It seemed only necessary to celebrate this holiday in full style. Despite waking up at 1pm as a result of soju-drinking pre-party celebrations, we still managed to enjoy a full day of fun.
A few hours at the beach (although the clouds dominated by the time we arrived) with some much needed recuperation time and some sweet frizbee toss action, and then it was off to
Beomosa Temple. Big birthday celebrations were occurring all day, but the chanting performance and lantern lighting were to occur at dusk. Problem was that ½ of Busan had the same idea, and having only minimal time to spare, we missed most of the chanting and such stuck in a cab on the one-way street up the mountain.
We were determined though to not miss out, so we left the cabby a few extra thousand won and trekked the last kilometer or so on foot…amazing race styles…We made it to the
Temple in time for the lantern lighting. It looked amazing, lanterns were hanging everywhere, creating a canopy of brightly coloured flickering beauty…thousands upon thousands… We were given candles to help in the lighting process… It was a rather wonderful experience. Sadly, however, the rain that had help up all day finally arrived smothering many of the lanterns, and making the task of relighting them a little too ambitious. So, we headed down the mountain for some warm comfort food and called it a day… and that’s just the beginning of my 4-day weekend!
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