties and has quite a bit of history. I learned quite a bit on the trip and got some good shots. Our first stop after checking into our amazing pension was Bulguksa Temple. (For more information, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulguksa)
(Welcome to Bulguksa Temple, according to some, the 'oldest temple in Korea')
(It was a very serene and peaceful corner of the world)
(The actual temple itself - quite large)
(Katrina and I on the same bridge in the beautiful landscape photo above)
(This is strictly a new camera shot - wanted to try a different lens. I like it. It's cute.)
(Some Buddhist guardians along with their protector)
(Rockin' the dragon in one hand)
(Not sure why but I just loved the way this little shop looked)
(Sunset)
(This one particular plot/temple was reserved as the 'stone stacking' area. It's difficult to see but there were stones stacked upon each other everywhere.)
(Stones stacked on the roof, on the door, on a tree...)
(Along the wall, on tiles, on the ground... everywhere...)
(The lighting was interesting so I snapped a few photos)
(Just an idea of how far in the mountains you are)
(A farewell to Bulguksa Temple)
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