Category: Seongpo-Dong
Walking the Chirisan Doollae-Gil – Overview of Section 15, Gitan Village to Songjung Village
What to Expect The Gitan Village valley is beautiful and large enough to have a school or two and other signs of civilization. It's also just up the road from Hwagae Market, a place we've shopped at a few times in the past and the site of events in the...
Along Sections 15-16 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil from Gichon Village to Pado Village (March 21-23, 2014)
Up and Over the Hill Up and Over Another Hill The Last Photos of the Day on the Way in to Pado Village
Along Section 16 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil – Last Photos of the Day Heading in to Pado Village
Things flatten out considerably heading into the Gurye area, making the end of our walk a lot easier than the first part. Cauvery was noticeably happier at this point. (Visit in Google Maps.)
Along Section 16 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil – Up and Over Another Hill
The terrain along the first half of Section 16 is pretty similar to the second half of Section 15. It's another up and over. The highlight of this section though is the views of the Seomjin River, which are about the best along the entire trail so far. (Visit in...
Along Section 15 of the Chirisan Doollae-Gil – Up and Over the Hill
We spent a night at a pension in this valley with friends back in 2006. At the time, I barely knew where we were; now I know the area like the back of my hand. I'd been having trouble getting the kids to go with me on these hikes but...
One Day in Ansan, Several Bicycles, Twelve Lotterias, About W30,000 and Ten Menu Items
Cauvery and I combined bicycles with fast food on Sunday. We rode bikes on the Ansan Unmanned Bike Rental System to visit every Lotteria restaurant in Ansan and order a different item from the menu at each one (except for the ones that were closed). In the map below, green...
The Latest on the Ansan Creek Improvement Project
This is taking forever; the three-year project was supposed to finish last year. But now, in our fourth year, they are at least making slow but steady progress and I'm looking forward to the walking/bicycle paths to be finished.
Attending a Family Funeral in Cheongju
Myunghee's brother's wife's mother died yesterday and so we made a quick trip down to Cheongju to pay our respects. It was the first time I've done the bowing thing (though not my first time expressing my condolences in the form of a cash gift) but the short ceremony went...
Cauvery’s Graduation Ceremony from Seongpo Elementary School
He'd be halfway through middle school if back in Texas, but elementary school runs an extra year in Korea and the school year is off by six months, so he's just now getting geared up for Korean middle school in a couple weeks. And the graduation plaque which tells us...
