Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Post Thirteen, Dog days of summer

On the hottest three days of summer Koreans like to dine on Boshintang (보신탕). It is a soup made of Dog meat and vegetables, which is believed to help cool the body and Boost stamina.


A plate of steamed dog meat.

Boshintang (보신탕) or Dog meat soup
A plate of steamed Goat meat.

Stamina

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Monday, February 25, 2008

Post Nine, Wonders of Seoul Pt. 1

I took a trip to Seoul this weekend to see some new sights. I visited many famous sites in Seoul so here are a few pictures of some of the places i visited. There are many more to come.
An elevated view of a small part of Seoul. This picture is taken from the Seoul tower on top of Mt. Nam.
A small shrine next to the Chosun hotel.
A cool building with a mall and bookstore inside. The top section is a revolving restaurant.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Post eight, Random pictures







Rice Fields near Muan.

Watching a movie in a
Dvd room People gathered around
a street vendor. A common
sight in South Korea.


Sleepless in Seattle themed "Love Motel" in Mokpo.

Post seven, Pt. 2 Busan

Some more pictures from our trip to Busan. We visited the Busan tower and traveled 118 meters to the top.



Sunday, February 10, 2008

Post seven, Busan Pt. 1

We took a trip to Busan for the Lunar new year.











Sunday, January 6, 2008

Post six, Seoul trip pt. 2

Part 2 of our trip to Seoul. Here are more pictures of the royal village we visited.



Thursday, January 3, 2008

Post six, Seoul trip pt. 1





We took a trip to Seoul. Mike and Graham came with us. We saw many things. Here are a few of them. Part 1 is pictures of us visiting a royal village .