Some Interesting Trip You Have to Take to Gyeongju, South Korea

Travel to South Korea will not complete if you do not visit the former capital of the kingdom of Korea, Gyeongju, and this article will discuss about the things to do in Gyeongju. This town has beautiful natural scenery and a very interesting place to visit. Other than that, this place has a long track record considering this place was once the administrative center of the kingdom of Korea. The trip to Gyeongju from Seoul can be reached by train or express bur from Seoul terminal to Gyeongju terminal. If you will take advantage of public transportation in Korea and intend to stay vacation there for a longer period of time, it is highly recommended for you to buy KR pass that can be used to take the train in Korea and you can also use the pass to get around that country by train. You will need 3 to 5 hours by train to reach Gyeongju. It is understandably because it located in southeastern tip of Koreas peninsula.

Find hotels or lodging around the train station

Gyeongju is one of South Korea tourism that should not be missed, especially if you are a lover of nature scenery. There are many things to do in Gyeongju because you will find a lot of tourism destinations in there and at least you will need two nights to stay there. Once you arrive in the former royal capital of Korea, you can reach the tourism objects there by public transportations. Many tourist buses depart from the bus stop in front of the Train Station Gyeongju. So, it is highly recommended for you to look for hotel or inn in the area around the station. To find cheap lodging, you can search on the internet because there are many place that promote inexpensive lodging on the internet.

Tourism destination in Gyeongju

There are some major object destinations in Gyeongju. All objects related to the Shilla dynasty which ruled for 1000 years. Because of all many travel South Korea in there, so you can do many things to do in Gyeongju.

First is Geumgwangchong tomb. It is the graveyard of Shilla dynasty. According to the source, it is the king of Shilla grave. This place was rediscovered in 1921 by accident. To get into this place you do not have to pay. After that, there is Cheomseongdae observatory. It is the oldest astronomical observation facilities in Asia. It built during the reign of Queen Seon-deok in 632 until 647 AD. Although with modest equipment, this object destination presents the sophistication of its era.