 Trip to Danyang |
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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 could barely squeeze through! We stayed the night and the following day Jeff woke up at 4am to hike a mountain (Mt. Birobong, 1439 meters) while I opted to sleep in a few extra hours then headed up to Guinsa a Buddhist temple complex nestled in the mountains. Both the buildings and the people were fascinating. We were able to watch the monks chant as well as eat a free vegetarian meal at the communal kitchen (Note to small stomached travelers: only take a very small amount of food as the monks do not waste food and you MUST finish everything on your tray).
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October 10th 2008 - Brooks: ummm
It look slike you are having fun Maddie!!!! The ˆè0 Ù looks awesome!!!!
October 12th 2008 - amy:
Looks awesome Mad!
October 22nd 2008 - Norma York: catching up
My sister mentioned having seen more. I hadn't realized I should try again. Wonderful pictures.
November 16th 2008 - helen roberts: WOW!!!!
The beauty. The history. The caves were unbelievable. You are in an awesome country.
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cav7
You really had to watch your head as the ceiling of the cave was covered with these stalagcites.
cav10
Some of the catwalks led you to some places where you had to crouch when you walked in order to pass through.
cav13
Near the end of the tour there was this glistening cave wall covered with some sort of tiny sediment.
jeffhike
The view while climbing Mt. Sobaeksan. Jeff started this hike at 4 am while it was still dark out.
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October 10th 2008 - Brooks: ummm
It look slike you are having fun Maddie!!!! The ˆè0 Ù looks awesome!!!!
October 12th 2008 - amy:
Looks awesome Mad!
October 22nd 2008 - Norma York: catching up
My sister mentioned having seen more. I hadn't realized I should try again. Wonderful pictures.
November 16th 2008 - helen roberts: WOW!!!!
The beauty. The history. The caves were unbelievable. You are in an awesome country.
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