We eat a late lunch in an empty Jungang market. Freshly rolled gimbap and tteokboki finished with a desert of hotteok.  Across the street a man blows a whistle and seconds later a loud bang erupts from his stall. Apparently this is how fresh popcorn is made. We walk through the park to the national museum of Gyeongju which is completely free. The exhibition halls show beautifully displayed artefacts of the Silla kingdom. During our walk to the hotel we stumble into a small but cozy restaurant and after some indecisive pondering, we walk back to go inside. Not a bad decision at all. The spicy stew with shortribs and an addition of cheese are exactly what we needed.