부산 Day 4- 30/10/13

Today, we had a great time visiting some Korean stores, the shipyard of Samsung Heavy Industries and the Gyeongju tombs. We were able to try out various Korean dishes and snacks while touring these interesting sites.

Reflection
During reflection time, we found out that most of our friends feel that today has been a very enriching experience which we could all learn from. We also figured out that we could have been less noisy, and more attentive.

Description
- Experiencing: We got to see the golden crown of Silla and various Buddhist artifacts. This allowed us to learn about Korea’s rich history.

- Engaging: We got to learn about ship construction and giant Korean tombs through seeing those sights with our very eyes.

- Variety: We ate different kinds of food from mini-melt nitrogen ice cream to corn dogs to Korean popcorn (extra healthy).

What we learn about Korea Today

Korea had one of the poorest economy in the mid 1950s but the development of irts ship-building industry was able to turn its economy around.

Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea is one of the largest ship building companies in the world. South Korea builds about 43% of the world’s ships.

There is a total of ten ancient gold crowns in the world. Five of which were excavated in Korea.

Gyeongju itself holds 23 large tombs.

We visited the Cheongmachong Tomb which was excavated because they feared they would collapse the giant tomb during excavation, so they test-excavated a smaller tomb. When they found the treasures hidden in the tomb, so they left the other tombs un-excavated so that future generations can use improved technology to excavate the tombs safely without harming or damaging the artifacts.

Highlights of Today

We tried various Korean snacks such as Korean popcorn which was much healthier (no salt , no sugar, less oil).

We visited the Samsung Shipyard and watched the ship building process. We also saw the Goliath crane, which was massive.

We tried some Bibimbap, and we ate it with assorted side dishes. It was fantastic!

We visited the Geongju Tombs and the museums. We saw the various artifacts that taught us about Korea’s history.

We had Tteokgalbi for dinner, which is pan grilled pork ribs. We were told to wrap it in leafy vegetables and eat it.

Today was coincidentally Mr Goh's Birthday! We threw a surprise birthday party for Mr Goh and bought him a Birthday Cake from Paris Baguette. Everyone crammed into one room and turned off the lights in anticipation of his arrival. When he came in, we jumped out and sang him a birthday song.

Itinerary

Breakfast: rice ,seaweed, kimchi and apple pie	0700 to 0730
Samsung Heavy Industries: 20min tour	0910 to 1200
Lunch: Bibimbap	1200 to 1300
Gyeongju: Museum and Cheongmachong	1300 to 1800
Dinner: Tteokgalbi	1800 to 1900
E-mart	1900 to 2000
Reflections	2000 to 2300