August 29th, 30th and 31st was a retreat for the faculty and staff of GSIS and its sister school TCIS. The retreat was an opportunity for the staff of each school to get to know each other and to make connections with their brethern at the other school. (Mia and Bentley are seen here watching a moving on the long bus ride to Gyeongju.)
The retreat took place at the Kolon Hotel. Upon arrival, a number of the staff came out of the hotel to greet us and make us feel welcome. The hotel, considered a luxury hotel in Asia, had a 9 hole golf course, swimming pool, sauna and soccer field. There was much opportunity for everying to enjoy their time together.
During the day there were many activities both at the hotel and within the surrounding area. Here is a sample of the what the Wendling's did while at Gyeongju.
Mia is enjoying a quiet moment by the natural foot massage area at the Millennium Park. Below we see the Wendling's in front of a replica of the Bell of King Seongdeok.
While at the Shilia Millennium Village the girls had a chance to make a souvenir of their time at the village. Both in the pictures above and below the girls are making necklaces.
The Bulguksa Buhdist Temple, pictured above and below, is one of the largest temples in Korea. It is known worldwide and is a UNESCO site. After seeing the temple the girls had many questions about Buhhda and the Buhdist religion.
We had the opportunity to see the National Museum in Gyeongju which had a number of interesting artifacts, a few are seen below.
Rosanne and Kyara are outside of one of the tombs of a Shilia King. The body of a King would be buried and a wooden enclosure put around them and then 10 - 15 meter high hill would be put on top of that.
Gyeongju was both interesting and enjoyable for our family. We thank our friends from GSIS for sharing their time with us.
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