Seoul, Korea

A dog chasing his tail

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December 31st 2010
Margot came up with an excellent analogy today as I continued to struggle trying to understand the dateline thing: a dog chasing its tail Chicago is the tail and Soeul is the head it made more sense to me when she was explaining it. So, we definitely were not prepared for the super freezing temps in Soeul which definitely served as a barrier to really see the city. We made it to Soeul Station ... 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