Korea

    Seoul

    Gyong-ju & Busan

    Je-ju Island & Mt.Soraksan

Perhaps the richest repository of ancient history and arts on the peninsula, the city of Gyong-ju is now only a provincial town.  But it was once the splendid Capital of Shilla

Kindom(57 B.C - A.D. 935). Gyong-ju is literally a museum without walls, filled with remains of ancient Shilla:Temple, Royal tombs, monuments, the earliest stone observatoty in Asia, pagodas, and the crumbling remains of palaces and fortresses.
Gyong-ju is highly recommended to the tourist if he has time for only one trip outside Seoul.

* The source of image : Korea National Tourism Organization

The second largest city and principal port of Korea lies on the southern tip of the peninsula and thus enjoys somewhat milder weather than the Capital. Taking advantage of this and the coastal location, several popular bathing beaches at Haeundae are clean and sandy. Water is warm, currents are mild, and the summer weather is pleasant.

Tongnae is especially noted for its natural hot spring health baths. There are several hotels meeting international standards in each town.
In Busan, there is an impressive U.N. Cemetery, the only one of its kind in the World where the dead from the 16 Korean War allies rest in honored serenity.

Within an hour's ride of Busan are two of the most beautifully situated and interesting Buddhist Temples in the nation. Pomosa and T'ongdosa. Like all Korean temples, these are situated on secluded pine forested mountain slopes, and must be reached by car or bus.

* The source of image : Korea National Tourism Organization