Today we arrived in a new country! We disembarked at the port of Busan and took buses to Gyeongju, the ancient capital of the kingdom of Silla. We visited the Cheomseongdae Observatory and the ancient tombs of past royalty of the kingdom. Then we explored the Gyeongju National Museum, home to many of the ancient tools, relics, crowns, and jewelry of the kingdom.
Instead of returning to National Geographic Resolution for lunch, we all visited a traditional Korean restaurant where dish after dish was piled onto the tables. Everyone left with very full bellies!
After lunch we visited the Bulguksa Temple, a Buddhist temple that is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is considered a masterpiece of the golden age of Buddhist art during the Silla Kingdom. It was a great day in South Korea!
