We stopped at Gangneung to visit the Odaesan National Park which is higher but less rugged - it's near Pyeong Chang where they held the winter Olympics. More beautiful colours and three temples before a 9km stroll back beside the river. Unlike at Seoraksan we were the only foreigners, and some Koreans even stopped us for a selfie - most unusual. Then yet another Korean barbecue for dinner, but we're learning a bit each time.
A long bus ride down the eastern coast to Gyeongju, the ancient Silla kingdom (50BC-950 AD) capital for a bit of history. The rain arrived almost as we did but mostly overnight - we have been lucky so far.
Did the museum which was really interesting - loads of gold artefacts. Then walked around the burial mounds of the Silla kings - they're everywhere around town, amazing. Two more days here as there's lots more to see.
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