Tagged: In and Near Ansan

New Header Photo for the Songpo-Dong: Our Home Photoblog

The previous header photo on this photoblog of Myunghee, Treasure and Cauvery taken at the 2009 Tulip Festival in Seongpo-Dong was over two years old. We've taken lots of photos since then and I'd been wanting to update the header photo, but I hadn't been able to find a recent...

Field Day at Seongpo Elementary School – Mass Games

Here’s what it looks like in North Korea: Photo from Korea-Discovery.com [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.korea-discovery.com/en/galerie/]. Here’s what it looks like in South Korea: The South Korean version comes with a lot more laughter and freedom to wander around.

Last Photos of Ansan Stream in Its “Before” Condition

Following up on my recent post announcing the new beautification project of Ansan Creek near our home in Ansan, I decided I'd better take a few last photos before they start work in earnest. This stretch is also featured in my video "A Short Walk Home From Work in Ansan". Note...

They’re Starting Construction on the NEW Ansan Creek!

Last year around this time, we were enjoying tulips along Ansan Creek which runs along our neighborhood here in Seongpo-Dong, Ansan. (Click here for photos.) But this year, it's been cancelled… and in fact, it's cancelled until at least 2014!! You might think that this is a bad thing, but...

Marathon Announcement at Nojeok Hill

A few months ago they had the Semi-Nude Marathon here in Ansan. It looks like it wasn't all that well-attended (I wonder why?).  Now here's an announcement at Nojeok Hill a few weeks ago for the Ansan Mayor's Award Marathon, held last Sunday. Still waiting on photos…

Saving The World During a Weekend Sleepover With Friends

Cauvery and his friends were playing with tops last night: Apparently though this is more than a game. In the movie BayBlade vs Sun, an extended game of battling tops determins the destiny of the universe. We watched the movie on our recent visit to The Iron Triangle Memorial in...