First couple days in Korea Photo 2

First couple days in Korea

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September 8th 2008
September 6: Dave and I went to Seoul to a palace where we saw the changing of the guard. It is very hot and humid here so i cant imagine how crappy it would be to be dressed up in all of the costumes with glue-on fake beards and stuff. David especially sticks out like a sore thumb, being a 6 foot 8 white guy. This makes us targets for many young korean girls who either want to take a picture of u ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Itaewon

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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