A local's house in mid-February.
A buddhist temple we discovered by accident on a long afternoon hike into the foothills behind our apartment complex.
Sarah checking out the fish in the pools below.
The wind was blowing slightly, stirring up the wind chimes which made for a really incredible audio effect to this visually tranquil mountain side temple. Keep in mind we hiked for about 3 hours before we stumled across this place.
I didn't even notice the fat buddha until looking at this photo. There was so much to check out.
A couple of guards watching over the bridge which led into to temple.
We met this guy and took him to be a grounds keeper. We was friendly and did his best to explain what some of the signifcance to the ornamental figures were. He eventually offered us some coffee and we got in out of the cold. He began to show us some photos of himself taken with various diplomates and dignitaries. Then I saw one taken with the President of South Korea and a 4 star general. As we began to catch on that he was the head of a sect of Buddhism in Korea and knew dozens of prominent people, he kept giving us the thumbs up...indicating that he's the man and also martial art's master. He had a certain charm or charism that was quite serene and tranquil. After spending about 45 minutes with this guy, Sarah and both felt kind of light and giddy. That may not make sense to some, but this guy with a good soul-so to speak. Very happy and friendly. I'd like to see if he's teaches martial arts at the temple or could turn me on to someone who could. That would be really sweet!
Siddhartha
On the road down toward the temple.
On the trail to the top of the hillside.
A view looking west.
A local's house in mid-February.
A buddhist temple we discovered by accident on a long afternoon hike into the foothills behind our apartment complex.
Sarah checking out the fish in the pools below.
The wind was blowing slightly, stirring up the wind chimes which made for a really incredible audio effect to this visually tranquil mountain side temple. Keep in mind we hiked for about 3 hours before we stumled across this place.
I didn't even notice the fat buddha until looking at this photo. There was so much to check out.
A couple of guards watching over the bridge which led into to temple.
We met this guy and took him to be a grounds keeper. We was friendly and did his best to explain what some of the signifcance to the ornamental figures were. He eventually offered us some coffee and we got in out of the cold. He began to show us some photos of himself taken with various diplomates and dignitaries. Then I saw one taken with the President of South Korea and a 4 star general. As we began to catch on that he was the head of a sect of Buddhism in Korea and knew dozens of prominent people, he kept giving us the thumbs up...indicating that he's the man and also martial art's master. He had a certain charm or charism that was quite serene and tranquil. After spending about 45 minutes with this guy, Sarah and both felt kind of light and giddy. That may not make sense to some, but this guy with a good soul-so to speak. Very happy and friendly. I'd like to see if he's teaches martial arts at the temple or could turn me on to someone who could. That would be really sweet!
Siddhartha
On the road down toward the temple.
On the trail to the top of the hillside. 
A view looking west. 
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