Survive & Thrive in Korea
This week the 11th annual PiFan fanatstic film festival begins in Bucheon. The event takes place in different venues, both indoor and outside, and showcases experimental film from all around the world. The dates are July 12th to the 21st and I am going to do my best to get there and take photos and […]
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Over the weekend in Lisbon, Portugal a new set of World Wonders became finalized. From USA Today: GREAT WALL OF CHINA:The 4,160-mile (6,695-kilometer) barricade running from east to west is the longest man-made structure in the world. The fortification, which largely dates from the 7th through the 4th century B.C., was built to protect the […]
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Over the weekend I went to the Seoul Auto Show. It was held in the Atlantic Hall inside the COEX mall. COEX mall is huge. It has hundreds of stores and eateries and has several exhibition halls to showcase world class events like the Auto Show. Here is the view from the third floor. Like […]
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Dogs in Seoul seem to be the new accessory item. I see cutesy little dogs strutting the sidewalks in designer doggie fashion or being toted around in everything from purses to knapsacks. Personally, I love small dogs. They give just as much love with twice as less cleanup. Though rough housing with a lap dog […]
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Dak Doritang and Galbi Jjim. I had another delicious meal the other night. It all starts with a burner, like the one above, placed on the table. Then the food arrives ready to be cooked and later devoured. The first dish we ordered is called galbi jjim. It’s beef and vegetables simmering in a water […]
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WIKIPEDIA SAYS: Deoksugung (Deoksu Palace) is a walled compound of palaces that was inhabited byvarious Korean royalty until the Japanese occupation near the turn of the 20th century. The buildings are of varying construction, including some of natural sugi, painted wood, and stucco. Some buildings were builtin Western style. In addition to the buildings at […]
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