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This is about as close to some authentic Korean culture as I got. A Korean women playing a traditional 12-string harp - in the airport. I suppose it's good to showcase some local culture at the airport.


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Korean  Flag 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]
Blog: A Glimpse Of Seoul
Date: October 25th 2011

I wasn't originally going to blog about a 20-hour stopover in Seoul, but looking at my photos and experiences, I've just about got enough material. Besides, I've done it before. What I haven't done before is visit South Korea. Coming in on the plane, you see all these rather dry, brown, perfectly cookie-cut i ... read more


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