The 2013 Ansan Street Arts Festival
We weren't able to spend nearly as long at the event as I would have liked, but it was still a nice chance to get out in the crowds on a beautiful late-spring day… (The 2011 Ansan Street Arts Festival)
Category: Seongpo-Dong
Myunghee’s Trip to Seonwoon Temple
These are some photos from Myunghee's trip last month with the mountain climbing group that doesn't seem to climb many mountains… They do visit temples though. (Visit in Google Maps.)
Do They Really Think North Korea’s Going to See This Sign?
As seen in front of Homeplus in Gojan-Dong, Ansan: North Korea: Stop the nuclear bomb missiles and come to the discussion table.
Time Hasn’t Been Kind to the Stone Throne at Nojeok Hill
It used to be so nice…
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.)
