Thursday, August 2, 2007

Day 3

Saturday morning we headed east to check out some sights listed in my travel guide.
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Sanbangsan, a mountain with a cave halfway up that was turned into a temple (Sanbanggulsa). The temple is as far as you can climb, because the mountain is considered too sacred for anyone to climb to the top.
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A view from the mountain.
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A fountain in the temple, which is filled by constant drips from the ceiling of the cave. The water is said to be medicinal so I drank some (three cup fulls, like the monk said). However, now I have a cough.
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Part of the southwest coastline.
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Across the street from the Sanbangsan was the Yongmeori coastline. It was a pretty small area, but the cliffs were beautiful. It was one of my favorite parts of the trip.

A shot of the cliffs from near the water.
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There were a lot of women along the water selling raw seafood and soju (cheap Korean hard alcohol, which people drink all times of the day). We passed on the snack.
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One of the women getting fresh water for her produce.
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More Yongmeori coastline.

Two more blending in pictures, haha: The world-cup stadium on the way back to the hotel that night. It really fits the sea them of the island, doesn't it. I liked it more every time we drove past.

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