The Korean Education department provided a wonderful trip for the Native English Teachers. Gyeongju is considered one of the most important historic cities in Korea. It was the capital of the ancient Silla kingdom that ruled most of Korea. Throughout the city, there are several sites designated by UNESCO. At first I was hesitant to go on this trip because it rained almost at the beginning of every weekend (in November). We lucked out since it only drizzled at night instead of the day. The autumn landscape blended in nicely with all of historic structures. Aside from site seeing, we also had the chance to see some music performances and participate in a few traditional ceremonies and games. It was a great cultural trip overall with some pleasant surprises.
The first woman on the left is playing a gayageum, which is similar to the zither. The woman next to her is playing a haegeum, an instrument that has two strings. After about 20 seconds some of you might recognize the tune that they're playing!
We had a great tour guide accommodate us during our trip. In this video, he told us a folk story about the wooden fish that you will see hanging around.
