Korea

Having travelled from Seoul to Sokcho, having hiked in Seorak National Park, having slept in a temple near GyeongJu and having spent some days in Busan it is now time to move on. The highlights were certainly the different hiking trips...Korea is perfect for that. There are thousands of possibilities and many parks even in the city centers offer the opportunity to hike. National Parks are, of course, even better.

Busan is a nice city at the souther coast of Korea. We enjoyed our last days here pretty much even though the weather was quite bad today with a heavy wind and some rain. Tonight we ll take the night train to Seoul, arriving there at 4am. From there we take the plane to Taipei.

The night we passed at Golgulsa Temple is probably THE highlight because it was something so different and new. We learned a lot about buddhism and about the history of monks in Korea. Korean history is very interesting and full of wars and battles. Some museums we have visited are definetly worth the visit (Seoul Museum of History for instance). GyeongJu, the old capital of the Silla dinasty, is still full of historic places and a walk through the city center is a must.

For those not so much interested in history, nightlife is great, many streets have thousands of bars and coffee shops. Shopping facilities are everywhere, the world's biggest shopping mall is in Busan and you can find everything...