South Korea 2017 : Haedong Yonggungsa Temple

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Hello helloooo...

First post in September on the 11th of September, wow... Good job Mindy *LOL*.

Lately i think it's almost a habit for me trying to explain the reasons i've been absent from my blog but after a while i think it's plain to see that most of the time i am just lazy and have lost most of my drive. This is sad but i also think inevitable - i have been bloggin for almost 6 years non stop after all. So i've decided not to stress myself anymore, i will blog when i have the time and i feel like doing it (except for sponsored posts which i obviously have no choice about hahaha) - who knows, this might prompt me to fall back in love with blogging.

In the meantime, if you miss me while i'm away sporadically *ahem*, you have to follow me on Instagram because i am unhealthily active there. I post everyday and i Instastory almost all the time too *LOL*, it'd be easier to keep in touch there. But ofc, for the longer and more detailed stories, i will always come back home. Here.

Anyway, i am back to my South Korean trip post. I initially thought this was going to be the last post but i ended up finding a lot of photos in my phone backup that need to be featured in this blog (because good memories should always be immortalized) so this series is still going to continue for a little while again (although honestly i can't wait to share some stories of the places i went to in KL in my latest trip).

This time round we're gonna talk about our visit to Haedong Yonggungsa Temple

Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
86 Yonggung-gil, Gijang-eup, Gijang, Busan, South Korea

This temple is built on a cliff and the view here is pretty breath taking. This was all of us' first time so as usual, CL guided us with the help of Google *LOL*. We ended up walking up the hill pretty far (CL found out on her second visit that there is a way for us to walk shorter distance. Honestly i don't mind walking tho, problem was it was a lot warmer than i anticipated and i insisted to wear my pink long coat because i specifically bought the coat for this trip *FML*, ended up carrying it like an idiot most of the time because i was sweating bullets) to the location.

Outside the temple there is sort of a marketplace where you can buy various street snacks and souvenirs (i bought a Chinese horoscope leather bracelet that i've been wearing nonstop lately. If you see wearing a brown leather wrap bracelet in my current photos, it's the one i bought here and it has a tiny pic of my Chinese horoscope symbol : a pig hahaha).

Also along this street that we witnessed some vendors fighting it out super loudly like in Korean dramas where Ahjummas and Ahjussis scream at each other. It was so loud that we're dying to know what they were fighting about hahaha

Dis is errr.. smoked cuttlefish? CL is obsessed with these :p

Hunny bought these candied peanuts and it was hard AF. Indonesian ting ting is still da best i guess :))

This area is lined with statues including each symbol of the Chinese horoscope

Ofc we gotta take a pic with ours, rite!

You have to go up and climb some stairs to go to the upper part of the temple, the climb was made to be pretty intimidating online, but personally i don't think it's that bad

View from the top is worth the climb haha

The view reminds me of Bali somehow, although it's totally different ofc hehe

Why is this bridge so crowded?

That's because everybody was throwing coins, hoping to get into one of the bowl there! Obviously it was suppose to bring good luck and stuffs so we all tried our lucks too. I don't know why i always want to try too although i am unbelievably bad at this hahahaha!

The vibe is very Chinese here, no?

I just realized that the sign was written in Chinese characters

In case you're wondering, KC is Buddhist. I am Christian (i have a very diverse family, i have a Moslem aunt too) but while i have a very strong believe in Christianity, i am in no way a fanatic so i am always game to do things that are supposedly brings you good luck. Told ya i'm kiasu, anything that can bring good fortune my way, i will try (as long as it's not a crime or have to do with satanism lah hahaha)

OOTD, still insisting on that pink coat before giving up. I have yet to wear this coat properly, we need a fall season trip T.T...

I admit i am slightly obsessed with piggies so imagine my delight when i see 2 gold piggies

Gotta get one of meself

A very familiar sight if you watch Asian movies... especially the horror ones!

There are loads of tiny statues like this too that are obviously placed there. I wonder what's the back story of that. If anyone knows, feel free to tell me!

On the way back we found some cute doggiesss...

I am not into Korean guys but i am kinda into Korean doggies... They just look so adorable!

We decided to have a meal at one of the restaurant at the little market outside the temple.

I think we had bimbimbap and this is the veggies and egg before we mix in the gochujang and rice

One of my fave Korean food : pajeon. Yum! My hunny can cook this btw :p

So CL insisted on ordering makgeolli, which none of us (except for her i guess) liked but are forced to drink because it came in a huge bowl

Yes, that bowl *LOLOLOL*. Seriously, what a torture. I personally don't really drink alcohol (i am a social drinker, i would drink a glass of cocktail, or wine, or flavored beer/sake, but i am fine with none of them. I had more than enough when i was young hahaha) and the taste of makgeolli really doesn't agree with me so it refuse to help out after having a little taste :))))

And that's how we ended out visit to Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, a very nice and beautiful place - totally recommended to visit if you're in Busan. I would love to come back! Maybe when the weather is cooler hahaha.

I think imma blog about Gamcheon Village next, please stay tuned!

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