Mulloskeys Adventures Abroad

The last stop of the day was the Chemseongdae Observatory. This small astronomical observation tower is thought to be the oldest in Asia. Built in 632 the tower was build to watch the movement of the stars, predict solar and lunar eclipses as well as to aid farmers in determining the cycle of the moon. [...]

Second last stop on the tour: the National Museum. We had an hour and a half to cruise through this bad boy. It was huge. There is a courtyard of truly impressive proportions flanked on all sides by four museum halls: art, national treasures, historical relics and ancient life exhibits. The museum had an almost [...]

Next stop: Bunhwangsa Temple. Built in 634 for Queen Seondeok, it was originally 9 stories high. Time and Japanese intruders have not been kind to the temple and it now stands at a mere three stories. The stone lions outside are truly something to behold and unlike many other historical places we have visited since [...]

After the temples we headed to the Tomb of the General and the Geyongju DaereunggwonTumulus Park. The tombs are enormous mounds of earth that were filled with the remains of revered generals of the city states as well as a plethora of treasures…reminiscent of the great tombs of the pharaohs in Egypt. The first official [...]

The great thing about Gyeongju is that the whole city is basically an open-air musem. All the things to see are outside and usually surrounded by a park or small folk village of some kind. The bad thing about Gyeongju is that because this was an actual city state, the sights are not exactly right [...]

We caught a train from Suwon (about 20 minutes from Ansan) that would take us to Gyeongju. This train was maybe one of the best things that happened to Sean. The seats reclined all the way back and you could lie horizontally while being rocked back and forth by the train. Sean, who is frequently [...]

Right around the time that Julius Caesar was solidifying his power in Rome, walled cities were forming in Korea. The strongest of these city states, Saro, grew in size and influence and eventually formed a confederation with the other cities of the time and so began the state of Silla (named for the leading family [...]

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We are officially back up and running. The site was down for a few days (or at least the pictures) while we were switched over to a new server. We have been switched over and our pics are visible once again. Thank you Mark and Jeremy!!!! They’re even working on getting videos [...]

So yesterday we began our month of ‘Intensives’.  All Korean schools have two separate months of vacation. Instead of July and August they take July and January (summer and winter vacation). Their school year begins in February. This means that all the kids are off of school this month. What this also means is that [...]

We decided to host a Christmas brunch for our fellow displaced persons. Tomato, caramelized onion and smoked cheddar scrambled egg dish, Sean’s maple-baked bacon (boys, I know you’re drooling), bagels, cream cheese, citrus french toast with maple-cinnamon cream cheese topping, hickory hashbrowns, coffee, mimosa, pineapple, kiwi, asian pear, pecan pie and more. I will post [...]