South Korea travel diary

 

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9/29


I left from Kansai Airport at 12:35 to Inchon airport by peach airplane.

Servas East Asia Conferrencee was held in Korea this time, so I participated in that.

I was the 2nd time of visiting Korea.

I participated with Miss. Takada who traveled together for Austria two years ago.

We arranged to meet at the Inchon airport.

we went to the Mrs. Hur's house who it's in Seoul our first host.

We went to the pre meeting with Mrs Hur in the evening.


 

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We moved about 250 km of distance from Seoul to Buyeo while riding separately in 2 buses and going sightseeing. We received some meal snack water and small bag at that time.

Korea government to help in a private international exchange,and it was a wonderful meeting by nice hospitality of a Korean member.

A participant of this meeting is approximately 70. Korea participated much. Japanese were 16.

 There were a lot of young members and it was active Korean servas.。I thought such hospitality wasn't made in Japanese Servas. ?

We went to the royal ancestral mausoleum first sightseeing. It was deified whether it was successive generations of a Korean dynasty there.

Next, Samsung innovation museum。It was like a commercial centers that a nice presentation using high technology.

We visited Suwon Hwaseong Fortress at last Suwon Hwaseong Fortress was constructed by king Jeongjo (reigning 1777~1800).We also walked the rampart made for the purpose of defense. I felt it every where a cultural flow to Japan fome China andKorea.

Our lodgings were a room 5 people at the youth hostel where Buyeo. It was feeling such as school buildings in the child's forest.

I was happy because I could meet Mr. Lee who put up when I went to Korea for the first time 3 years ago at this meeting. I didn't know that Mr. Lee was descended of Lee Dynasty up to that

I was glad about another one. I could also meet in Mrs,Kim Youngsoon and Mr,Bae Jong man which have come to my house..I'd like to meet Mr and Mrs in Japan next time.


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The morning associated with a report of each country. And it was discuss where next time held ServasE.A meeting .

We had an excursion of Buyeo in the afternoon.

定林寺址・・・Fixed 定林寺 (ジョンリム) is built the middle of the 6th century and even when Kudara extincts, is a temple which prospered. I heard that there were Christians a lot more than a Buddhist now. I thought it was why.

There were also Korean music, conto and Japanese song in the evening, it was very good!

There was also a program of each country, but I'm a little tired. Because much sightseeing at daytime.

 

 




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The 2nd day is the morning and sightseeing in Buyeo.

扶蘇山と落花岩・・There was a lot of Kutara remains and I felt the deep connection with Japan.

The support of a Japanese army was also ineffective, and Kudara was fell down by an army in Shiragi and Tang.

History says that young women plunged into a sea flutteringly so that a flower might scatter from here.

I remembered Himeyuri-no-to in Okinawa.I felt that there is regrettable history in every country.

We took a ship a little by 白馬江 cruise and went to Goran temple. When a person drinks a serving of this spring water, it's rejuvenated for 3 years, and when person 2 drink , they become young 6 years old.There is also same story in Japan too. Has this story started from here?

We got lunch water and a snack. We started for Ando of admiration.

Mr. Kim who participated in a meeting had send us to Ando's hotel Kita-mura. They took a big turn for us on the way back their house in Taegu.

It took about 3 hours by their car. It was thanks very much.

Ando's Hahoe village is in a Japanese old house similar to Shirakawa-go.

A Korean clan village has begun to form it in the Korea age (1392-1910) early stage and it's said that it came to account for about 80 % in the whole village in the Korean latter period. Ando's Hahoe village are biggest clan village in Korea existing inside. It was Kita-mura house that we stayed overnight. The now owner was 9th generations.

They seemed to have returned to old hometown. I'm the place liked very much.

 


 

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I took a walk through Ando's Hahoe village early morning and I had traditional breakfas at Kitamura house. Also, I have moved to Taejon.

We took with a shuttle bus - a coach - the subway and went to the next host.

Connection of a train and a bus was away. I heard much, and around person help us a lot.

There was a person who doesn't speak English. That we're in trouble "Shall we help you?" A gentleman has spoken in Japanese. He was very kind.

He took us to the bus stop.  We walked for about 7 minutes. And he made sure of the destination for a driver of a bus. There was no time, and we didn't also hear his name.

There was no time, and we didn't also hear his name. We was relucyant to tell him our gratitude.

When not understanding a subway station after this, shall we help you in English this time? There was a young lady who spoke.

She had come Taejon for the first time, so she didn't know a subway station. 

She took us to the subway station while asking a person around.
The Korean people very kind !!

I arrived to the station near the host. The next host,Mrs pick us up at the station.

We arrived at her apartment and took a break a little. And we went to her second house. It was the house in the countryside.
We stayed for 2 nights here.

Her husband barbecued for dinner. Besides there are also several dishes, and we toast with wine! It was delicious.



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When got up in the morning, it was fog. We took a walk with my camera around her house. I was tired, and couldn't get up so early.

There was much chestnuts at the mountain where the back of her house.
We took some pictures, picked chestnuts up and returned.A host told us," You don't to take it because there was an owner."We said " We don't take it. It was picked up"Later laughed at everyone.

We went to the Magoksa Temple by her car with she and us at around 10 o'clock.

Magoksa Templ is a typical temple in Nakaminami. The mountain around was also very beautiful. I told a Korean who has that "A Korean temple color is vivids because rock paint is used."He told me that those used paint of chemical dye recently.

After that, we went to the ancient burial mound cluster in Koushuu (KONJU). A king and royalty in Kudara age were buried in those graves

One inside the ancient burial mound used a brick, but a big stone was used in case of Japan.、I felt that culture and technology were advancing Kudara.。The exhibition was also easy to understand and beautiful.

We had dinner at a service area on the exprssway. I ate Chinese noodles. Shigeko ate bibimbap. I thought the Chinese noodles weren't spicy. But the Chinese noodles were also spicy.!!!

Mr. Lee of a host drove long time for us. We were very thankful.

 


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we are approaching back to japan. so We want to buy some souvenir. We asked Mr. Lee to goto a supermarket.

I thought prices in Korea were lower than Japan.

We also a gift for the last host and Mr. Lee send us to the house of last host Mr Kim.

The last host has not been decided yet on the day when we went to Ando.When Servas host wasn't found, we'll stay at a hotel. When returning from Ando, Mr. Lee
told us "Your last host was found." She found it for me. We were happy!!

Last host Mr,Kim had a happy home. But his wife has passed away before half year. He accepted us by its situation. It was thanks very much.

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We had much breakfast. He was saying that he always had breakfast richly.

After breakfast. He sent us to the coach stop to the Inchon airport.

Mr. Takada leaves to Narita and I have arrived at Kansai International Airport at 4:45.

Mr. Takada was told me that a travel had come from trouble. Mr. Takada was told me that travel mean is derived from trouble、But this travel is just smoothly no trouble. And it was very lucky!

When I have finished traveling, I always think. I'm helped by a lot of people. I had a lot of people help and many care for me this trvel too.

I'm thankful for hearty hospitality of the Korean people remembered for a long time.

 

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