Thought I would take a day off….LOL

That lasted about an hour. I can’t sit for too long as you know (Shannon) so out it was.

Settled for just not planning anything. I had to start somewhere, a temple is always safe.

This is called Jogyesa, a Korean buddhist temple. As you can see, its in the middle of town. The complex consists of buildings from all over Korea. I was lucky to see it during a chrysanthemum festival.

So, after spending a pleasant hour there, I just meandered off down the street. Most places were closed cause Monday.

Found this street that had literally hundreds of watch stores. The clock at the head of the street was broken lol.

Lunch was a good! egg salad sandwich.

This nice park led me to Chongmyo or Jongmyo shrine. Its the resting place for all the royal spirit tablets from the Joseon dynasty. It was very quiet there as it was a paid, timed entry tour only. No wandering around. World heritage!!

So I just wandered off again and found the CheonGyeCheon stream. It’s this flood control ditch that’s been made into a cool park, with art and everything.

After a coffee break, 

a tourist sign told me that Namsan Park was nearby. It’s a very nice park with a super touristy and completely fake “traditional” Hanok village. As in 1998 traditional. Froggy liked it; you know he loves that stuff.

So beautiful 

So on the way home we saw some more public art big surprise.

Dinner was these bun things made with pork, very yummy.

So that’s my exhausting day off.

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