Signs of Spring
Spring is in the air! The weather is finally starting to warm up and things are starting to bloom. The first two photos, taken in the city we live in,…
Month: April 2011
10 Posts
Convenience Stores
There seems to be a convenience store on almost every corner here and most of them have English names. These stores are packed full of sodas, juices, candy, cookies, chips,…
Photo Challenge: Side Street
Self Imposed Photo Challenge: pick one side street in town and find something of interest or beauty to photograph ******* “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” ~Confucius
Comida Mexicana
The variety of restaurants in our small town is amazing. You can find whatever nationality of food you’re in the mood for. The establishments themselves are all vastly different. Some…
Roots, Twigs, and Berries
There were many vendors set up near the entrance of Gyeryongsan National Park where we went hiking last week. Street vendors are extremely common here but these particular vendors weren’t…
Live Octopus Dinner
Earlier this week I went with some of my coworkers to a new octopus restaurant in town. It is a restaurant that serves primarily octopus in a variety of forms.…
Korean BBQ
Korean BBQ refers to a method of grilling marinated meat, often on a small gas or charcoal grill that is built into the center of a dining table at a…
Gyeryongsan National Park – part 3 of 3
We had a choice after lunch to go back the way we came up or to continue along the mountain path, looping around to where we started from. We chose to…
Gyeryongsan National Park – part 2 of 3
After reaching the top of the mountain, we took a little side trek up to a scenic peak and back. This path went alongside a fence topped with barbed wire.…
Gyeryongsan National Park – part 1 of 3
This past Saturday, I traveling to Gyeryongsan National Park near the city of Daejeon to go hiking with some friends. It was the first time there for all of us…