A Few Last Korea Photos

Charlie was impressed with the New York Hot Dog joint in Seoul!

Bored riot police sitting in the park (the riot did not materialize):

Charlie said this building was City Hall being renovated. That's a wrap around the building!

At Deoksugung Palace, colorful changing of the guard (Charlie thought the fellow standing so close was an off-duty palace guard):

This photo is also from Deoksugung Palace. I like this photo:

These last two photos are from the hike in Bukhansan National Park:

A favorite pasttime, rock sitting:

Lastly, for a guy, Charlie really gets what to bring home for gifts! This beautiful doll made entirely from paper is a portrait of the first female doctor in the royal palace, in the mid-1500's:

Charlie - Korea - May 2009

Charlie was in Seoul, South Korea for a meeting in early May. One of his colleagues, an American living in Seoul, arranged for a group of them to go hiking in Bukhansan National Park. It's close to Seoul, and the subway line goes right to the park entrance. Below, a pretty bridge crosses the stream:



















They passed several temples on the hike into the mountains. Below, a small temple surrounded by flowers.


















Further up the mountain trail, a large bell covered by a beautiful pagoda like structure:




































They passed interesting piles of rocks, large and small. Charlie said that hikers contribute to the building of these.