Jeonju 2019: Gyeonggijeon Shrine (경기전)
Across the street from Jeondong Cathedral is Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju’s most important historic site. The shrine honors King Taejo, the founder of Korea’s Joseon Dynasty…
Jeonju 2019: Anti-Japanese Signs
While walking around Jeonju I saw quite a few anti-Japanese signs like the one today’s post. As some of you may know, Japan and Korea…
Jeonju 2019: Jeondong Cathedral (전동성당)
Just down the street from Pungnammun Gate is Jeonju’s main sightseeing area and I paid a visit to Jeondong Cathedral. Construction of this Roman Catholic…
Jeonju 2019: Pungnammun Gate (전주 풍남문)
The next stop in my trek across Korea was the town of Jeonju. I arrived at night and the next morning I started my sightseeing…
Suwon 2019: Haenggung Palace
After finishing my walk along the walls of Hwaseong Fortress I walked over to Haenggung Palace. As I was getting close to the palace I…
Suwon 2019: Hwaseong Fortress, Part 2
Having left the rest area at Hwaseong Jangdae, I started along the stairs that would take me back down the mountain. Though I still had…
Suwon 2019: Hwaseong Fortress, Part 1
Suwon’s biggest attraction is Hwaseong Fortress, which formed the walls that surrounded the old city. Hwaseong’s walls were finished in 1796 and they remain a…
Suwon 2019: Paldalmun Gate
About 30 km (19 miles) south of Seoul is the city of Suwon. In the late 1700s one of the kings of the Joseon Dynasty…
200 Subscribers!
Recently I checked the analytics of this website and I saw that I’ve now passed 200 subscribers. That’s an incredibly tiny number compared to the…
Seoul 2019: Leaving Seoul
I had spent five nights in Seoul but it was now time to leave the city and see other parts of Korea. After grabbing my…
