Fireworks Korean-style!

The "Fire Flower" Festival...

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October 20th 2008
Ok so before the flashback sequence...my AMAZING weekend at the Busan Fireworks Festival! The word for fireworks in Korean literally translates into "fire flower" which has a nice ring to it I think. Anyway so this past Saturday morning, after a pretty intense and late night of drinking soju, playing cards, and hanging out in the PNU (Pusan Nat'l University) area with all the other expats, ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Busan

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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