A monk banging the drum

Todd's Family Visits Seoul

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April 8th 2008
Todd's mother and sister, Teresa and Tammy, traveled from Seattle to visit us during the first week of April. Although Tammy has traveled around Asia quite a bit, it was Teresa's first time to the Orient. It was also the first time Todd and I have seen family in over seven months, so we were especially excited. They arrived late on Sunday evening, so we headed straight to Kangnam. They battled ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Gangnam

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more