Shopping has never lead me wrong....

I woke up on Saturday with plenty of energy and ready to do some exploring of Seoul. With the snow coming down lightly, I set off on my journey. After walking a couple of blocks, I realized this journey of spontaneity may be harder that I thought…I still haven’t figured out what sort of layout system is used for roads here and most of them aren’t labeled, so random turns off of main streets were out of the question. Just then I saw a sign for COEX…a mall I remembered reading about in the hotel. Knowing that shopping has never lead me in the wrong direction, I decided to follow the signs to the COEX. My theory was yet again proven true when right across the street from the largest mall(yes, by far is larger than Woodfield)I have ever been to was a large Buddhist temple grounds. I went into the mall hoping that the snow would die down by the time I got out. After wandering around the mall for a few hrs. and seeing every designer store you could ever imagine and some medium bottles of Aveda shampoo priced at roughly $82, I decided it was time to leave the mall. I crossed the street and entered the Boguensa temple grounds. Boguensa was originally built in 794!! There have been additions through they years, and some re-models, but the core structures have remained the same. It was pretty awesome!!