Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Buddha's birthday

So here in Korea, Buddha's birthday is a national holiday.  Yipee, no work.  I decided to go to the largest temple in my area.  Wrote about this place before.  Woke up at 6am to avoid the crowds. haha.  I was stuck in traffic for an hour not moving.  Guest everyone tried to avoid the crowds.  I decided to hike it in and not wait to get into the temple.  It's part of a national park so the temple is real large if you count the land.
these lanterns all light up at night.  Sadly I got there so early I wasn't going to stay til it got dark.
the lanterns are hand made to look like lotus blossoms.

All in all a nice way to spend the morning.  Great weather and a nice peaceful crowd.

Birthday lunch

So this is what I had for lunch on my birthday. It was a work day so ate some pork for lunch haha! Also went out for dinner but didn't bring my camera.