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La intoarcerea de la Seul, am avut la dispozitie o jumatate de zi in Budapesta, asa ca m-am dus sa vad Szentendre, un mic orasel din apropiere, devenit un loc al boemei artistice a capitalei si al turistilor, mai ales … Continue reading
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My last post about Seoul will be about Gangnam, meaning the part of the town South of the River Han, which divide the metropolis in two parts. If in the North we find almost all the palaces, temples and old … Continue reading
Further, I enter in a yard were I see Birojeon or the Hall with Budha Vairocana. The construction was erected on 751, has been burnt by the Japanese invaders and rebuilt on 1666. The Saritap from the yard, a stupa … Continue reading
Bulguska is considered no.1 Budhist temple in Korea and when I visited it, I understood why. I reached the place by a bus from Lake Bomun (no.10, 11, or 700; 1500 won one way). From the bus station I climbed … Continue reading
Today I will tell you about my accommodation in the resort of the Lake Bomun. This is an international resort, opened in 1979, and its main hotels are: Hyunday, Concorde and Hilton. When I was there, the World Taekwondo Championship … Continue reading
From the museum I moved to the Anapji Pond. This is an artificial lake, constructed on 674, by King Munmu of Silla. The purpose was to plant rare plants and flowers, and to bring rare birds and animals, near the … Continue reading
Of course that my main objectives have been those related with the TV series. So I started by visiting the tomb of the General Kin Yushin. It is situated in a forest, in a national park and it is proper … Continue reading
Tommorrow we celebrate August,15, one of the great celebrations of the Christianity. This is the reason I interrupt my story, to relate about the most important place of pilgrimage in Moldova, a county in the Eastern part of Romania, at … Continue reading
Gyeongyu, by its ancient name Seorabeol, was more than 1000 years the capital of Silla, which ruled almost all the Peninsula. This was the place I dreamed about, even from when I have seen the great TV series “Queen Seon … Continue reading
On a radius of 40 km, around Gyeongbok Palace, there are 40 tombs of kings and queens of the Joseon dynasty. They all have been entered into the UNESCO heritage on 2009. The royal tombs are under the etiquette of … Continue reading