Blogs from Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Asia

Na ranajkach mini pokec s fra rodinkou. S tatkom som sa bavil uz vcera vecer. V tomto mestecku su uz 7den. Maju so sebou 3male deti (tip 10,7,5) preto cestuju dost pomali. Domov idu cez rusko ale nie transibirskou magistralou ale jej odnozou. Ostanu dost dlhy cas pri bajkale. Mali problem ziskat ruske viza. Povodne chceli ist do vladivostoku lodou ale ta bola zrusena. Tak ako ja i oni su prekvapeny z mnozstva fra v koreii. Neskor prichadza taiwancaka pracujuca v soule. Na taiwancanku dost objemna ale v norme. Mini pokec o blbostiach. Izbu opustam o 10.00 a presuvam sa dole do kaviane. Tam opat nikoho a bohuzial ani klima nebola pustena. Nuz po polhodinke smer blizka vlakova stanica (5min). Tam ma nepotesila mala cakaren, vsetko na sedenie obsadene. Tak cakacka vonku. Vlak meska asi 10min. ... read more

We drove north of Seoul to Sanjeong Lake and Myeongseongsan Mountain. Normally, when the bus pulls into the parking lot, there are a million other buses there, disgorging brightly clad hikers. However, this place was like a ghost town, maybe we got there early or maybe this place isn't too popular. We headed towards the trail Today's hike would be pretty easy. We walked through the valley, along the edge of a frozen river. It was a pretty surreal hike. Although it was winter, a lot of the trees still had dead reddy brown leaves on them. Also the weather was pretty warm, it definitely felt more like a late autumn hike, rather than a winter one. The only indication that it was winter was the frozen river, which looked pretty. We kept walking along it ... read more

Namhansanseong Provincial Park is located very close to Seoul. It stretches over the cities of Seongnam and Gwangju. It even has its own stop on the subway. We took the pink line to Namhansanseong Ipgu (entrance) and came out of exit 4, and headed straight. We kept walking and walking for maybe thirty to forty minutes, along the road. I'm sure that there must be a bus that you are able to take to make the journey quicker and easier. I had never been to Seognam before, can't say that this part of the city was anything to write home about, it was pretty old and generic. We reached the entrance to the provincial park and headed in the direction of the South Gate. We passed quite a couple of temples on the way, and we ... read more

When I moved to Hwaseong, three years ago, I didn't think that there were any sights to see in the area. However I do a piece of work with my students, where they have to describe a famous attraction in the local area. Thanks to my students mentioning Yungneung and Geolleung, the royal tombs. I did a bit of research and found out that they were pretty close along with Yongjusa Temple to where I live. I was going to visit yesterday, but the weather was crappy. Luckily I got a gorgeous day today. I took the bus, you can get either the 34 or 34-1. The journey took about 40 minutes and definitely went through serial killer territory. Hwaseong's claim to fame is a serial killer roamed the area between 1986 and 1991, murdering 10 ... read more

Hello again. After a long absence of many months I've brought myself back for an update. The last school year ended in February and the new one started promptly in March. I was sad too see my kids move on but I was nice to get a fresh new crop. So I've had my new class for about a week now and so far so good. They are all very cute and silly, just the way I like it. And of course I'll post some pictures. Finally the long winter and shorts days are getting warmer and longer. That means baseball will start again! Another good thing about spring is that I can run outside again with out freezing my but off. Let see... Bella and I are doing great. She keeps me on my toes ... read more