Gyeongju

        Christmas vacation time is here. I therefore made plans to end the year on a positive note. Traveling is one of the best ways to make memories. I made the decision to visit Gyeongju and Pohang which are in the south-eastern region of South Korea. My Korean friend who is from Pohang invited to stay at his house over the break. Thus, it was the ideal moment to visit and learn about Korean culture. Along with one of my Indian colleagues, I went Gyeonju. One of Korea's traditional cities is Gyeonju. It was totally filled Korean traditional dwellings. Gyeongju differed significantly from other significant Korean cities in several ways.

        Gyeongju resembled a suburban town because of its extremely short structures. There were many open areas, which led to a lot of wind flow. It was much warmer than Seoul at 2 to 4 degrees Celsius (which had negative temperature). Nonetheless, it was chilly in Gyeongju because of the wind. We are unable to stroll without a good jacket that is totally covered.

        We immediately headed to Wolji Pond and Donggung Palace after landing in Gyeongju. It was a huge area. Winter had just arrived, so there were no flowers and no leaves on any of the trees. Yet, the pond was nice because it was partially frozen and the surroundings appeared serene. They were playing peaceful music from the palace, and from the pond we can hear them. When the Wolji pond was finished, we ran into our Korean friend. He travelled to Gyeongju to fetch us.

        The oldest observatory was at Cheomseongdae, where we next proceeded. There were numerous ancient kings' tombs and a hanok town surrounding the cheomseongdae. The tombs resembled a big sand ball in the shape of a sphere on the ground.

        As I arrived to the Gyeongju tourist area, they gave me a stamp card with a list of the city's most well-known tourist attractions. We can add a stamp to the stamp card when we visit the location. It was a distinctly memorable event. We travelled to Woljeonggyo Bridge in the twilight. Unexpectedly, skating was permitted on the frozen river beneath the bridge. So what else did we do? We leaped and skated around. I had a damn good time. Also, it was too nice to watch so many people having a good time skating with their families. Following a stunning sunset in Gyeongju, we headed to the home of our Korean colleague in Pohang.




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