Monthly Archive: September 2012

Let’s All Walk on the Right Side in Korea!

Let’s All Walk on the Right Side in Korea!

The Korean government made a decision a few years ago to have everbody start walking on the right side. Koreans used to walk on the left but there are signs everywhere reminder walkers which side they should be on now. Walk on the Right Side at Hoihyeon Station Right Side...

Family History Tour 2012 (August 1-6, 2012)

Baekje Sites in Gongju, Royal Tombs of Songsan-Ri Baekje Sites in Gongju, Gongsanseong Fortress Baekje Sites in Buyeo, Busosanseong Fortress Baekje Sites in Buyeo, Goransa Temple Baekje Sites in Buyeo, Gungnamji Pond Haeui Island, Birthplace of Korean President Kim Dae-Jung Haeui Island, Around the Island Haeui Island, Around Town Haeui...

Comparing Old and New Maps of the Ansan Area

I found this map section in a map of the Seoul area over at the Korean War Project. It shows Ansan from around 1950. Here’s what the identical map section looks like today in Google Maps: Note how many of the location names in the map above correspond to neighborhorhoods in...