기장문화예절학교 or literally translated into School of Culture and Etiquette at Gijang (a region 25-km northern part of Busan)
The last day in Busan, we stayed for an overnight sleep-over at Gijang Munhwa Yejeol Hakgyeo or this Etiquette School.
Since we arrived in the late evening, I did not take as many pictures at night on the day we arrived, instead...early in the morning..I woke up and started wandering around the school.
This its the 5-teaching at the school. One of them is that we should greet people first every time we meet them whenever ....(No wonder that on the day we got there the other day..as soon as we stepped out of the bus...a number of children greeted us 'Annyonghaseyo' to our surprise. Hohoho.."This was what we were going to experience" I thought. Nice.
Early in the morning, no one was visible. Really.
It was just me...going around the school and taking pictures...
It seemed to be some kind of deserted palace somewhere. But, no..it was not. Indeed..the buildings do resemble the characteristic of what Traditional Korean houses might look like. Boy, they were.
Even the walls surrounding the school complex were made of those typical Korean walls that we could see and find in bigger palaces in Seoul. The different, they were small in sizes and yet..they do match the natural surroundings. It looked a bit eerie actually...wandering around alone.
Even the pave-walk connecting each house or hall were mad e of stones or bricks or cement-like stones so as to resemble the original stepping stones found in royal palaces.
I thought this was one of the nicest small halls or huts or houses scattered around the school complex. The roofs, the pillars, the doors, the windows, the walls...were all typically Korean.
Oh..it was a bit cloudy that day. The feeling of being gazed upon by the empty halls in the morning...seemed a bit unbearably overwhelming.
Taking a closer look at the pillars and the corridor at one hall.
Roof, walls, clouds, trees....
Stepping outside of the school, I found a road just beside the school. But, again..this road, too, belonged to the school itself.
This was the dormitory where we spend a night there. Each room can accommodated up to 10 people ( a bit crowded, though.) But, thankfully...when we were there, we could stay in one room with up to 5 friends...a relief.
Walking down the road towards the gate. Up beyond...(barely visible) was the beach. Yes, we were still in Busan where beach becomes sort of the center of all activities.
After getting satisfied of walking around the school complex, I dared myself to go out of the school complex and started walking down towards the beach up there...I mean...right ahead. See it? (once again..the cloudy morning did entice me to get back to sleep but...then...what the point of going there in the first place if I just spent my time sleeping...?
Approaching...approaching....the sea....and right ahead and far beyond...I was a bit startled to find out that the school is near onf the Nuclear Power Plant in Korea.^^ Nice.
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