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This area in eastern Gyeonggi province was the site of a series of battles in late January and early February of 1951. I spent a full day exploring back in 2009; this visit was a lot quicker. (Visit in Google Maps.)
This island is named for a Korean general who was unjustly executed many hundreds of years ago and then buried here. It was also the filming spot for the Korean drama Winter Sonata, which was evidently extremely popular around Asia, as demonstated by the thousdands of tourists from many countries...
I'm only supposed to get my card after going all the way around the Chirisan Doollae-Gil. But I somehow managed to check in at all the checkpoints to get stamps in my booklet even though I've only done about 2/3 of the circult and so I got my card early. ...
We rented bikes near Cheongju University, headed over to the river and then followed the bike path up north and out of town. (Visit in Google Maps.)
Views of Euijeongbu and surroundings from Sapae Peak in the Bukhansan National Park north of Seoul. From the top, you'd never know that a highway has been tunneled through almost directly below. (Visit in Google Maps.)
It's quite a different place out here when the tide's out. The beach is so shallow that you can walk a mile out into the ocean on dry land; just don't get caught out there when the tide comes back in. (Visit in Google Maps.)
They said that the cool spring delayed the blooming of many flowers, so we were a bit early for the best views at the Taean White Lilly Festival [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.ffestival.co.kr/web/index.php?r=home&c=info/summer], but it was pretty nice nevertheless. And visiting on a Monday kept the crowds away. (Visit in Google...
This was our second visit to the Chollipo Botanical Gardens [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.chollipo.org/gnu/chollipo]. We visited in 2010 (Photo sets A and B), too. (Visit in Google Maps.)
I’ve been here before in 2010, 2011 and 2012, but it’s a nice spot to visit again, and we we’re now semi-regulars at the Pinocchio B&B[EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://www.pinocchiopension.com/].
This little bitty waterside fort at the mouth of the narrow Yeomha Strait which guards the entry to the Han River and thus to Seoul, had the good fortune to be attacked not just by the French Navy in 1866 and the American Navy in 1871, but also by the...
