Tagged: In and Near Ansan
The Kids’ New Fish Aquarium at the House
They even named the fish and put them on teams: Treasure's Team – "Yellowy", "Mickey", "Mickey Fish" and "Ms. Cleaner". Cauvery's Team – "Speed", "Devil", "Angel" and "Mixmy" Some of the "team members" are already dead…
Myunghee’s “Weekend Farm”
It's only been a couple generations since Korea was primarily an agrarian economy and Koreans remember that era with some sense of nostalgia. Many Koreans in the city maintain what are called "weekend farms" located on vacant land near the city which the owners have subdivided into plots and rented...
Announcing the New KBC Sports Bag!
Korea Business Central is now offering this sports bag in collaboration with the Kangdonghee Basketball Club. All you have to do is join a basketball team like Cauvery did and you can have one too!
Governor Was Out at Hanyang University in Ansan
The Governor was out at Hanyang University in Ansan about a month ago and I made sure to show up too. He saw me and came over to shake my hand, but with so many other people around, I think he was just going out of his way to show...
Duck Restaurant at Banweol Lake Near Ansan
On our way out to Mr. Toilet House in Suweon a week or so ago, we stopped by Banweol Lake, a nice 15-minute drive from our house outside Ansan. It's not one of the prettiest parks around, seeing as how it's surrounded on all sides now by highways and the...
Plant Shop at 2-Dong Flower Village
On the road from Seongpo-Dong to Bono-Dong in Ansan, there's a row of 15-20 greenhouse selling various plans and flowers called the 2-Dong Flower Village (2동꽃마을 – It's located in Neighborhood 2). We were out picking up some flowers recently as a gift for an associate who opened a new...
Old Train Tracks in Ansan Built During the Japanese Colonial Period
The metro line through Ansan runs partly along the same route as a railway built during the Japanese colonial period from Suwon to Incheon, which I understand was in operation into the 1980s. When building the metro, they didn't completely discard history and you can see the old tracks alongside...
Flowers Trashing the Street Several Days After the New Night Club Opening in Jungang-Dong, Ansan
It's nice that when they opened a nightclub near my office a lot of people sent congratulatory flower arrangements to line the street. However, there ought to be a rule that they not be allowed to just sit there for 3-4 days trashing up the road (and the stone pigs!).
Our Garden and Park on the Veranda at Artist Apartments
Myunghee's been working hard to keep things beautiful on the veranda at our apartment. She's even growing vegetables there (not to mention the "weekend farm" nearby where she's growing even more!)
