Busan and Korean food, Gyeongju and Golgulsa Temple Stay

Our 3 tips how to explore Busan and Gyeongju. South Korea has a long standing culture and impressive nature. You need at least 2 weeks to explore more of the country.
Since we had a ferry ticket from Busan to Fukuoka (Japan), we decided to explore that area.
1. Buddhism has left a meaningful imprint in South Korea´s identity. There are many Buddhist temples across the country, and some of them offer a temple stay.
We decided to visit Golgulsa temple. Initially, we wanted to stay there for a full program overnight, but, unfortunately, we had to come back to Busan to pick up
our covid test results. Therefore, we opted for a day stay program.
Golgulsa Temple is located 20km east of Gyeongju, in the pictureque area near Mountain Hamwol.It is the only cave temple in South Korea and headquarters of Sunmudo training.
The Temple offers Temple Stay, optionally for a day, overnight, days,
a month or even more.
Sunmudo is a Zen Martial Art, a training method in the form of Buddhism. It emphasizes the harmony of body and mind through controlling the breath.
At Golgulsa Temple, You can experience different activities such as Archery, Sitting or Walking Meditation, practicing Sunmudo, Joining Chanting Services, 108 prostrations, Dharma Talk with a Buddhist monk over tea,
and the temple cuisine.
2. Gyeongju is called the museum city without walls, the old capital of Silla kingdom. Historic places: Cheonmachong, Cheomseongdae (the oldest astronomical observatory in East Asia), Donggung Palace & Wolji Pond are worthy to
pay a visit.
Sakura season in the late March.
3. Try milmyeon, it is a variant of the North Korean noodle dish naengmyeon. It consists of wheat noodles in a cold meat broth (mul milmyeon) or a spicy sauce (bibim milmyeon), and topped with vegetables
and garnish. Naengmyeon is a North Korean dish that is based on noodles containing buckwheat flour. During the Korean War, many Northerners fled to the South. Buckwheat was scarce in Busan, so Northern
refugees made somyeon noodles with wheat flour provided by American food rations. The new version of the dish was called milmyeon, meaning "wheat noodle". Also, make sure to try a ssiat hotteok (Busan sweet pancake
with brown sugar filling inside as well as honey, nuts, etc.)

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