Monthly Archives: October 2016

My last day in Korea.  We finally woke up about noon to an amazing sunny and warm fall day.  Clear blue sky behind coloured leaved.  Youngik came to meet me and we walked downtown and back just to enjoy the … Continue reading →

Staying with my friend Stu.  Today was a very uneventful day: returned the rented car, bought some presents, hung out with friends, edited Stu’s homework paper, ate too much.  Tim took me out for some special soup made of chicken … Continue reading →

Two more things to visit today and then our road trip will be over… The Gochang dolmen site is fascinating.  There are about 440 dolmens in one valley but they are of three different styles.  There are several table style … Continue reading →

There have been many invasions of Korea by the Japanese throughogwaout the recorded history of Asia.  There was a signficant invasion that began in about 1910 and ended up with Korea becoming a Japanese colony until 1945.   Gunsan was … Continue reading →

Back to the Mammoth Bakery this morning – when you find a palatable cup of coffee in Korea it is definitely an experience to repeat.  A chocolate croissant this morning with two cups of coffee.  A group of tourists came … Continue reading →

Breakfast this morning at the Mammoth Bakery – reputed to be one of the three best bakeries in Korea.  It’s been here since 1974 and serves the best coffee we’ve had so far, with excellent croissants,  and other French style … Continue reading →

We got up early enough this morning to be in the orchard by 7 am.  The orchard is on a hill, and the higher we climbed, the stronger the smell of citrus.  About half of the trees were uja trees … Continue reading →

After breakfast this morning we went to pick up the rental car and set out on our road trip.  As with car rentals everywhere there is endless paperwork, and an attempt by the car company to prove that the car … Continue reading →

Gwangju is famous as the site of the democratic uprisings, May 18, 1980. At the time, Korea had a military government that had taken over after the death of the President (or perhaps they murdered him, it depends who’s telling … Continue reading →

I woke up this morning wondering why nothing that I had plugged in had charged during the night…of course! it was because I had to shut off the electricity in order to turn off the TV.  I managed to get … Continue reading →