Bianca In South Korea: Land Of Morning Calm

Walking Through a Thousand Years of History Some days while travelling quietly stay with you forever. Not because something spectacular happened, but because everything seemed to fall perfectly into place. The weather, the atmosphere, the places you visit and the small unexpected moments in between. May 14th was one of those days. The sun was shining brightly over Gyeongju, the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom and the air had that soft warmth that makes you want to spend the entire day outdoors. It felt like the perfect day to step into Korea’s distant past. Geyongju is often called ‘the museum without walls’. Everywhere you look there are reminders of a civilisation that flourished more than a thousand years ago. Royal tombs rise like green hills from the earth, temples sit quietly on mountain slopes and legends seem to linger in the wind between the trees. On this day we would walk among the royal burial mounds of Daereungwon, step inside the mysterious Cheonmachong Tomb, climb t...