Addendum and Correction to Final Korea Blog Below is the source for information on the fall of the Berlin Wall, which I neglected to include in the final post. Thank you, FMR...
Ashland, Oregon, USA Friday 22 November 2019 Thank you, Blog Recipients, for allowing me to share my Korea experience with you. And thank you, Sue Graves for making it possible for me to do so. Sue is remarkably adept at all things compter-wise (and mechanical)....
Seoul, Korea Wednesday 20 November 2019 Barely 27 degrees this morning, and it was cold. I trotted back to Gyeongbokjung to find the lovely English-speaking tour guide there, whose American name is Jennie. She not only made some identifications and taught me more, but...
Seoul, Korea Tuesday. 19 November 2019 Off to the National Museum of Contemporary History. On my way past the government skyscrapers and the mountains behind Gyeongbokgung (a word that spills easily from my tongue, quite proud of that) sharp and beautiful. But first...
Seoul, Korea Monday 18 November 2019 A very cold, clear day, a day to see the mountains clearly. They stand out impressively on a day such as this and can be seen on the way to Gyeongbokgung Palace, where Koreans families and flirting couples flock dressed in hanbok,...
Panyeon, Korea Sunday 17 November 2019 Panyeon is a suburb of Seoul about forty minutes away on the subway, the Silicon Valley of Korea, a brand new city, a forest of high-rise condos and office buildings clustered in discrete groups, the smallest condo costing about...
Seoul, Korea Saturday 16 November 2019 Three hours on the phone with Verizon and Apple takes up too much of the day. Wireless networks on two devices can be challenging to maintain. But finally, an interesting day in Seoul. Sunny as the day wore on and pleasantly...
Seoul, Korea Friday 15 November 2019 For whatever reason, I found myself walking across the street from the Seamoonan Church, where a much better view was to be had. The photo gives an idea of this splendid architecture, but just as no printed photograph can capture...
Seoul, Korea Thursday, 14 November 2019 The best things in life ARE free. The best things in life are the unexpected happy surprises. The first surprise of today was a strange clattering sound that I heard while walking down a quiet street (another surprise—most...
Seoul, Korea Wednesday. 13 November 2019 Our generous professor gave me about three hundred dollars worth of scholarly (his) books at our meeting, so my reading time is predetermined. In the meantime, I had to locate a dry cleaners. The Korean Tourist Bureau is...
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