Pagodas and Tea – part 4 of 4
Finally, the tea part of Pagodas and Tea! After spending some quiet time visiting the pagodas and the graves, we spent some time talking to the monk that I’m pictured…
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Pagodas and Tea – part 3 of 4
A while ago I did a post on Korean grave mounds. Bodies are buried under a circular mound of dirt. A single grave here, a group of graves there, but no…
Pagodas and Tea – part 2 of 4
After lunch at the rustic cabin restaurant, we continued on to the Korean Buddhist Temple. The temple is an area that consists of multiple pagodas, buildings, statues, and a cemetery.…
Pagodas and Tea – part 1 of 4
Yesterday I went with a Korean friend on a day trip to see a Korean Buddhist pagoda. We had a great time and it was such an interesting day that…
Cracking Coconuts
I love coconut water. Coconut water is the clear liquid found inside young coconuts. It’s fat free, cholesterol free, low calorie, and has more electrolytes than the leading sports drinks.…
Spring Snow
It is officially Spring but yesterday it began snowing in the afternoon and continued through the night, covering everything in a thick wet blanket of snow. By morning there were…
Vaguely Familiar
Once in a while I’ll see something out of the corner of my eye here that looks familiar but after doing a double-take, I snap a picture, smile and move…
Tea Time
I’ve never been an avid tea drinker and I’m not very fond of ‘flavored’ teas. My tea of choice always was (and still is) strong black tea with sugar. However…
A Laughable Snack
Walking through stores here you’ll see some product names that are written only in Hangul, some that are written in Hangul with an English translation, and some that were given…
Happy Suwon
Saturday was a relatively warm day here – highs in the 50’s – so Dulce and I took advantage of the warm weather and went on a little adventure. When…