Japan-Korea 2019: The journey is over!
It’s taken over 2.5 years, but I’ve finally finished chronicling my 2019 journey across Japan and Korea. Originally I had thought it would only take…
It’s taken over 2.5 years, but I’ve finally finished chronicling my 2019 journey across Japan and Korea. Originally I had thought it would only take…
It was finally time to leave Busan, and Korea. I had spent two weeks wandering all around Korea but now I was returning to Japan…
The heart of Jeonju’s tourist area is the town’s hanok village. Hanok are traditional-style Korean houses and there are about 700 in Jeonju. Many of…
Continue reading → Jeonju 2019: Jeonju Hanok Village (전주한옥마을)
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…
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…
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…
For my final snack in Seoul I got some really tall ice cream in Myeong-dong. On the same road where street food vendors normally set…
As I arrived back in the Myeongdong neighborhood I walked past the Myeongdong Cathedral. This was the first Roman Catholic parish church to be built…
After leaving Changdeokgung Palace I moved south with the intention of grabbing one last snack in Myeong-dong before leaving Seoul. On my way there I…
When I had finished visiting the main part of Changdeokgung Palace I entered the Huwon, which translates to “Rear Garden”. This region of the palace…
Continue reading → Seoul 2019: Changdeokgung Palace (창덕궁) Part 2