Temple Trip

Last weekend was very fun because my friend Tanya made the trip down to Busan from Seoul. On Saturday we ventured out on the local buses to find a temple I'd heard was quite beautiful. The temple's name is Yong-gung Temple (용궁사) and is situated a little to the north of Busan along the coast. I didn't take many pictures of the temple compound since preparations were underway for Buddha's Birthday (May 15). For Buddha's Birthday, temples normally string up a fantastic network of lanterns. The day we visited, just the framework was up, and wasn't that nice to look at. But you can see some of the stacks of colourful lanterns waiting to be hung. There's also one very conspicuous picture of fish. This was not from the temple, but from a market in a nearby town. I can't get enough of fish. They're so shiny and shapely.

Temple Gallery