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Bomunsan

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September 20th 2009
Last weekend, Chantelle and I, along with our newfound exploring friend, Ryan (the dedicated McMaster graduate), decided to hike up Bomunsan, one of the designated Daejeon Eight Sights To See. We started off by meeting at Daejeon Station, then walking in the direction of the mountain. We went through about an hour of city walking before we officially saw the Welcome to Bomunsan sign. Being the ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Taejon

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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