Final thoughts on South Korea

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Wow, our first two weeks in South Korea passed with a quickness. We had a blast exploring Seoul, Busan, and Gyeongju so I'm not surprised it went so quick. I thought I would finish up my posts about this lovely country with a few final thoughts. The people are so sweet and genuinly concerned about you having fun in their country. The older men loved talking to us whenever they had a chance. I think they really like to practice their english. The older ladies are a fiesty bunch which was the extreme opposite from the men. They would not hesitate to drop a shoulder to get in front of you or make their way thru a crowd. The younger kids were obsessed with their phones. The larger the phone the better it seemed. The young professional women dressed very dainty which was cute to see. 

The cities are thriving and still building at an unblievable rate. The public transportation is something to be jealous of in America. It was cheap, efficient and got you anywhere you wanted to go in the country very quickly. All in all, I loved my experience in South Korea.

I have also round up one more batch of photos from a night market that we found while getting lost walking around. View the entire gallery here.

The Silla Dynasty

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The Silla Dynasty was one of the longest sustained dynasties in Asian history. They occupied most of the Korean peninsula, for nearly 1,000 years of rule from 57 BC - 935 AD. We were very excited because while touring the Silla museum, a guide came up to us to give us a personalized tour, while explaining all the artificats which it held. Over 3,000 artifacts! I'm sorry but we have no pictures of the actual musem, but we do have photos of the tombs where the kings were buried. The tombs where there are two mounds would be the husband and wife. 

One year and counting

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It's amazing to think that Cassie and I just celebrated our one year anniversary in Busan, South Korea. How did the year go by so quickly? We used to count the days until take off like it would never come. It's a simple reminder to live in the moment.

For our anniversary we walked around this small beach with the brighest full moon slowly rising above the Gwangan Bridge. For dinner we decided to finally try some Korean BBQ for dinner. The food was delicious and then we finished off the night with some cheesecake for dessert. It was a perfect evening that we will both cherish for many more years.

Haedong Yonggung Temple

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The Haedong Yonggung temple is situated near the sea unlike most other temples located in mountains. Which makes this a temple worth visiting. Especially when they say that the temples motto is "At least one of your wishes will be answered here through your heartful prayers." Cassie and I made sure to make our wish before leaving the temple while tossing a coin into a small waterfall.

While exploring this temple we had our first prayer inside a buddhist temple which was a pleasent experience. We also walked under the temple to drink from a small stream with lots of other Koreans. I'm not sure if we were supposed to or not but nobody gave us the crazy eye so we joined in. View the entire photo gallery.