2016 travel diary: the index | London Korean Links

Thu 12 – Fri 13	Arrival
Sat 14	Coffee with the Drawing Hand Buddha’s Birthday 1: morning at Jogyesa. Exhibition of restored Hwaeomsa painting Wedding at Unhyeongung Buddha’s Birthday 2: lunch and afternoon concert at Giweonjeongsa Stroll through Ehwa Womans University Buddha’s Birthday 3: evening at Bongwonsa. Makgeolli and 2차 in Insadong
Sun 15	Walking Seouls fortress walls with Royal Asiatic Society Kansong exhibition of genre paintings at DDP Bukchon and Daehakro
Mon 16	Visit to National Folk Museum Kim Soo-nam’s shaman portraits Journey to Gongju Introduction to the Baekje sites Gongju: the Royal Tombs in Songsan-ri Gongju: Gongsanseong Fortress Buyeo: Jeongnimsa Temple Site Buyeo: The Baekje Royal Garden — Busosanseong Fortress Bonus feature: Song Si-yeol, the scholar with the chisel at Nakhwaam
Tue 17	Buyeo: Baekje Culture Land Buyeo National Museum Buyeo: Neungsan-ri Ancient Tombs Sancheong: lunch with deputy mayor Sancheong: Hwangmaesan Royal Azalea Festival Sancheong: Moxibustion and more
Wed 18	Sancheong: farewell to the mayor Journey towards Jindo Haenam: The Monument for the Victory at Myeongnyang Battle Haenam: Song of the Sword and Roaring Currents: the two sides of Myeongnyang Haenam: Yun Du-seo’s historic house Haenam: Land’s End
Thu 19	Haenam: Incompetent Foreigner on the ferry to Bogildo The Scholar’s Garden #1: Yun Seon-do on Bogildo Bonus feature: Song Si-yeol’s last chiselling Haenam: Journey to Iljiam Haenam: Choui and the rebirth of Korean tea Haenam: Daeheungsa and the righteous armies Haenam: Yuseon Yeogwan
Fri 20	Haenam: Yun Seon-do’s museum The Scholar’s Garden #2: Dasan’s place of exile in Gangjin Gwangju: The 5.18 National Cemetery The scenic sites of Gwangju and Damyang The Scholar’s Garden #3: The Soswaewon
Sat 21	Gwangju: Wonhyosa Gurye: Tea making with the RASKB Hwaeomsa and the return to Sancheong
Sun 22	The Jinju tea culture festival Haejangguk in Pimatgol
Mon 23	Insadong: the Tteok museum

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