Those are some amazing pictures. That kind of architecture sure reminds me of the time I spent living in South Korea. I lived in Taegu (which have been made to understand is now called Daegu).
Is that temple in Gyeong-ju? If so that was only about a 30 minute trip to the East of where I lived, but I never visited, looks like I missed out.
Here is a picture of me there back in 1992, I wish I could recall the name of this park:
It looked like a pavilion, in my guess