Getting ready for the festival

Painful Prisons and Lovely Lotus Lanterns-Week 4

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April 26th 2009
Today was one of the longest days ever. I did so much! The day started with mass in Seoul at the Myeong-Dong Catholic Cathedral. The cathedral is very pretty and was the first western style building in Seoul. After mass we walked around for a bit and watched everyone set up the area for the Lotus Lantern Festival. My roommate and I decided to make our way to the Seodaemun Prison. The pris ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul

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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