Grand Palace and a Little Snow2

I Know Seoul Has Octopi, But Do Octopi Have Souls?

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January 26th 2007
We arrived in wintery Seoul having not slept in over 24 hours. Not surprising that we would then get completely lost trying to find our hostel. We eventually approached a very nice business man who walked us all the way there, thus allowing us to crash hard in our new, temporary beds. Ah, but sleep is sweet. We awoke refreshed the following morning only to find it was snowing! As I expected ... 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