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April 12th 2010
Fran and Jess took a long walk around Hopyeong (our town) Saturday. Jess started shooting some photos of the area now that its spring & we thought we'd share them with you. For a long time here (pretty much all 10 months) we have both admired and wondered at the juxtaposition between the old, rundown & ramshackle buildings / homes stood next to the new, sparkling highrise towerblocks. Enjoy! xF ... read more

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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