The big ancient gates at Donghwa Sa

New Years' Trip to Daegu

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January 3rd 2009
Hey everyone! I spent 3 days in Daegu for the first part of my New Years Vacation. My roomate used to teach there, so she gave me a hand-drawn map right before I left of places to go and see. Some of the things weren't to scale, but all in all I'm appreciative of it because I'd had no idea otherwise where to go. Neither did Bob who went with me on this trip. So on New Years' Eve we woke up e ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Daegu

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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