Early morning sunlight casts it’s spell on Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple is a Busan icon. We hit it early, midweek to avoid the throngs that assail it during tour-friendly times.
Historical Korean dramas are often filmed here, despite it being a functioning temple.
It clings like a limpit to the rocky coast. Painted by the morning sun, polished by ocean winds. Standing like messengers of the profane on these salty sacred grounds, we realize that my people have been of-the-sea for generations.
The business of worship happens in the temple where (respectful) visitors are welcome.
It is brisk, and we are hungry. So after filling our souls, we retreat to fill our stomachs.
Clam soup with noodles. It tastes like what the ocean would taste like if you could drink it. Looming in the background, banchan that included spicy fishcake and extremely fresh tasting, robust seaweed. Most of my meals so far have been soups, and almost entirely vegetarian. Not necessarily by plan, just following my taste buds. ~AnoJenny and Izzy, in their infinite wisdom, opt for Hotpot bibimbop.
Home on the Roam 
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