Songnisan National Park
Last week I went on a hiking day trip with some friends to Songnisan National Park here in South Korea. This was an incredible hike with well maintained trails, gorgeous…
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Korean Folk Village – Part 2 of 2
The Korean Folk Village features over 250 traditional houses and buildings on many acres of land. You could easily spend most of the day walking through the village. Just inside…
Korean Folk Village – Part 1 of 2
The Korean Folk Village, located near the city of Suwon, is a living museum that highlights Korea’s traditional folk culture and shows how Koreans lived in the past. There is…
AK Plaza
AK Plaza is a large shopping center that shares a building with Suwon Subway Station. Parts of it resemble a shopping mall with individual stores and restaurants, while other parts…
Changdeokgung Palace
On our second trip to Seoul, Jennie and I toured the Secret Garden of Changdeokgung Palace. It began to rain at the beginning of our tour but luckily the rain…
Gyeongdong Market – Products
There was a incredible variety of grains, beans, vegetables, meat, seafood, and bugs available for sale in the Gyeongdong Market in Seoul. A few things looked familiar but we didn’t know…
Gyeongdong Market – People
On our first trip to Seoul, Jennie and I went to the Gyeongdong Market which is known for being the largest herbal medicine and ginseng market in South Korea. It…
Subways, Buses, and Trains
Johnnie’s sister, Jennie, has now returned to the States but we certainly had a great time while she was here visiting! On Monday and again on Tuesday, Jennie and I…
The Meat Restaurant
There is a restaurant in our town called the Meat-Restaurant that provides a unique and fun eating experience. It is a buffet-style restaurant but not exactly the type of buffet…
Lost In Translation
T-shirts with English writing on them are very common here. You see them in stores, in the markets, and on people everywhere. You have to wonder if the people buying…