Roger and Marilyn--Inchon Lock

A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA

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October 18th 2009
We awoke to find our ship in a lock. I thought for a moment we were in the Panama Canal. But then realized it was a lock allowing us to enter the port of Inchon. Inchon is a new port for us and this is our first time in Korea. We both have spent a lot of time flying over Korea but now we had a chance to see it at ground level. Korea is quite an anomaly, situated between the two powerhouse nat ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing » Olympic Park

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more