In December we went on vacation to Ulaanbaatar, California, Ohio, Wisconsin and South Korea for just under a month. It was a much needed change of pace, and we got to see many friends and family members, visit all sorts of great places, and eat some amazing food.

On our way to America we had a 7 hour layover in Korea which allowed us enough time to stuff ourselves with onigiri and Dunkin Donuts, shop at duty free, and go on a free 2 hour layover tour. We had gone on a layover tour in Seoul before, and I highly recommend them to anyone with a few hours to spare.

This time we went to Heungryunsa Temple which is located halfway up Cheongryangsan Mountain about 30km from the airport above the Incheon Grand Bridge. They had just had a snow storm, and the whole area was very picturesque. The temple was originally built around 1400 but destroyed in 1592 by a Japanese invasion. The current buildings were built in 1977.

Brian in front of the main temple building and a few inside shots.

Back at the airport we were treated to an opera concert. Layovers in Korea are fun.