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Korea - Itinerary 9 Days 8 Nights, Day 5 Gyeongju

TRIP DATE: 16 APRIL 2017 Day 5: Gyeongju: Bulguksa Temple and  Seokguram Grotto (UNESCO World Heritage) Breakfast at hotel, Tea break with Gyeonju red bean bread, Dinner at Bonjeon Dwaeji Gugbap near Busan station To do: Bulguksa Temple (UNESCO) 385 , Bulguk-ro, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea Admission fee: KRW 5,000 This place is outside of Busan but its a very short KTX ride about 30 - 40 mins to Singyeongju Station.  We are glad we got the KTX pass as we are able to change our train rides at short notice.  Singyeongju station is near to the bus stop where we waited for Bus 700 to Bulguksa Temple. There are other places of interest to visit if you're keen.     The above shows the route of Bus. The bus timings are shown below.   We didn't have to wait long for the bus to arrive but the bus ride took some time to get to the temple.  Bulguksa Temple holds 6 of the country's national treasures:. D...

Korea - Itinerary 9 Days 8 Nights, Day 4 Busan

TRIP DATE: 15 APRIL 2017 Day 4: Busan: Busan Gamcheon Culture Village, Jagalchi Market Bread on train to busan, Brunch at Gamcheon culture village, Lunch at Jagalchi Market, Dinner at Kyochon Busan: Toyoko Inn Busan Station 1 To do: Busan Gamcheon Culture Village 203 Gamnae 2-ro, Saha-gu, Busan, South Korea We are early for our first pit stop for the day due to our early train ride. We took the 6.30 am KTX train and to get to the KTX station we took a cab. We use our t-money card to pay for the cab ride. Hubby grabbed a bite at the LOTTE fast food and the train ride to Busan is nearly 3 hours.  We dropped off our bags at hotel and head to Gamcheon culture village. Its pretty simple to get there, just take subway line one to Toseong staion, exit 6 and switch to take Bus 2 or 2-2. You can buy or not buy the tourist map but its only KRW2,000 and it helps you plan your route. I wasn't eager to finish all the stops anyway so we just follow the main route.  ...