Monthly Archive: April 2013
Spring Flowers At and Near Nojeok Hill
Photo #3 is from Hanyang University, which is not actually all that "at or near" Nojeok Hill…
Walking the Chirisan Doollae-Gil (2012-2014)
In Korean, “doollae-gil” means a road that goes all the way around, and the Chirisan Doollae-Gil is a 224km route divided into 22 sections that wind through the foothills of Chiri mountain in the central-southern part of Korea. To the west are the provinces of North and South Cheolla, and...
Along Sections 6 and 7 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil from Sancheong to Woonri (April 20-21, 2013)
Sancheong City to Sungsimwon A Directory of Places to Stay in Cheongjeonggol, Naeri Village Up and Down Woongseok Peak Around Cheonggye Lake A Place to Stay for the Night Dansok Temple Site While Waiting for the Bus in Woonri
Along Section 7 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil (7 of 7) – While Waiting for the Bus in Woonri
With all the abandoned schools in the Korean countryside, it’s about time they starting doing more with the buildings. Photos #3 below shows a good effort with the Dhamul Lifestime Training Institute [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.dhamul.co.kr/educ/] on the site of what used to be a local school in Woonri. (Visit...
Along Section 7 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil (6 of 7) – Dansok Temple Site
This was the site of an important temple during the Shilla era, around 1,500 years ago. Today, just a few stone ruins remain. (Visit in Google Maps.)
Along Section 7 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil (5 of 7) – A Place to Stay for the Night
Nothing special… But for W20,000, it's was good value or money, especially since all I wanted to do when I arrived was clean up, drink a couple bottles of soju with dinner and then go to sleep… Here's the phone number, in case you want to check for a room:...
Along Section 7 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil (4 of 7) – Around Cheonggye Lake
(Visit in Google Maps.)
Along Section 7 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil (3 of 7) – Up and Down Woongseok Peak
I was not expecting to see snow (or a herd of goats, for that matter) when I headed out to Chirisan on Saturday… Not much of a view from the top of Woongseok Peak either… But it didn't matter. I'll get better scenery another day; the fog was its own...
Korean Translation Tip: Here’s Why You Can’t Blindly Search-and-Replace in a Korean Text
About Korean search-and-replace Nobody uses the search-and-replace function in Word more often than translators. Search-and-replace in Korean is a common task in the Korean translation workflow. When I’m working on a Korean-to-English translation [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: http://uz9.25e.myftpupload.com/korean-to-english-translation/] project, I’ll get started using a certain term and later, with more context, decide...
