Seodaemun Prison - Liberation Day in Korea, August 15, 2007.
Baseball Game in Seoul
The game and cheerleaders - rather than having them on the field they are amongst the fans... great idea!!
The beer guy ... looks like he might be carrying hotdogs too, right??!!
Nope, not in Korea ... here it's dried squid ... I tried it ... yup, not a fan...
Seoul Anglican Catherdral
my church in Korea. I travel 45 minutes on the subway into Seoul regularly on Sunday mornings to attend the "English Language Mission Seoul Anglican Diocese, An Anglican-Episcopal Community" at the Seoul Anglican Catherdral. The service is held in the Chapel of St. John the Baptist - a small room in the basement, and get this ... the service is held by a Vicar from Ireland!!
Seongduk Palace
Around the corner from my Church is as well as City Hall and after my first Sunday service I caught the Changing of the Guard (or at least that is what I thought is was). What colourful outfits they are wearing ... put the Canadian Changing of the Guard in a different light. This is the entrance to Deoksugung Palace.
King Sejong - was the fourth monarch of the Joseon Dynasty. Born May 15, 1397 he was th third son of King Taejong and died April 8, 1540.
Sejong created Hangul (the Korean alphabet) and improved moveable printing type, allowing many books to be published.
His thrown!
I spent a about an hour here, walking around, writing in my journal and enjoy the tranquility of the Palace and Gardens in the middle of Seoul. While taking photos a Korean asked me if I would like my photo taken ... so here it is!!
The palace in the middle of the city ... with the crane in the background ... old and new ... tranquility and chaos ...
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