At the beginning of February it was Lunar New Year (Seollal) here in Korea so we were treated to a lovely 5 day long holiday! These long weekends are the perfect time to go overseas or explore the country. I’m currently in major save mode, so it was the latter for me. We decided to head to Gyeongju, the ancient capital of Korea! Gyeongju has been on my Korea bucketlist for so long, I can’t believe it has taken me until now to actually go. Especially considering it’s just 2 hours away from my city. Since Gyeongju is an ancient city, planning permission isn’t given for high rise apartment buildings- a welcome change from the usual identical looking, crammed cities. The whole city is extremely beautiful and peaceful with nice wide roads which are perfect for cycling. Things to Do They don’t call Gyeongju a museum without walls for no reason! The area is bursting with things to see from temples to tombs, pagodas, parks, forests and ponds. It’s a great place to get a feel for what Korea was like before K Pop, smartphones and PC rooms took over! There is honestly something to see round every corner, just […]
