The train approaches

They have doors on the platform to prevent people from throwing themselves before the train. And just for safety in general.

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Paper Planes and Metal Trains

August 17th 2009
I really like the Seoul subway system- it's spoiling me. I won't be able to go back to DC's metro and be satisfied anymore. I have tasted the forbidden fruit. How are you gonna keep me on the farm now that I've seen Seoul? (To paraphrase a WWI song title: How 'Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree?) Yeah, I'm that much of a history dork.) Not only is it cheap, efficient, ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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

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