Yeosu or somewhere thereabouts

Here's a number of pictures from my trip to Yeosu on Friday. It was only about a two or three hour trip. And we only stayed till Sat morning. It happened that Saturday brought a squall that I will call ultimate rain. But Friday was enough of a treat. I went with two other teachers you will see below. It happened that a majestic temple was built on a cliff in this small sea town. The climb up was fantastic. Theres one picture of it below. Some of these pictures give you an idea of the beauty around, but it was amazing...beyond words. With the oncoming rain clouds,the sea and sky ceased to declare their borders and melted into an infinite blue abyss that made it look the edge of the earth. But it gets better. It just happened to be Buddha's birthday that day and we were thus invited by these beautiful lanterns and a crowd of people that never seemed to form a crowd. As we looked around we were spotted by some monks who made sure we didn't leave without a big bag of fruit, Korean bread and some kind of green gew. We were also invited to eat dinner down in their mess hall. We had already eaten, but how can you turn down Buddhist monks offering Bi Bim Bap (good stuff). It was a good day. We finished it at a hotel. Just a plain room with a mat and a blanket and a view out to sea. And I just have to say...I love rain. I have no complaints.