Koreana Hotel Seoul

... is some good shopping at Singapore Airport! Didn't buy anything though, but I'll be back. 19h30 Arrived at our hotel the Koreana in downtown Seoul. This really is a huge city, the drive from the airport took some time and all along the way there ...

... was the Central Buddhist Museum.  Here, they were holding a special exhibition to celebrate the millennium of the Tripitaka Koreana (TK) and I was to learn a great deal about something I never knew even existed! Tripitaka is a comprehensive written ...

Our day started earlier than usual -- at 07.45h, when we were picked up by a driver at our hotel and taken to the Koreana Hotel, to board a large bus for the tour of the DMZ. Half of the people on the bus were Japanese, while the other half were from all ...

... the book says.  I guess I got a fantastic deal through the tourist hotel booking at the airport.  It is called the Koreana.  It is a nice hotel but cable internet is 300 won per minute or a max of 18000 won per day (about $18)   ...

... That is right from the 9th century.   In the 14th Century, this temple became the repository for the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks which are devotional writings.  We were told that Haeinsa is considered a "religious cradle for national peace and ...

Located in the heart of the city, Lotte World is the perfect spot for entertainment and sightseeing. It is a theme park filled with thrilling rides, an ice rink, different kinds of parades as well as a folk museum, a lake, and much more. About 6,000,000 ...

Our day started earlier than usual -- at 07.45h, when we were picked up by a driver at our hotel and taken to the Koreana Hotel, to board a large bus for the tour of the DMZ. Half of the people on the bus were Japanese, while the other half were from ...

... ). I was asking myself what on earth did i put myself through?!? i must be seriously out of my mind.... lol... Found the bus to Koreana Hotel and took a cab to the Guest House where i was staying for one night. My plan was to check in and get some sleep. ...

... and took another bus to Haeinsa Temple. This temple is one of the most famous in South Korea, because this where the Tripitaka Koreana is stored. This Tripitaka Koreana is an ancient book printed on thousands of woodblocks: it was quite impressive. Back ...

... beads.  We met after 30 minutes and Dr. Peterson led us on a tour further up the hill, where they keep the Tripitaka Koreana.  These are wooden printing blocks (over 80,000 of them) that have Buddhist scriptures on them, and they have been kept ...