Bible Guy at Suweon Station
With church hymns blaring out of the speakers on his decorated old folks scooter, this guy's message is simple and clear: "Live in Heaven with Jesus or Go to Hell!"
Monthly Archive: July 2012
Multi-National Snacking Cuisine
What can be better for an after-school snack than fried dumpling dipped in soy sauce and Tobasco sauce?
Day in Incheon (6 of 6): Weolmi Amusement Park
Cauvery patiently humored me at the historical sites and after we'd seen all that, we headed back to the amusement park on Weolmi Island for some fun, now that it was later in the day and there were more people to share the experience with. This spot marks the first...
Day in Incheon (5 of 6): Freedom Park
Freedom Park sits right above the old foreign sector and includes the 100-year memorial to the establishment of US-Korea diplomatic relations (photo 2), the statue of Macarthur (photo 3) and the Chemulpo Club (photo 3), which used to be where the important foreigners in the area hung out. (Visit in...
Buddhist Temples Around Korea
Haein Temple, Around the Grounds Haein Temple, The Buddhist Tripitaka Repository Haein Temple, The Meditation Maze Haein Temple, Donate a Roof Tile Haein Temple, Spots Around the Temple Templestay at Ssangye Temple, Spots Around the Temple Templestay at Ssangye Temple, A Performance on the Drums and Bells by Monks Templestay...
Day in Incheon (4 of 6): The Japanese Sector
The foreign sector in Chemulpo in the late 1800s was strictly divided between Chinese, Japanese and other foreigners sectors. This would have been the main street in the Japanese sector.
Day in Incheon (3 of 6): Chinatown
As far as I know, this is the only Chinatown in Korea and is located in the area of old Chemulpo where the foreigners were allowed to live. This is apparently where Jajangmyeon was first developed as a "Chinese food". (Visit in Google Maps.)
The Ansan Creek Improvement Project
We Enjoyed a Tulip Wonderland in Ansan Today Flowers On the Bridge Over Ansan Creek Fall Colors Along Ansan Creek in Seongpo-Dong, Ansan Walking Along the Creek to My Office in Ansan They’re Starting Construction on the NEW Ansan Creek! Last Photos of Ansan Stream in Its “Before” Condition Constructions...
Day in Incheon (2 of 6) – The Museum of Korea Emigration History
From Incheon Station, we took the bus to the amusement park on Weolmi Island, but there weren’t very many people there yet since we were so early. So we decided to visit some other places first, including the Museum of Korea Emigration History [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://mkeh.incheon.go.kr/icweb/html/web63/063]. (Visit in Google...
Winding Things Up in America
Our Very Own Hwangto Room in Taxes, Part I Our Very Own Hwangto Room in Texas, Part II Getting the House Ready to Sell So I Can Go Back to Korea A Little Less Encumbered The House is Now Ready to Sell So I Can Go Back to Korea Scissors...
