I’m turning the clock back to the Daejeon portion of our trip to fill in the photographic record. For those of you following along at home, this is where we are in the trip’s itinerary:
- Seoul (April 24-26)
- Kunsan, via Daejeon (April 26-29)
- Back to Daejeon (April 29-May 1)
The only real sightseeing we did in Daejeon was at Gyerongsan, a mountain/state park on the outskirts of the city that offered a Buddhist monastery and some outstanding views.
As I mentioned before, our trip coincided with the run up to Buddha’s Birthday (May 18th), which meant that all over the country, we saw tons of these colorful “lotus lanterns” marking the occasion. This being an active Buddhist monastery, they had them in spades:
Lastly, here’s easily one of my favorite photos from the whole trip:
Shortly after arriving in Seoul, I remarked that Korea didn’t feel very different from the US. However, by this point, after having spent several days outside of Seoul, and after taking in scenes like this, I was reminded that I definitely wasn’t in Kansas anymore.
