Day 6 - Busan, South Korea

Our final stop was Busan. I snapped a few pictures as we were entering the port.
It is definitely a port city.

We hopped on a bus and headed to Gyeongju which took quite a while (an hour). I'm not sure how it happened but Devin was in charge of holding up our group number. He wasn't too thrilled with that position. It was quite funny.

Our first stop was the Bulguksa Temple.

It was built in 528 during the Silla Dynasty.

The detail of the artwork and color was my favorite part.

The site is a designated World Cultural asset by UNESCO.

I really like this picture. I love the cane and his stance. I would have loved to have known what he was telling the 3 girls that he was speaking with.

We visited Tumuli Park which is home to some "20 Royal Silla" tombs. We went inside the "Flying Horse Tomb" to see the construction of the tombs and some artifacts. No time to take pictures - Kate and I had to run to find a bathroom which was about a mile from the bus!

Our last stop for the day was the Jagalchi Fish Market. It's the largest seafood market in Korea.

Lots of variety!

Some spiffy(sp?) dressers at the market.

Sea Cucumbers and shell fish.

Heading out of port - there is a lighthouse on the far right.

That night was formal night. We missed the first one due to seasickness:) It was a fun evening.

We had a great show that night too. The performer was Linda Gentille and she had been on the excursion with us the day before in Fukuoka. She wouldn't tell us what she does during her performances. She wanted it to be a surprise. However, when we got back to the ship, the tv had a little blurb on her. She is a concert pianist/entertainer. She amazed us all. She is known as the "piano princess" and is well loved in China and around the world. We were fortunate to have her join us for lunch on our last day at sea. We look forward to seeing her again when she comes our way again!