Near the Gwanghwamun Area of Seoul
While I worked on a Korean-language project with President Kim, the family ventured around to see the nearby area.
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King Sejong at Gwanghwamun
With friends at the King Sejong exhibit at Kwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul. (Click to visit in Google Maps.)
Old Trollycar in Seoul
The trollycar in the background was one of the originals that travelled the streets of Seoul during the 1950s and 1960s. It's just a museum piece now, in front of the Seoul History Museum. Click to visit in Google Maps.
Gyeonghee Palace in Seoul
Gyeonghee Palace in Seoul. Click to visit in Google Maps.
At the Korea International Boat Show 2010 Near Ansan
GyeongGi Province is working to develop a boating industry and 2010 was the third year to host the Korea International Boat Show [EXPIRED LINK REMOVED: https://koreaboatshow.org/en/main.do?cmd=mainInfo] at Jeongok Port near Hwaseong City, which is just south of Ansan. We found several yachts we’d like to buy once I increase my...
Treasure’s Korean Traditional Dance Performance in Chuncheon City
The colors are rather washed out. Sorry for that.
Day Trip to Northern GyeongGi Province (9 of 10) – Imjingak and the Freedom Bridge
This is the location of the Freedom Bridge, across which soldiers were repatriated after the Korean War. There is an amusement park, lots of shopping and a number of monuments on the South Korean side. Note the two kids in the bottom picture trying to balance umbrellas on their hands....
Day Trip to Northern GyeongGi Province (7 of 10) – Hwaseokjeong Overlooking the Imjin River
The Hwaseok Pavilion overlooking the Imjin river is where a famous scholar named Yulgok spent his last days in the 1500s. Check out the age of the tree below: 560 years. Click here to visit in Google Maps.
Day Trip to Northern GyeongGi Province (5 of 10) – Military Base Soup for Lunch
Heading into the outskirts of Paju, this place had a full parking lot and a lunch of military base soup (부대찌게) sounded delicious. I've heard two versions for how this dish got its name: 1. Long back, the first sausages available in Korea were from the canteens of the US...
