Dressing up in the Royal Palaces in Seoul
Heavy rain has set in when we reach the Gyeongbokgung Royal Palace, one of the royal palaces in Seoul. A …
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The bulbous hills of the Gyeongju Historic Areas
The group of grassy, strangely globular hills in Gyeongju looks like an oversized playground without slides and climbing frames. It …
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Ancestor Worship at the Jongmyo Shrine in Seoul
10 am on a blistering hot summer day in Seoul. Our Korean tourist guide arrives with a battery-powered handheld fan …
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Haeinsa Temple and its old woodblock print matrixes
A number of old Korean peasants get on the bus. They are wearing polyester dresses with floral patterns, and their …
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Searching the Baekje UNESCO sites in Buyeo and Gongju
Broad visitor pathways lead up to the reconstructed entrance gate of Gongsanseong fortress in Gongju, South Korea. The path then …
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The United Nations Cemetery – a look back at the Korean war
“Please, visit the chapel”. The caretaker ushers us into a small building near the entrance of the United Nations Cemetery …
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