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Trip to Danyang

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September 29th 2008
Published: October 10th 2008
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On the second last weekend in September we took a trip to Danyang, a city north east of Daejeon. The bus ride took about 4.5 hours since we accidentally took the intercity bus which stops at all the tiny towns along the way. We did get to see some of the countryside which was beautiful. The caves were 1.7km long and followed narrow twisting metal staircases and catwalks, some of them which we coul... Read Full Entry



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The mountain mist.
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More mountian mist. When he got to the top (1439 m)the mist was all he could see.
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On day two we visited Guinsa a Korean Buddhist temple complex on the outskirts of Sobaeksan National Park.
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A view down one side of one of the many temples.
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Many of the temples were fitted with dragon like statues on the corners of their upturned roofs.
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Looking up the mountain at the temples.
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View from the top, looking down on the valley.
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One of the larger temples at the top of the mountain.
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Monks were chanting when we arrived at Guinsa and continued chanting until we left.
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One monk had a large conch.
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More chanting.
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Kimchi pots.
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Wooden stairs leading up to a secluded altar on top of a different mountain.
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View of Chungju lake as we were leaving Danyang.
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Chungju lake and the surrounding mountains.
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More of beautiful Chungju lake.
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Beautiful mountains on the opposite side of the lake.
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Pretty inlet.
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There were dozens of little houseboats set up along the edges of the lake.



10th October 2008

Brooks
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ummm
It look slike you are having fun Maddie!!!! The ˆè0 Ù looks awesome!!!!
12th October 2008

amy
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Looks awesome Mad!
22nd October 2008

Norma York
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catching up
My sister mentioned having seen more. I hadn't realized I should try again. Wonderful pictures.
16th November 2008

helen roberts
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WOW!!!!
The beauty. The history. The caves were unbelievable. You are in an awesome country.

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