{"id":853,"date":"2015-06-09T16:29:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T16:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/?p=853"},"modified":"2015-06-09T16:29:23","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T16:29:23","slug":"the-other-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/?p=853","title":{"rendered":"The other capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Seoul we moved by train down to Gyeongju, which was the capital of Silla, which eventually unified much of the Korean peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>In the temples department, there is the Seoguram Grotto and the large Bulguksa Temple.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Seoguram-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Seoguram-Grotto-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Seoguram Grotto\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-857\" srcset=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Seoguram-Grotto-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Seoguram-Grotto-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Seoguram-Grotto-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bulguksa-Temple.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bulguksa-Temple-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bulguksa Temple\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-854\" srcset=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bulguksa-Temple-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bulguksa-Temple-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bulguksa-Temple-624x936.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The next morning we visited the Yangdong Folk Village, This is a living village, as can be determined by the historical buildings with satellite TV dishes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yangdong-Folk-Village.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yangdong-Folk-Village-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Yangdong Folk Village\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-858\" srcset=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yangdong-Folk-Village-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yangdong-Folk-Village-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yangdong-Folk-Village-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The afternoon was occupied with the Gyeonju National Museum and the Daereungwon Royal Tombs. There was one example of a tomb where you could enter underneath showing the internal structure, but no photography was allowed.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Gyeonju-National-Museum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Gyeonju-National-Museum-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gyeonju National Museum\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-856\" srcset=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Gyeonju-National-Museum-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Gyeonju-National-Museum-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Gyeonju-National-Museum-624x936.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Daereungwon-Royal-Tombs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Daereungwon-Royal-Tombs-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Daereungwon Royal Tombs\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-855\" srcset=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Daereungwon-Royal-Tombs-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Daereungwon-Royal-Tombs-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Daereungwon-Royal-Tombs-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Seoul we moved by train down to Gyeongju, which was the capital of Silla, which eventually unified much of the Korean peninsula. 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