Our room in Gyeong-ju

Christine's Visit

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March 14th 2006
Week 1 of Christine's Visit: We were pretty damn happy to have someone from home. It was so fun to show someone around our new home...with all its craziness. We packed a lot of sight seeing and touring into those two weeks. Here is a quick low down on week 1. - Dmz tour. This was a pretty interesting day. The whole day had this certain uneasiness to it. To think that we tourists were h ... 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