I especially loved the cluster of birch trees. That probably goes back to my own past in New England and our high school readings of Robert Frost poems.

Seoul: City of Many Faces

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June 5th 2018
Have you ever heard the tale of the 6 blind men who "saw" an elephant? (A terrific reading of this poem can be heard at , and I recommend you listen to it for the sheer pleasure of the reading if you have a little time (2:22) to spare. As we have travelled through many countries in the last few weeks, we've seen bits and pieces of each one, largely the ... 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