glasses at the post office :)

Temple Stay and cherry blossoms :)

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April 17th 2011
So for my 27th birthday I did a temple stay and it was pretty amazing, although it wasn't what I expected. I anticipated a relaxing and thoughtful "vacation" where I would meditate and reflect on life 😊. What the reality of temple stay is is the day in the life of a monk, which was great, but definitely not what I expected. On Saturday we got a tour of Beomeosa temple - which is one ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Gyeongsangnam-do » Yangsan

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more