SK Trip Diary: Lost in Beomeosa Temple and Finding a New Friend

The second day of Busan City tour brought us to the historic Bokcheon Museum, Geumgang Park and the last stop is Beomeosa Temple. The trip was memorable because I met a new friend, Ms. Erica who's whole family is Korean but they resides in QC. Cool noh?!

According to Erica, most of the temple in Korea are located near the sea or up in the mountain para daw di sila maistorbo on their prayer time =D.

OK so sila na ang mahilig sa peace and quiet. 

Serenity by the river

While walking around Beomeosa, Ms. Erica serves as my personal tourist Guide. Swerte much! The gate to the temple are decorated with very colorful lanterns (as seen below), and it turns out that Buddha's birthday is upcoming (during the month of May daw). Well for me seeing this colorful lanterns is a feast int he eyes.


Makulay ang buhay! 

Pick you color =)

The temple is located far from the main gate so it was a relief to finally arrived at the temple ceremonial gate. Kapagod maglakad ng paakyat na lugar kaya!
(nagrereklamo lang kasi pagod na at gutom pa)

Again, details details details!!!

Since the place is located halfway in the mountain lot's of birds and animals abound the temple. Parang park lang peg. Soshal!

While me and Erica are discussing the history of the temple, we just let her husband and boys to go ahead and roam the temple. Erica told me that most of the people go to this temple since it is one of the veneered temple and not commercialized unlike Haedongyonggungsa Temple.

This temple house the century old drum and ceremonial bell. They rang this bell during New year celebration according to Erica.

I had good time listening to Erica's story and that's why we we're separated from our tour group. Yikes! Thank God the complex is not that huge and it's easy to navigate. We found our way back in no time (and finding her family as well).

Since the place is a temple, the people go here to pray. It's like a pilgrimage in the Philippines. I got a chance to see what's inside the prayer room but out of respect I didn't take any picture nor took picture of the people who pray inside. But the place is well decorated and well designed and very cozy for praying. 

House of prayer, bawal magpcituran sa loob =P

Oh, here's our official tourist guide, whom I mistook as another tourist passenger of the bus. Very courteous lady and very funny as well. We just love her.

It's one of the most memorable trip in Busan. Meeting new friends, the serenity of the place, the exciting culture and how the people are also as religious as ours. It was magical. And the colorful lanterns makes me reminisce the banderitas during fiesta here in our country. Makulay na makulay ang buhay!

The lantern reminds us that even though we are are bright and beautiful on the outside, if we never lit a single fire inside we will never really serve our purpose in life. Kaya we should be beautiful both the inside and the outside =).