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Changdeokgung 1

Changdeokgung 1
Week 8: Korean Liberation Day Holiday Weekend

August 18th 2008
We had a 3-day weekend because of Liberation Day, and Ruth came from Ulsan for a visit. The highlight of her visit was our trip to Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul. Despite the rainy and overcast day, it was an enlightening and lovely visit. The palace was constructed in 1405 as a secondary palace of the Joseon Dynasty. After Japanese invasion in 1592, it was rebuilt and served as the main palace ... read more
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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
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Kiki in Korea
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Hello! This is Kristin (Kiki) from San Francisco, living and teaching in S. Korea for the next year. Stay tuned... So, I’ve obviously been somewhat remiss on creating and keeping up-to-date this, my travel blog. I’ve decided to post a couple of recent weeks’ photos and text now and will do my best to post previous weeks… (with the exception of my bout with pneumonia in my first few weeks, the news is not all that exciting, but I promises to eventually provide and update on happenings from the beginning).... full info
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