Gongju Day 2 - Gongsanseong Fortress 공주 공산성

[@dekim7979]

2:25 Haha so funny i can imagine 🤣

[@aroncartter]

I used to visit 공주 공산성 quite often and I lived in Daejeon. Now I am in London, Ontario. I shared this with my Canadian friend who lived in Daegu for 4 years and taught english.

[@DanDoesKorea]

Ah London, Ontario. That was my home for the 8 years before I moved to Korea. I used to live downtown on St George street, and also on Kent Street. Before that I lived up by the university. Good times in London.

[@ushdbrr1293]

오 한국어자막 생겼네 개꿀 ㅋㅋ

[@michleo9945]

Great hiking video

[@DanDoesKorea]

It was a huge challenge, haha, but made it through. Working up some mountain hikes before rainy season gets here.

[@michleo9945]

@@DanDoesKorea Enjoy it Dan! I miss the mountains - so peaceful and beautiful and good for the soul. 😊

[@user-ph3sl3lr1g]

I love your video!!

[@DanDoesKorea]

this one was fun to make :) even with all the stairs ㅋㅋㅋ

[@뿌뿌-w4h]

Hi Dan ^^ i Bella . so cool vido haha😆 입냄새~~~

[@DanDoesKorea]

Hi Bella! You forgot the verb "I am Bella" or "It's Bella" ;)

[@몽실-v6z]

엥 님 뭐임 내가 벨란데😂 그리고 i bella가 아니라 I bella 임,,;;;;

[@sspiker]

I love the changing of the guards! I wish had seen more of this stuff when I was in Korea.

[@DanDoesKorea]

I literally just stumbled into it. I got lucky with my arrival time, haha.

[@sspiker]

the two ladies waving in the back **waves back**

[@정민-t3m2h]

코미디 하네ㅋ 말타는거 엄청 잼있네ㅋ

[@coltranecave5503]

Loved it! I also visited Gongju way back when.

[@DanDoesKorea]

It was nice! i wanted to show some video from the helmet cam, but it was angled too low and only saw the road. The area outside the city was so nice.

[@coltranecave5503]

@@DanDoesKorea If you're just starting to learn about Korean history and want to read a truly fantastic book, I'd highly recommend Bruce Cumings' "Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History". The focus is of course on Korea's pivotal 20th century history (get the revised 2005 edition) but it also dives into Korea's pre-20th C history as well. One of the best books on Korea in the English language period.

[@DanDoesKorea]

@@coltranecave5503 I'll look for it for the Kindle!! Thanks for the recommendation :)

[@coltranecave5503]

@@DanDoesKorea No problem. Unlike other history books, it isn't dry - Cumings is a very literate, cultured writer with a sharp sense of humour. It made me both better understand Korea - the good things and the bad - and feel more grateful for having lived there for 3 years. It does require an understanding of the basics of 20th century world history (he is a scholar after all and assumes a somewhat decent knowledge-level on the part of the reader at times) but it's very rewarding.

[@hkchoiinkansascity1287]

Gongju was a capital city of ancient Baekje Kingdom during Three Kingdoms period in Korea. So, it was quite an important city.

[@DanDoesKorea]

I just started learning a bit about Korean history. It's long and complex. I think I'll have to just take it in bits and pieces. haha

[@hkchoiinkansascity1287]

@@DanDoesKorea You're truly doing Korea now :) It is glad to see you expanding your knowledge about Korea although I don't know all about Korea either.

[@sunmychung7096]

That's lovely . I never been there but enjoyed thanks to you

[@isaact0ng]

Hi Dan, keep up the videos! I'm a recent subscriber and I have been thoroughly enjoying your videos. Looks like Andong is just shy over your max travel radius, but if you have the chance, would love to see you upload a video being there. Cheers.

[@DanDoesKorea]

I’m in yeongwol right now :) but it’s been a pretty boring day. Not really KZbin worthy yet. Hope something happens tomorrow haha. Andong is on my list. I haven’t been there yet. When rainy season comes and I can’t ride the bike. I’ll be taking the van out that way :)

[@isaact0ng]

@@DanDoesKorea Looking forward to it! :)

[@DanDoesKorea]

Hey man! I'm coming to Andong next week. I have a couple questions for you. Could you add me to instagram or email me? dan_does_korea instagram or [e-mail]. Thanks ^^ I'm looking forward to the Andong trip :)

[@ashleighplett8746]

Whenever you mention the stairs I play that one scene from kung fu Panda where Po says, 'ah my old enemy, stairs.' Or any scene with Po and stairs really.

[@DanDoesKorea]

I used your Kung fu panda line in the latest video ;)

[@ashleighplett8746]

@@DanDoesKorea I noticed and was going to comment again 🤣

[@wonbaechi]

제부도에서 드론영상 찍을때 손흔들던 4인 가족 입니다. 영상 재미있네요~구독신청 했습니다. 근데 제부도 영상은 언제 업로드 하세요? 궁금해요

[@DanDoesKorea]

안녕하세요 ^^ editing will take a few days. I hope to post the Jebudo video maybe Thursday or Friday ^^ thank you for waving at the drone :)

[@DanDoesKorea]

Video is up :)

[@몽실-v6z]

Hi, Dan I bella . So cool vido haha😋 입냄새ㅐㅐ애ㅐ애애ㅐㅐ ~~~~~~~~~~~~😘

[@몽실-v6z]

@@ald325 아 네넨 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@AMY-uo5or]

벨라 친구구요 한번만 더 그러시면 쌤께 말씀 드린다고 벨라가 전해달라 했어요 최소한 예의는 지키셔야죠ㅠㅠ @뿌뿌 이분이랑 같은분 맞죠 한번만 더 그러시면 저희도 가만 안있어요 이미지 안좋게 만들지 마시구요ㅠㅠ😂

[@몽실-v6z]

@@AMY-uo5or 아니 ㅋㅋㅋ 알겠다고용 몇번을 말해옄ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 잼민이세여?

[@AMY-uo5or]

@@몽실-v6z 애초에 그런짓을 한 님이 잘못을 하신거고 , 제가 한말 안들으실것같아서 2번이나 강조 한거예요 ㅋㅋ이름 대봐요 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 아 ㅠㅠ 익명으로 이런짓 하는거 보니까 말 못하시겠네요 ?ㅋㅋㅋ 그리고 잘못을 아시면 사과 해주실래용^_^ 양심 없으면 그럴 마음도 없겠지만 최대한 좋게 말하는데 왜그러시나요 진짜 마지막 경곤데 또 그랬다가 뭐 어떡해 될지 한번 같이 봐요☺️ 전 분명히 말했어요 마지막 경고 라고

[@jillianalexander762]

Wow. You must have had buns of steel after all those stairs!

[@DanDoesKorea]

Not quite steel, but I really did need that workout, haha

[@zeikinkorea]

Awesome view. It reminds me of Dragon mountain in the most traditional town I ever worked and visited in my early days in China in Shangyu. But this trail looks better and cleaner.

[@DanDoesKorea]

Korea does an excellent job of keeping up the grounds in places like these. There are a lot more 'off the beaten track' hikes in the mountains. Working up to those. This was the first hike of the year for me. Getting a late start.

[@zeikinkorea]

@@DanDoesKorea Yeah exercise is quite important. Alot of foreign teachers in china complaint about getting fat due to lack of exercise. But for me I only had a weight issue in China 1 time during my second year from eating so much sweet and sour pork. It took me 3 weeks to shed the 10lb I gained. But at my age of 44, I've been awesome at the gym. Dining tables will reopen apparently next week after Victoria day as the counts of covid patients have gone down. My friend from north Vancouver island doesn't like things in Vancouver lately since finishing quarantine. He will return to Seoul in August what he tells me. When you go home you might also find it alittle culture shocking too Dan. I know I was struck of the changes when i came home after 8 and half years in China in 2013. I stuck around home for 16 months and than went back to China again. I still get offers from my former school headmasters but I really dont want to go back to China. I'm focused about SK. Had you been to Busan ?

[@qwerty00070]

Hi Dan~~😆 l was going to hike 지리산 but l couldn't because of the weatherㅠㅠ instead, l traveled to pohang, busan, ulsan and came back yesterday they're so so so wonderful cities the same goes for food😭 have you been there? l totally recommend you ^^ I'll still wait for the next video!

[@DanDoesKorea]

Hey^^ I have been to Busan and Pohang, but not Ulsan. I want to go back. When I have more than just a two day weekend, I will go. I wanted to go on a trip this weekend, but I think I need to stay close to home this instead. I'll be making some kind of video. Not sure what yet though :)

[@qwerty00070]

@@DanDoesKorea yeah😭 hard to get far ㅠㅠ l live in Anyang so usually go to 가평 청평 양평 etc. not far from my place and there's a lot of good noodle places😍 you know it's hard to eat alone but noodles are a bit easy 😊 l hope your trip will be happy 🥰😛

[@hkchoiinkansascity1287]

Can you go to DMZ on North/South Korean border? Imjingak and infiltration tunnel are famous. Hope traffic to there isn't too bad.

[@DanDoesKorea]

It’s definitely on my list. Can’t ride the bike within 15-20 km of the dmz, so I need to take some kind of tour I think. I will be looking into a dmz trip for sure ^^

[@peckermeister]

As for Korean Buddhism, you do a story on Tripitaka Coreana.

[@maitran5314]

Hi Dan, just wondering is traveling around attractiosn in Gongju easy for solo travelers

[@DanDoesKorea]

Hi :) it’s definitely more convenient if you have your own vehicle to get around, but busses and taxi’s are always an option too

[@brucehur2051]

can you go to yongin/yong in?

[@DanDoesKorea]

I actually live in 요인 :) Anywhere specific you want to see? Yongin is a big area:)

[@amandasmith3520]

Another great video Dan! South Korea certainly has some Beautiful sites to see. How can I send you a private message? I dont see an option on your home page.

[@DanDoesKorea]

Hey thanks! I’ve got Instagram. dan_does_korea :)

[@amandasmith3520]

If you are interested in hiking, my daughter teaches English in Seoul and hikes or takes roadtrips most weekends. Unfortunately, none of her friends are interested in hiking. She has made a few youtube videos and her Instagram is the same name. Trekking by Torch.

[@DanDoesKorea]

Alrighty! just subscribed :)

[@sspiker]

Can you do more UNESCO sites? Or museums? I know it is very touristy, but I couldn't get to all of them when I was there and I love history. Also, do you have a Patreon? Discord? Twitch?

[@DanDoesKorea]

Now that I know there are 14 UNESCO sites, i'm going to be doing some looking into them. Before this video, I had no idea how many were in Korea. So I'll be trying to get to them in the future :) I don't have any of those, just instagram dan_does_korea

[@cjfl9242]

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