Category: Seongpo-Dong

We Visited Mr. Toilet House in Suweon Yesterday

Sim Jae-Duck’s nickname as a child was “dog shit” because he was born in an outhouse. Apparently he liked that though because he went on to become the Mayor of Suweon with the slightly better moniker of “Mr. Toilet”. During his tenure as mayor, Mr. Toilet worked to improve toilets...

Walk on the Right Side at Nojeok Hill

It's really nice to get so many reminders about which side owe're supposed to walk on. These are the markers on the path at Nojeok Hill. This doesn't seem to keep a few people from insisting on walking right down the middle and shoulder-bumping me even though I'm on my...

The Stone Throne at Nojeok Hill

Somebody had a little too much time on their hands this spring and on one of the back trails at Nojeok Hill, they gathered and stacked stones to build this. It's a nice little spot, but since I took the photos below a few weeks ago, the arrangement has already...

From Birthing Center to Nursing Home in Ansan

This photo taken from Emart in Ansan is an apt representation of the demographic changes in Korea today. The big yellow sign introduces the "Rasung Home Happy Country Nursing Home". What's interesting is that it covers over the sign of the previous place where new mothers recovered after giving birth....