Gyeongju

Well, I seem to be able to add photos. I am not quite sure how I manage it. For ages (years) I have had a Picassa account for a reason never understood. I think the option to accept it appeared when I was running out of free band width on the old cattery blog. It was a way to get more space. So I did it, and promptly forgot about it because it didn't affect the blog. 
Now, when I want to add photos, one option is from my Picassa account. Somehow I can upload photos to it from the iPad. And hence to Blogspot. Marvellous. But it still doesn't make me at all geeky.
Today we flew to Busan, Korea and caught the bus from the airport to this rural city which is a world heritage site because it was the centre of the Silla culture (early Korea) for a almost a thousand years.
There is a huge bell in its own pavilion in the grounds that they ring.

 And the Koreans made bird shaped vessels because they thought birds facilitated the transport of souls. Why did the South Americans make them? Because they were relatives?

We saw the museum this evening because it is open until 10pm on Saturday nights. And already we have seen too many Buddhas for Jo. Those old Korean kings sure could wear some sparkle. . . gold, gold and more gold.
So far the hotel is the most interesting thing today. I suspect that we are in the red light district. The hotel is called the Sugar Motel. It has a two person spa bath, a skylight above the bed with an electronic blind, all the lights turn off from the TV remote, there is an air purifier and a "glass/cup" steriliser! I won't describe the wallpaper. I will just say it is red, and has stripes.