Saturday, February 25, 2012

We see dead people

Yesterday we went to Kyong-Ju where there are tombs of King Cheonmachong and other kings and queens. My cousin Shane is here visiting his girlfriend and had some down time, so he decided to come on the trip with us. In the tombs they buried the rulers inside a wooden box then pile rocks on top and then add dirt to the mound and let the grass grow. It's amazing to see. We were told that the tombs in this city are taller than any building there and that no one can build higher than the tombs. If there are two mounds, it it a husband and wife. We were then allowed to see inside Cheonmanchong's tomb. Kind of interesting. We had about 4 hours at the tombs and about an hour of touring there, so we were able to walk around a little and saw some vendors on the street selling kites, so we bought the boys kites and let them have at it. Isaiah found that he could see his kite better if he lay on the ground and looked up from there. It was fun to see both the boys having a good time. There is a picture of a squirrel that we saw there and it was pretty interesting so I thought that I would put it in here too. It looked like a squirrel and rabbit mixed. Kind of funny! We were then taken to Kyong-Ju's National Museum and were only given an hour there and no photos were allowed inside, but we took pictures of what we could. Fun, fun day! And most of all it was nice to be able to see family... Hint, hint, hint!












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