Korea 2008
The images in this archive were all taken during a tour of Korea in May, 2008. On each page click on the Korean gate and it will bring you back to this page. The slide show can be viewed after clicking on an image. Give the page enough time to load all the images. Occasional the slide show will not start immediately after clicking on the first image, this is because all the images have not loaded yet. To advance, place the cursor on the upper right side of the image and click, on the other side to go back. Thanks.
Day one: Depart Boston for Atlanta for over night stay.
Day two: Flight (DL92) 11.30AM departure from Atlanta for Incheon, 14 hour flight.
Day three: Incheon Arrival 3PM. Bus to Jeonju at 4PM arriving by 730PM in Jeonju.
Day four: Jeonju. The images for Jeonju include the historical sites, the Hanok Village, the paper making factory and street scenes.
Day five: Jeonju to Jinju. We took the train with a connection in Suncheon. Jinju proved to be a good location for side trips to other sites along the south coast.
Day six: Side trip to Nagan Village by regional bus to Suncheon and then local bus to Nagan Village.
Day seven: Side trip to Goseong. We took a regional bus to Goseong and the a local bus to a remote spot on the south coast to view dinosaur tracks. The images also include images from the travel to Goseong.
Day eight: Jinju to Haeinsa. We took a regional bus to Daegu, and then another regional bus to Haeinsa with an arrival by about 1230pm. Afternoon at the Haeinsa Monastery.
Day nine: Haeinsa to Gyeonju. Arrival by about 1pm. That afternoon we visited the Tumuli Park and other sites in the city.
Day ten: Bulguksa Temple. We took a local bus out to the Temple park, and then walked the 3.2 Kilometer path up to the Seokguram Grotto.
Day eleven: Gyeonju to Seoul. We took a local train to Daegu, or Dongdaegu station, where we connected with a KTX express train for Seoul, arriving about 12N. Visited the Gyeongbokgung Palace grounds during the afternoon.
Day twelve: Seoul. We visted the Dongdaemun market in the morning and then we took the tour of Chaengdeokgung Palace, which included a walk through part of the Biwon (Secret Garden)
Day thirteen: Seoul with side trip to Bupyeong and Ascom City. The Ascom City link will take you to the Seasons in the Kingdom pages.
Day fourteen: Seoul, Incheon and travel to Portland! Departed Incheon at 6pm, Atlanta 7PM (same day), Boston 12M, and then a two hour drive to Portland, Maine arriving at 2am the next morning.
Day two: Flight (DL92) 11.30AM departure from Atlanta for Incheon, 14 hour flight.
Day three: Incheon Arrival 3PM. Bus to Jeonju at 4PM arriving by 730PM in Jeonju.
Day four: Jeonju. The images for Jeonju include the historical sites, the Hanok Village, the paper making factory and street scenes.
Day five: Jeonju to Jinju. We took the train with a connection in Suncheon. Jinju proved to be a good location for side trips to other sites along the south coast.
Day six: Side trip to Nagan Village by regional bus to Suncheon and then local bus to Nagan Village.
Day seven: Side trip to Goseong. We took a regional bus to Goseong and the a local bus to a remote spot on the south coast to view dinosaur tracks. The images also include images from the travel to Goseong.
Day eight: Jinju to Haeinsa. We took a regional bus to Daegu, and then another regional bus to Haeinsa with an arrival by about 1230pm. Afternoon at the Haeinsa Monastery.
Day nine: Haeinsa to Gyeonju. Arrival by about 1pm. That afternoon we visited the Tumuli Park and other sites in the city.
Day ten: Bulguksa Temple. We took a local bus out to the Temple park, and then walked the 3.2 Kilometer path up to the Seokguram Grotto.
Day eleven: Gyeonju to Seoul. We took a local train to Daegu, or Dongdaegu station, where we connected with a KTX express train for Seoul, arriving about 12N. Visited the Gyeongbokgung Palace grounds during the afternoon.
Day twelve: Seoul. We visted the Dongdaemun market in the morning and then we took the tour of Chaengdeokgung Palace, which included a walk through part of the Biwon (Secret Garden)
Day thirteen: Seoul with side trip to Bupyeong and Ascom City. The Ascom City link will take you to the Seasons in the Kingdom pages.
Day fourteen: Seoul, Incheon and travel to Portland! Departed Incheon at 6pm, Atlanta 7PM (same day), Boston 12M, and then a two hour drive to Portland, Maine arriving at 2am the next morning.
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Go to the bottom of the page for a map of visited sites.
View map below to see the location of the sites noted in the itinerary. The visited cities and sites are indicated with a red diamond.
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