Gyeongju UNESCO World Heritage Site TourOff on our Tour Today we are heading out on a long tour to Gyeongju, which used to be the capital of Korea.The temperature is a comfortable 24° and it’s overcast. The forecast is calling for torrential rain in the afternoon. Warnings in Korean have been coming on all cell phones about the rain and flooding. Oh yeah!Gyeongju Bulguksa TempleOur first visit is to Gyeongju …
Hello Busan, South KoreaTravel to Busan We take the subway from our hotel in Fukuoka directly to the airport for our 9:30am flight to Busan, South Korea…super easy.I love Japan. It is so clean, the people are so polite and friendly, it is so efficient and the food is amazing…..and let’s not forget the toilets.As our plane moves away from our gate, the ground staff all stop, wave and bow …
A Day Around FukuokaKushida ShrineAfter breakfast we walk through Kawabata Pedestrian Shopping Arcade and head over to the nearby historic district of Hakata. Our first stop is Kushida Shrine. Built around 757AD. This ancient Shinto Shrine is the oldest in Fukuoka and the host of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa two week festival. (More on the festival later in the blog).A bride and groom are having a photo session at …
Arrival into Fukuoka Off to Fukuoka They included a salad bar at the hotel buffet breakfast today. I descend on the broccoli, tomatoes and cabbage like a vulture.We catch a cab to the train station and then onto the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Fukuoka.The cabs are all impeccably clean and the drivers wear suits or uniforms and some also wear caps. Japan is one of the few countries we’ve travelled to …