Statue

Beomosa Temple

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May 20th 2012
This weekend, I went to Busan with my friends, Jessica and Mai. The first place we went was a market across the street. The market had some Russian restaurants in it (the only ones I've ever seen in Korea), in between the streets lined with fresh (and stinky) fish and vegetables being sold on nondescript crates out in the open. After we could no longer stand the smell, we headed to the subw ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Busan

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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