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Seoul: Take a Stroll Through Historic Bukchon Hanok Village
Bukchon Hanok Village This week we’re taking a stroll through Seoul’s historical Bukchon Hanok Village. Welcome to week 301 (11/10/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday. Sandwiched between two of Seoul’s historic royal palaces, Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung, Bukchon, a village of Korean traditional houses known as hanok, dates back close to 600 years to the Joesan Dynasty. The village was…
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A Peek of North Korea from Ganghwa Island
Ganghwa Island This past weekend I headed out to Ganghwa Island to be fascinated by a bit of history, and a peek at North Korea from the Ganghwa Peace Observation Deck. Welcome to week 300 (11/3/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday. Yes, we’ve reached another milestone. Hard to believe that this link-up has been around since…
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Tongin Market: Spicy Gireum Tteokbokki
Tongin Market All good things must come to an end, and the last market on our Korean traditional food tour was the Tongin Market located in the same neighborhood as Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace. Welcome to week 299 (10/27/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday. If you missed the first two markets visits and the delicious food you can find them…
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Seoul: Insadong Street Food
From Gwangjang Market we headed off to find the Insadong Street food scene. Welcome to week 298 (10/20/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday. First, we trekked along Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon Stream what seemed like forever for about twenty minutes. Returning to street level, we came face to face with a piece of the Berlin Wall located in an outdoor plaza dubbed…