On my night walk with friends I visited anapji pond and the cheomseomdae observatory. I took some long exposure shots with an ND filter to capture the glow and water's reflection. I recommend seeing Gyeongju at night. Much prettier and not as hot!

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Donggung Gwa Wolji
Inwang-dong Gyeongju-si Gyeongsangbuk-do
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I know. It looks like a red hot mess but if you are in Korea you have to get kimchi and pork belly bbq. Kimchi cooked in pork fat and pork cooked with kimchi is an amazing combination kinda like salted caramel ice cream. It doesn't sound like it will work but it does. My favorite ones are in the hapjeong area on the north west part of Seoul. Get the pork belly and the jowl. I love the curry powder to dip it into as well. After you eat all the kimchi and the pork use the bits to make a fried rice with some fish rod and roasted seaweed flakes. Amazing. The only one problem is that you will smell like kimchi and pork fat (but is that a bad thing?). 

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Sigol Kimchi Grilled Pork Belly No. 1 Main Branch

110 World Cup-ro Mapo-gu Seoul

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Hadonggwan's gomtang is still made the same way it always has. Well, at least the first one is. The broth is rich yet not overpowering and the quality of the rice is top notch. It's a very good lunch but I do question it's inclusion in the Michelin Guide. Mainly because the focuses is only on the main dish which they haven't changed for over 70 years. Without the backstory, it might not live up to expectations. It's a great baseline dish for Korean cuisine, but I feel it's more nostalgia than being the pinnacle of Korean cuisine. I was lucky to interview the family that runs the restaurant and the have a meticulous way on sourcing ingredients and in preparation. The dining experience itself is jarring. Once you enter, you are asked how many people. Then you must order at the counter and pay before you sit. 2 minutes later your food comes out without any explanation. Water is self service as well. I do recommend visitors to go there, but understand it is quite bali bali (fast, fast). Oh, and again, I only recommend the first shop and not the franchises. [Naver Map]

Hadonggwan Myeongdong Main Branch

12 Myeongdong 9-gil Jung-gu Seoul

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It's a sad day that Molly Holt passed away. She dedicated her entire life to helping orphans and Korea. When her father and mother felt they needed to provide medical care, she went to nursing school and got a degree and returned to Korea to help the sick and needy. She lived in Ilsan where she continued to care for the less fortunate. The Holt organization was formed because there was no one helping Korean orphans. Without the efforts of Molly and her entire family, I and many others would have had a very different life. I am grateful for their help. I send my condolences. Molly, Rest In Peace. Thank you, Dan 

https://www.holtinternational.org/magazine/2013/07/17/the-woman-with-miraculous-tears/