Off from School at Lotte World
Treasure played hookey from school recently to go to Lotte World in Seoul with friends. Isn't she getting too old for places like that though?
Tagged: Around Korea
I Met Up with GAFIC General Secretary Jake Kim at Tae-eul Peak at Suri Mountain on Sunday.g
(Click here to visit in Google Maps.)
Car Blocked In at Parking Lot in Bono-dong, Ansan
Our car's the one that you can't see behind this one. Fortunately, most every car has the cell phone number of the owner shown in the front window and Myunghee's calling the owner to ask him to come out and move his car so we can get out.
Templestay at Ssanggyesa (7 of 7) – On the Way Home from the Temple
We took the train to Ssangge Temple but decided to return home by bus. The sign in the third photo below contratulates Professor Woo-Seok Hwang for getting a stem cell-related patent in Canada. Professor Hwang is the guy who became a rock-star of the bio-tech world about 7-8 years ago...
Templestay at Ssanggyesa (6 of 7) – Night Photos Around the Temple
It's amazing what you can do with a digital camera and a four-inch tripod these days…
Templestay at Ssanggyesa (5 of 7) – Bulil Waterfall and Afternoon Discussion with Monk at Hilltop Temple
On the way back from Bulil waterfall, which was forty-five minutes or so from Sangge Temple, we stopped for a rest at this small mountaintop temple. The monk invited us in for tea and a chat. This is a great way to spend an afternoon; I highly recommend it!
Templestay at Ssanggyesa (4 of 7) – Rocks Along the Stream by the Temple
Ssanggye Temple is named for two streams that flow by on either side of the temple. This is one of them.
Templestay at Ssanggyesa (3 of 7) – Learning about the Four Bowls Method of Eating
We happened to show up at Ssangye Temple on an evening that a group of 25 Americans were passing through for the night. They weren't really there for the temple; their tour had them visiting the sites where various Korean dramas were filmed, but I guess the organizers thought 15...
Templestay at Ssanggyesa (2 of 7) – A Performance on the Drums and Bells by Monks
They do this at 3am and 5:50pm every day. Make sure you watch the guy who steps up to the big drum at 8:45 into the video; he's the star of the show!
Weekend Trip to Gangweon Province (6 of 6) – The 4th Tunnel
As a final stop on our trip before getting in the car and heading back home, we dropped by this place, which is the site of the fourth tunnel built by the North Koreans to invade South Korea, and which has been discovered (who knows if there's a 5th, 6th...
