out of my apartment window

Summer time in Bonghwa

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June 22nd 2008
Hey all! Thought I'd give you a little update on summer time here in Bonghwa. It's definitely my favorite season, it's been so fantastic watching them preparing the paddy fields, standing in their huge hats measuring the water - growing the plants and then separating them across the fields. Suddenly the landscape has turned from brown to green - can't believe everywhere you travel all the field ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Gyeongsangbuk-do

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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