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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 →

Up at dark o’clock; I’ve given up wondering why planes leave at that particular time of day.  The flight from Vancouver to Seoul was full and seemed to have an unusual number of small children – unusually not babies, but 5 … Continue reading →

Meetings today at the University of Nairobi to see if they want to set up an agreement with us. I really like the way they make chapattis here, so I have been asking for advice.  Since most of the people … Continue reading →

Meetings at AKU all day but we took a break and went to Karura Forest for lunch.  It is a forest right in the middle of the city, the second largest in the world after Toronto.  Before colonization it was … Continue reading →