The Welcoming party

Seoul South Korea

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March 28th 2011
24 March – Incheon, South Korea We entered the Port of Incheon at 5:30am this morning through a lock system. This keeps the harbour water level constant and not reliant on tides. On the way to our berth, we passed a holding yard for cars and I have never seen so many new cars in one spot! There must have been tens of thousands of them – all white! I had organised to go on a tour to Seoul, ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Jongno-gu » Gwanghwamun

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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