temple at base (that's the mountain in the bkgrnd)

Hiking in Dobogsan

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April 9th 2008
Yesterday was election day here in Seoul so we (along with thousands of others) decided to hike Dobogsan. It was a 1 hr subway ride north of where we live and definitely work the trek. ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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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