South Korea

Celadon Porcelain

[april 2012] In Gyeongju, we were taken to a celadon porcelain shop, instead of a folk museum. The sales person there was a very aggressive middle aged woman with permed hair, and I did not…

South Korea

Green is the colour for charm

[april 2012] The second place we went in the Gyeongju was a temple called Bulguksa. The wooden building was rebuilt in the 16th century, but the stone staircase was original one from around year 751….

South Korea

Gyeongju is as old as Nara in Japan

[april 2012] We did one day tour to Gyeongju-si from Busan in Korea. Gyeongju-si is similar to Nara in Japan, according to our guide. First, we visited Seokguram Grotto, which was built in 751 and…