After returning to Seoul last Wednesday from an excellent trip to Beijing, I have spent the last four days recovering from a cold that I picked up there. I’m a little bummed because I had planned to use the rest of my fall break to explore some parts of Seoul that I have not yet visited. The semester is more than halfway over now and I want to make sure I get as much out of Seoul as I possibly can. One thing on my to do list is to hike up Bukhansan, the tallest mountain in Seoul. I’d like to do this before it gets too cold, so I’m going to shoot for next weekend.
Aside from catching a cold and some unusual weather, Beijing was a great time. Highlights of the trip included staying at the Commune by the Great Wall with a sunrise hike to the wall, visiting Olympic Park, wandering through the hutongs of central Beijing, shuffling through Tian’an Men Square and the Forbidden City with thousands of Chinese people, boating around Beihai lake, and climbing to the White Pagoda on Jade Island. Here are some of my favorite shots from the trip:
LEARN KOREAN – I’m sick:
전 아파요 (cheun apayo)
Great photos.
The CCTV building is really weird. The great wall looks to be needing some maintenance with all that vegetation growing on it.
Guy with logs, 2 questions:
How’s he going to ride that thing? and does he think he’s holding a sword?