My Korean journey starts here - the new glassy ultra-modern Seoul railway station. I'm catching an early morning express train to Gyeongju, a town of 200k people, some 300+ km southeast of Seoul. It was the capital of the ancient Silla Kingdom (57 BC to 935 AD), which is a good enough reason for a visit.
I got myself a 3-day Korail Pass, which allows me unlimited travel on the railroads, all for US$76. I'm booked on the 7.40am train for Ulsan (shown as train #1041 in the last pic below). Gyeongju is just 60km before Ulsan, and I should arrive Gyeongju noon time.
