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Gyeongju

Me in front of tomb
#4-HOLIDAYS AND DAY TRIPS

October 7th 2007
FIRST IMPRESSIONS Well, I’ve been here over a month so far and still sort of settling in. I now realize that South Korea is a lot more modern than I expected. Of course, these are my much generalized, comparisons with Australia and my limited experiences in China. Everybody here seems to have a high standard of living. It is fairly clean with not much litter, unlike many Asian countries. The tr ... read more
Asia » South Korea » Gyeongsangbuk-do » Gyeongju

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
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