So, Rich and I finally decided to get my new camera. We headed off to Namdaemun electronics market, which is at Hoehyeon subway station on the blue line (line 4). After trundling around trying to find some prices, I finally bartered down one camera shop guy and got my brand new camera. It’s a Canon EOS 550d. Here’s a stock photo:
Hooray! It’s got 18 mega pixels, can take videos in HD and lots of other things. All I need now is a big pervy birdwatching lens and I will be set!
So, we wondered round Namdaemun market and Myeong dong, which is a huge shopping district in Seoul. Obviously we took some pictures. Here’s the best of the rest:
I am very happy that these are better than my usual crappy photos. Woohoo! We wondered around for awhile and ate at a place called Kraze Burger. It is delicious!
Cheesy chill fries…mmmm!
That weekend, we also decided to go over to Bongeunsa Temple, which is a lovely Buddhist temple that is 1,200 years old. It’s located right near the COEX mall, but is slice of tranquility in busy Seoul. I took many, blurry photos, but here’s the best of them:
This is the area nearby the temple – just typical Seoul. Lots of people, lots of buildings.
Here’s Rich and I at the temple gate. The temple was really beautiful and ornate, and pretty much what you would expect of an temple in Asia.
There were lots of lanterns to celebrate Buddha’s birthday. We went with (left to right) Becca, Caroline and Katie.
Here’s Rich standing under all of the lanterns. I wish I could say I knew why they were there but I don’t so…
Rich is stunned by the amount of lanterns and by the amount of megapixels in which he has been captured.
This statue of Buddha was pretty huge. It was at the back of the temple and people were praying there. Very cool.
The temple made Rich very spiritual.
This was one of the lanterns they had on display. Unfortunately, we missed the main exhibition, but there were still a few remaining.
So, overall Bongeunsa Temple is pretty awesome, and so is my new camera! Hurrah!
