Tagged: Treasure
Weekend Trip to Geoje Island (14 of 14) – Birthplace and Place of Death of Former Korean President Rho Moo-Hyeon
Last stop on our trip down to Geoje Island last month was the birthplace of former Korean President Roh Moo-Hyeon. After his retirement from the presidency, he returned to this place to live. But in June 2009, he killed himself by leaping from a hill behind his house (the one...
Weekend Trip to Geoje Island (12 of 14) – Birthplace of Kim Yeong-Sam
This is where long-time political opposition figure and former Korean President Kim Young-Sam was born. They've since built a museum next to his childhood home. One of the highlights of his career was when he was kicked out of the National Assembly in 1979 by the Park Chung-Hee regime; I just...
Weekend Trip to Geoje Island (10 of 14) – POW Camp Museum in Geoje City
It turns out that central Geoje city was the site of massive POW camps during the Korean War. The museum of sorts they've build up the mountain a ways is impressive and I always enjoy visiting notable sites from the Korean War.
Weekend Trip to Geoje Island (9 of 14) – Waydo Island
It was so foggy the day we headed out to Waydo Island that we really didn't see the water the entire trip, except for the water right off the edge of the boat on the way there and the way back. Still, the botanical garden they built there was beautiful...
Weekend Trip to Geoje Island (2 of 14) – Country Walk
Lots to see on the way back to the car after our walk on the "yellow earth".
Weekend Trip to Geoje Island (1 of 14) – Gyejok Mountain and the Yellow Earth Walking Path
First stop on our trip south was this spot near Daejeon where a local company brought in some special dirt ("hwangto") to cover a 13km length of walking path. It's supposed to be very healthy to walk on barefooted, so that's what we did. KBC Administrator Dennis Oh lives in...
To and From the Funeral of a Relative in Buyeo and Hongseong (June 8, 2011)
We did a lot of driving this week. The map shows our path. A. Red – Two-hour drive from Ansan to Buyeo Noin Hospital on Tuesday B. Blue – Drive from Buyeo to Hongseong for funeral and cremation on Wednesday morning C. Orange – Drive to Mongsan-Po for lunch...
We Visited Mr. Toilet House in Suweon Yesterday
Sim Jae-Duck’s nickname as a child was “dog shit” because he was born in an outhouse. Apparently he liked that though because he went on to become the Mayor of Suweon with the slightly better moniker of “Mr. Toilet”. During his tenure as mayor, Mr. Toilet worked to improve toilets...
