#jogyesa

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Changgyeonggung Palace And The JOGYESA Buddhist, Temple. 창경궁과 조계사 불교 사원.

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📍 Jogyesa Temple 조계사

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Photo of the Day: Korean Buddhism

Jogyesa, a Buddhist temple in Seoul. The tree you see behind the statue is a sacred white pine tree. I find this photo interesting because of the manner in which the Buddha is depicted. In Japan, the Buddha is not generally depicted in a jovial manner. If you see a jovial Buddhist image, it is generally either Jizo or Hotei. A statue of Jizo would look like this one, but he would be bald. Hotei…

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Our first proper day in Seoul had us running through the city using my highly advanced map-reading skills because Google Maps could not show even simple routes in and around the city except via public transport. This was due to the censorship laws of South Korea preventing the storage of map data on foreign server devices. As a consequence, Google cannot legally provide any real time navigation. Or so Google and Reddit tell me. Instead, locals rely on Naver and Kakao, but which do not always have English translations and thus tourists such as bleachpanda and myself are left fending for ourselves.

Still, after enjoying a ham and cheese 'Dagel' for breakfast at a local cafe, bleachpanda and I set out to Namsam Seoul Tower (or N Seoul Tower for short). Along the way, we stopped at the Namdaemun Market. There, we inspected the stalls to see what was on offer. Although we were both tempted to purchase souvenirs at this very first stop on our journey, we both resisted the urge.

We had, after all, not even properly seen the city!

Instead, bleachpanda and I purchased some egg tarts and a warm drink to drive away the wintry chill. While bleachpanda guzzled down her mocha, I was left disappointed by my 'choco latte,' which turned out to essentially be chocolate milk.

From Namdaemun Markets, we hiked towards Namsan Mountain, visiting a local 7-Eleven along the way to see if they shared any similarities to their counterparts in Japan or Australia (spoiler alert: they shared much more with their Asian cousins in Taiwan and Japan than those found out in the West).

Once at the start of the hiking trail up to Namsan, bleachpanda blanched at the prospect of climbing up to the tower. But with some gentle coaxing from me, she acquiesced. And so, we clambered up the mountain.

Bleachpanda, being the less fit of the two of us, required numerous stops to catch her breath. But these rests were also opportunities for us to take pictures of the scenery - capturing the early moments of spring peaking through as the snow began to melt.

By the way, did I mention there were love locks all around N Seoul Tower? Because that was a thing. As well as at the base of the mountain having a statue dedicated to the Comfort Women from the Second World War.

Still, it was aggravating to wait for her but it was the cross I had to bear as her travelling companion. Especially as we were nearing the tower and she vanished for nigh on eighty-four years because she ducked into a store to buy a fridge magnet.

At the tower, I purchased our entry tickets up and away we soared to the observation deck with a group of American tourists. Once at the observation deck, the entirety of Seoul was spread out before us. I used this chance to take copious amounts of pictures from this bird's eye view of the city:

Bleachpanda and I even bought a few souvenirs, including postcards. While I sent mine to a good friend (here known as redoubt on the internet), as he has a penchant of posting postcards to me when travelling overseas, bleachpanda sent one to her sister and another to her future self.

Once we had drunk our fill at the tower, we took the cable car back down to civilisation (bleachpanda's request) before heading to Deoksugung Palace. As I navigated our party towards our destination we refuelled at a Dunkin' Donuts before continuing onward.

Unfortunately, once we arrived at Deoksugung Palace, it was closed (this was due to the fact this palace is closed on Mondays. Why? I'm not sure. We would revisit it later). Disappointed, bleachpanda and I trekked instead to Gyeongbokgung Palace where we managed to catch a changing of the royal guard. During the performance, an explanation was provided regarding the process and of the outfits worn by the performers, which were based on 15th century Joseon dynasty clothing.

Fun fact, Gyeongbokgung was the main royal palace of the Joseon palace and was built in 1395. Additionally, everywhere we looked, there were people dressed in hanboks because they allowed free entry!

Alas, bleachpanda and I were dressed in our thick entry gear. And so, we had to buy tickets to visit Gyeongbokgung Palace. I also grabbed an audio gudie to provide some commentary of the historic site we were visiting, although I had to trade in my driver licence.

As we made our way through the Palace, I learned how the Palace served as the heart of the Joseon dynasty before it was razed to the ground when Japan invaded Korea back in 1592. This was later rebuilt in 1867. Within were several precincts and the living quarters for concubines and the royal family. Of interest to me was how there were separate palaces for the King and the Queen.

I also learned how during the Japanese occupation in the early 20th century, Gyeongbokgung was used for their own headquarters, with the Government-General Building being built after the Palace was levelled. After the conclusion of the Second World War, however, much of Gyeongbokgung has been restored.

After we had wandered through to all the major sites, bleachpanda and I exited out near the National Folk Museum of Korea. Eager to have my driver licence returned, we headed back to the entrance and exchanged the audio guide for my Australian identity document.

From the palace, we then headed to Bukchon Hanok village and finally nabbed a late lunch of pork cutlet - elsewise I might have keeled over. After we were both full, we took a gander around Bukchon, stopping by Bukchon Yukgyeong to snap an iconic view of the city of the buildings there and the city of Seoul splayed out before us.

Once we had snagged the picture, bleachpanda and I headed back to our hotel after a long day out in the city of Seoul. We stopped briefly at Jogyesa Buddhist temple before purchasing a few souvenirs and snacks.

So ended our first proper day in Seoul! Join me for the next few weeks as I regale you, dear reader, of our further adventures! For tomorrow is when we head into the DMZ (the last letter pronounced as Zed for all you Americans out there).

Looking back on our journey though, I'm a little sad I couldn't snag myself a hot CEO boyfriend after he hit me with his car. Still, there's always next time!

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October 10, 2023.

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Jogyesa Temple (Seoul, South Korea - 2023)

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Exploring Seoul in 3 Days: The Ultimate Travel Guide 🇰🇷

Date of Visit: January 2016 Seoul, South Korea’s dynamic capital, offers a unique blend of rich history, cutting-edge modernity, and vibrant culture. If you only have three days to explore this bustling metropolis, don’t worry! With the right itinerary, you can experience the best of what this amazing city has to offer. From ancient palaces to contemporary art, food markets to high-end shopping…

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Jogyesa Temple (2) (3) (4) by Valter Morais

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Hexel's World Tour Week 6 – Seoul

Everyone, I'm home. I know it sounds so cliche, but the moment I got off the plane in Seoul, I felt like I was coming home🇰🇷❤️. I already knew I could speak Korean, so getting through the airport and to the main city was a breeze (but can we talk about Incheon airport? It is so cool. I could literally spend a whole day at just the airport). I quickly got to my hotel in the middle of Seoul and it is way too nice. I feel like an imposter staying here hahaha.

There are some parts of the city that feel so familiar to me, even though I can't fully remember them. One day, I ended up just walking instinctively to this hole-in-the-wall kalgooksu restaurant and had the best noodle soup ever! 🍜(or I think it's the best I've ever had. It also felt so familiar!) Another place that felt super familiar was Dongdaemun and the Design Plaza. It kind of looks like a spaceship, but I knew exactly where to exit the subway station to get there. It was like instinct. The markets in Dongdaemun are so nice! They have so much fashion and accessories 👗 it was all so overwhelming. But I was able to buy gifts for Georgia while I was there

Talking about cool shops, I just wandered around Insadong for like half a day. There are so many side streets with cafes and small shops that you wouldn't even know were there unless you went to explore. From Insadong, I ended up walking to Bukchon traditional village. Both Insadong and Bukchon are known for their traditional hanok houses. And you all, I could LIVE in one of these. They're so beautiful and smell amazing like wood and paper! I found a place in one of these hanok houses called Aromind which lets you design your own perfume scent! It was so cool and I made one for Krista (hope she likes it!) 🎁

I also wrote down all the food places I loved to go with Dustin if we ever come to Seoul together, including this place that does bbq ribs DIPPED 🍖🧀 in melted cheese and a jjajangmyeon place that handrolls their noodles! I wanted to get Dustin a whole package of Hanwoo--prime Korean BBQ beef (did you know you could buy those?!)--but I was worried about getting it through customs, also, it was a lot to ship back to the US. So I got Dustin some green tea from Ossulloc 🍵, I know it's not technically food, but it's food adjacent! And their tea house in Gwanhun-Dong was so gorgeous with all the traditional ceramics and the little displays about how the teas are roasted! Plus, they're right by Jogyesa Buddhist Temple. They told me Jogyesa is the chief temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. The building dates back to the late 14th century! And you can write your wish on a piece of paper and hang it like a little flag. All the wishes fluttering in the air were so beautiful!

I didn't mean to organize my tour around Seoul based on buying the perfect gifts for my friends, but it turned out that way. So I knew I had to find something amazing for Mac, and I did in Gangnam! That neighborhood kind of reminds me of midtown New York with all the skyscrapers and the fancy hotels and buildings. They have the flagship store to this amazing sunglasses store called Gentle Monster. But they don't just sell sunglasses, they also have amazing art displays that the store clerk told me rotates regularly! In fact, lots of the cool high fashion stores do fun artsy displays in Seoul! From there, I just popped over to Lotte World Tower and bought ALL the duty free skincare! I can't wait to try all my facemasks with the band! Apparently Lotte World Tower is the tallest building in South Korea. And they even have an aquarium in there!

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[2] Too hot to touch (ENG/DE) — Sunday, 28.07.24

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After a short search, I found a café and ordered a mango cheese bingsu (a kind of ice cream). Cooling down did me the world of good & I was able to continue exploring Insadong with energy. Generally speaking, this neighbourhood is a shopping district, but more for people who don't follow the latest trends. There is also a whole building full of do-it-yourself shops, so you feel like you're in your own little world here. There are always restaurants (called sikdang here, by the way) in narrow alleyways in typical traditional Korean "hanok" houses. There are also small galleries with paintings on display on every other corner in Insadong. The trip there was really worthwhile & I would recommend it again and again! Oh, there's also a café here where you can listen to records on headphones! But I'll be there again & tell you everything in more detail ;) There's something new to discover everywhere. Before I knew it, it was already 7.30pm again & I wanted to slowly make my way back. On the way to the metro, I discovered a temple in the middle of the houses by chance. This year, the 10th Jogyesa Lotus Festival is being celebrated here from July to August. Accordingly, the whole temple was decorated with bright lotus flowers. It was totally impressive & somehow the atmosphere made me feel very emotional that day. I couldn't blink so quickly and one tear after another gradually ran down my cheeks. Maybe because I was happy, but maybe also because I knew that this journey would soon come to an end & I would have to go back. Whatever it was, this feeling stayed with me for quite a while that evening. When I arrived in Noryijang (my neighbourhood), I ordered tteobokki (rice cakes + hot sauce) in one of the restaurants open 24 hours a day. By now I'm a pro when it comes to spicy food haha. My friends here have always praised me for the fact that spicy food is so good for me.

Till the next blog entry…

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Nach nicht mal allzu langer Suche habe ich auch schon ein Café gefunden und mir dort ein Mango-Cheese-Bingsu (eine Art Eis) bestellt. Die Abkühlung hat sehr gut getan & ich konnte mit Energie weiter Insadong erkunden. Im Großen und Ganzen ist dieses Viertel ein Shopping Viertel, aber eher für Leute, die nicht nach dem neuesten Trend leben. Es gibt auch ein ganzes Gebäude voll mit Do-It-Yourself Läden, man fühlt sich hier eher wie in einer eigener kleinen Welt. In schmalen Gassen finden sich immer wieder Restaurants (hier übrigens Sikdang genannt) in typischen traditionellen koreanischen Häusern „Hanok“. In Insadong befinden sich auch an jeder zweiten Ecke kleine Galerien mit Gemälden, die hier ausgestellt werden. Der Ausflug dorthin war wirklich lohnenswert & ich würde es immer wieder weiterempfehlen! Ach, hier gibt es auch ein Café, in dem man über Kopfhörer Schallplatten hören kann!. Dort bin ich aber nochmal & erzähle euch alles etwas genauer ;) Überall gibt es wieder etwas neues zu entdecken. Ehe ich mich versah, war es schon wieder 19:30 Uhr & ich wollte mich langsam auf den Rückweg machen. Auf dem Weg zur Metro habe ich durch Zufall einen Tempel in mitten der Häuser entdeckt. In diesem Jahr wird hier von July bis August das 10. Jogyesa Lotus Festival gefeiert. Dementsprechend war der ganze Tempel mit leuchtenden Lotusblumen geschmückt. Es war total beeindruckend & irgendwie hat mich die Atmosphäre an dem Tag sehr emotional werden lassen. So schnell konnte ich gar nicht blinzeln und nach und nach liefen mir eine Träne nach der anderen über die Wangen. Vielleicht weil ich glücklich war, vielleicht aber auch weil ich wusste, dass diese Reise bald ihr Ende haben wird & ich wieder zurückgehen muss. Was immer es auch war, dieses Gefühl hat mich an dem Abend noch ein ganzes Stück begleitet. In Noryijang (meinem Viertel) angekommen habe ich mir in einem der 24h geöffneten Restaurants erstmal Tteobokki (Reiskuchen + scharfe Soße) bestellt. Mittlerweile bin ich Profi, was scharfes Essen angeht haha. Meine Freunde hier haben mich immer dafür gelobt, dass mir das scharfe Essen so gut bekommt.

Bis zum nächsten Blogeintrag…

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jogyesa temple by morning and by night, seoul

조계사, 서울

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📍 Jogyesa Temple - 조계사

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Imagen de Tom Hill uso gratuito bajo la Licencia Unsplash, editada.

Estaba navegando por internet y me encontré con este artículo (si haces click ahí te dirigirá directamente al sitio web) y me pareció bastante interesante, por lo mismo he decidido compartir algunos datos que mencionan ahí.

N Seoul Tower

En la portada podrán conocer a la torre “N” de Seúl está localizada en el parque de Namsan, específicamente en 105 Namsangongwon-gil, Yongsan 2(i)ga-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Corea del Sur. Puedes disfrutar de una increíble vista, ya sea durante el día o la noche, que te dejará completamente fascinado. Se encuentra como uno de los lugares preferidos para los turistas.

Myeongdong

Myeong-Dong district at night | © SeanPavonePhoto / Getty Images

Aunque no he tenido la suerte de visitar Seúl, puedo decir que me he enamorado de Myeongdong a través de vídeos y fotografías que he encontrado en internet. Es fascinante cómo parece que la noche nunca termina, puedes encontrar diferentes tipos de tiendas donde encontrarás desde cosméticos, ropa a la moda, restaurantes con todo tipo de comida y, algo que me llama mucho la atención, cafés temáticos. ¿Alguien se atreve a acompañarme a algún café de gatitos? Para mí sería purrrrfecto.

Gangnam

Muchos sabemos de este lugar por la famosa canción “Gangnam Style”, pero ¿qué lugares podemos visitar aquí para pasar un buen rato? En varios sitios he visto que mencionan a Gangnam como un Beverly Hills de Corea del Sur. Un área bastante lujosa que sin duda no debes olvidar visitar.

Jogyesa Temple

Este es el templo principal de la Orden Jogye del budismo coreano,  un lugar bastante importante e interesante para visitar si quieres conocer un poco más de la maravillosa cultura coreana.

Palacio Gyeongbokgung

Este increíble sitio nos habla mucho de la cultura coreana, fue utilizado como palacio principal durante la dinastía Joseon. El boleto para poder ingresar tiene un costo de 3.000 WON y solo con eso prepárate para viajar en el tiempo.

Hongdae

Así como en Myeongdong, mencionado anteriormente, en Hongdae te encontrarás con infinitos sitios para entretenerte. Ya sea visitando tiendas departamentales de cosméticos, vestimenta y los populares PC-bang, te encontrarás con buenos lugares para comer. Algo fascinante es que te podrás encontrar con artistas callejeros que, sin duda alguna, traen vida a la noche en Hongdae.

Estos son solo algunos de los increíbles sitios que puedes visitar si llegas a tener oportunidad de poner pie en Seúl, estoy segura que tu estadía podría ser inolvidable si visitas los anteriormente mencionados. :-)

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Nature & Temple Photography

Perfect for nature lovers and those seeking a peaceful, traditional Korean atmosphere. This session combines beautiful natural landscapes with the serene backdrop of Korea’s historic temples. Locations like Jogyesa Temple or the tranquil surroundings of the Bukhansan National Park are ideal for this package.

What’s Included:

• 1-hour session in nature and temple settings

• Capture peaceful landscapes and cultural architecture

• 25+ high-quality edited images

• Professional editing to highlight natural beauty and temple details

• Digital delivery of photos (via Google Drive or Dropbox)

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Our first sightseeing spot in Seoul was the Jogyesa Temple a 14th century Buddhist Temple conveniently located across the street from our hotel. The temple was decorated for autumn with chrysanthemum flowers.

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조계사

Jogyesa Tempel