Seoraksan National Park

Land of the Morning Calm

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June 17th 2004
Friday 11th June –Shimonoseki – Busan We both slept very well in our bunks as we were tired and it was nice to sleep in a ‘proper’ bed as opposed to the hard floor in our Japanese hostels. I could quite easily stay in bed but a ‘western’ breakfast waits in the dining room. The breakfast was okay, we had one slice of bacon, two sausages, salad, coffee, croissants and a boiled e ... 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