Back To Bulguksa...

And the afternoon brought us back to Bulguksa temple, our second visit here...

As always there is a surreal feel to being here at Bulguksa...

A feeling that we're in paradise...

With everything being so peaceful and serene...

...and this is scene perfect for a postcard...

The base of Bulguksa..

And we appreciate the ingenuity and marvel at the architecture of the Silla Dynasty...

The corridor of lamps...

And it's going to rain...

The spire of the pagoda...

Piling stones and pebbles to make your own pagoda...

...and seek the Almighty's blessings!

A fungus growing on a tree trunk in the Bulguksa complex...

Back To Gyeongju, At Cheomseongdae...

And we are back in Gyeongju, for a short weekend trip - our second trip here after our first visit here in March earlier this year...

The early morning KTX train from Gwangmyeong Station brought us into Singyeongju Station at around 10.30 AM after which we headed straight into the ancient capital's prime archaeological site - the Cheomseongdae...

The highlight of the archaeological site is the oldest surviving astronomical observatory in Asia...

The observatory was constructed in the 7th century during the reign of the Silla Dynasty, whose capital was Seorabeol, or present-day Gyeongju...

The site also features a few burial mounds similar to those we had seen on our previous trip here...

It is a pleasant and overcast day here today...

And we enjoyed roaming around 

Lovely woods around the Cheomseongdae...

And we could hear the winds whistling through the trees...

We could spend hours over here...

And now we head out for lunch...

Goodbye Siem Reap...

And the time has come to finally say goodbye to Indo-China, as we head back this morning to Incheon...

I wonder what "Angelic Break" means, that's what the sweatshirt of this Korean girl says, and indeed it was a great break for us... 

The Siem Reap Airport is rather nice...

Motifs from Angkor line up the pathway to the immigration desks...

Pillars of the kind you see in the Angkor Wat...

Regional motifs...

The duty area here was quite nice, but we didn't intend to shop, we just had to rest, rest before we get back to the Incheon...

But in any case, we will always cherish the memories of this trip to Vietnam and Cambodia...