This past weekend (August 29 - 31) our entire staff (and the staff of our sister school in Suwon, GSIS) traveled south to the beautiful city of Gyeongju, once the capital of the ancient Shilla dynasty. On Saturday afternoon (while Rebecca and Hannah played volleyball with their buddies and Cora swam like a fish with her friends in the pool), Brian and I went into town to see the burial tombs and the oldest astronomical observatory in the Far East. Built between 632 and 648 AD, this tower is proportioned according to the months and days of the year, and is situated to correspond to the locations of certain stars. It's pretty advanced for the 7th century! We also wandered past lotus fields in bloom, and around Anapjie Pond, once the site of a large royal gardens and grounds. On Saturday morning (while Rebecca and Hannah played volleyball and hung out with their friends - see the trend), Cora joined us for a trip to a nearby pottery village. We each made a piece of pottery (it was so therapeutic and relaxing!), and I managed to slip in some time to shop for some unique pieces, too. It was a fabulous day.
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