Gyeongju: Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto, Gyeongju, South Korea

History was the subject I detested most during my school years. The textbooks were boring, the teachers were terrors. It was traveling (and maybe age), not schoolbooks and scary teachers, that piqued my interest.

My non鈥搉erd friends, I am sure, would find my travel itineraries rather boring: there are almost always visits to museums and historical sites included...but that is what they get when they leave all the planning to me.

The five鈥揹ay South Korea trip was, of course, not without its dose of history. There are聽ten Korean cultural heritage sites聽registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Two in Seoul: Jongmyo Shrine and聽Changdeokgung Palace Complex. Three in Gyeongju: Gyeongju Historic Areas, Yangdong Historic Village, and Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple. The rest are scattered around the country. But we could only make time for聽Bulguksa Temple and聽Seokguram Grotto.

Bulguksa Temple was built a long long time ago (year 528) in the far far away land of Gyeongju. (That is if you're coming from Brazil or Uruguay or wherever its antipodes is.) But when coming from Seoul, Gyeongju is just a 2鈥揾our high speed train or 5鈥揾our bus ride. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Gyeongju: Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto
Guide Location: South Korea » Gyeongju
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Mustachio Ventures
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