A Weekend in Gyeongju

We finally made it out of the city. We've been here in Korea for 2 months and have not seen outside of Seoul. However, Seoul is rather huge, so it's not terribly surprising.

This last weekend we went on a trip through Discover Korea travel agency with some friends and had an incredible time. It was a long 4 hour bus trip down to then get our bikes and tour around the area of Gyeongju, which is known for it's beautiful Cherry Blossoms. We had gorgeous weather and even have sunburns to prove it! The best part was just the time spent with the two other couples we went with (all of us our of Trinity origin).

We discovered new foods to experiment with at home and ones to left be in the past. We hit up the sauna beside our hotel. We slept at an authentic Korean hotel (6 in one room, hardwood floors, no beds, blankets & lowsy pillows only). Our buns were worked to the core trekking around on our bikes. We mosied through the Silla Dynasty museum. Acted as photo subjects for dozens of Koreans with fancy camera's who must have never seen a white person before. We posed for photos in meadows. We toured a buddhist temple on Sunday morning. The two day weekend felt exceptionally long and the little sleep was well worth it.

Here's a couple photos we shot of the weekend. I'm terrible at remembering to take photos, so I have the brunt end of the batch, but once we swap I'll post some better ones on facebook :)

The boys in a majestic meadow with a pink bike

Doing typical girl poses

Classic couple shot in the meadow