The teddy bear museum

Seoul Day 2

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September 6th 2012
A few fun observations about Korea that I managed to pick up today - 1. they appear to be as obsessed with white cars as the Brits are with silver cars, 2. the women are really tall (although I'm still taller, but not by as much as I'd expect) and 3. I think some of the (straight) men might shave their legs... hmmm. So, still in the company of my new Taiwanese friends, I started the day ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Seoul » Itaewon

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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