Jul 21 2009

Sokcho, Temple stay, Nanta

Tuesday, Seoul
The last two days have been very different in many ways: exciting &
disappointing being the extremes.
On Monday, before we checked out of the beautiful Hotel Kensington, we
took a cablecar to the top of Seolak Mountain – incredible views of
the area.
Next we drove to NakSan Sah Temple, where we were scheduled for an
overnight temple stay. Dinner was eaten with a monk and the rigors of
the decorum of the meal were very intense. We got up at 3:30 am and
attended the Buddhist prayer service before breakfast. It was a very
disappointing experience however because our monk guide preferred to
talk about himself more than the temple. Our group leaders were not
happy.
Now I am back in Seoul at the Palace Hotel. We went shopping, had a
wonderful Western dinner, and saw the musical, Nanta.
Tomorrow I go to Lotte World before flying home.

Curt Ebersole

Curt Ebersole is a resident of White Plains, New York, where he is active as a music educator, conductor, clarinetist, and public speaker. In between musical activities he enjoys photography, cycling, napping on the beach, Wordpress web publishing, Bullet Journaling, and riding America’s fastest and tallest roller coasters.