Poos and Venkman

Preparing to Leave Korea

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January 11th 2008
We said a teary good-bye to the cats as we sent them to America and left South Korea to begin our journey around the world. We capped off our year in Korea with food and shopping. Mrs. Hwang, our surrogate mother, made sure that no one left this Korean ribs place hungry. Galbi--Korean pork ribs, Kimchi, and Soju--mild Korean liquor, were never in short supply. We made one last trip out to ... 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