On Sunday we were still in Gyeongju and we went on a bus tour of the tourist sights around Gyeongju. Gyeongju is known as the "museum without walls" and has lots of temples and buddhas and monuments around the city. First we went to the small tomb of King Taejong Muyeol. Korean tombs are huge mounds of land filled with the king and treasure. Secondly was the bigger tombs. There is one you can go inside called Cheonmachong which means flying horse. Third was the Wolji Pond also known as the Anapji Pond. The Wolji Pond was a pond next to a palace that was destroyed. Next on the tour was Seokguram Grotto. the Seokguram Grotto is a walkway to a giant Buddha statue carved into a mountain. After that was we went to Bulguksa which was a temple to Buddha with golden Buddha statues everywhere with people praying.
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| Tomb of King Taejong Muyeol |
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| Cheonmachong |
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| Wollji Pond |
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| Buddha statue |
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| Golden Buddha |
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