The Lantern Festival was on what the Korean’s call a “Stream”. The “Stream” possibly better called a “river” was covered in the 1960 by streets. It was “uncovered” sometime in the early 21st Century and now as you walk along it, there is a feeling of a city park. The guide said the temperatures in […]
Daily Archives: November 2, 2019
We happened to wander into this museum after visiting the Palace. Unfortunately we didn’t have time to fully investigate the museum. Here are a few one off photos…
The painting was a representation of the throne…whenever it appeared through Korea, the people knew the King was making an appearance. The dragon ceiling in one of the Palace rooms… We also learned that girls and boys were separated during daytime hours after the age of 7 (hopefully my memory is right on that) […]
We were fortunate to visit on the first day of the Hi Seoul festival, so we got to see part of the rehearsal at the Palace and also the Lantern Festival in the evening, along with other festivities throughout the day. I hope to post a video of the drum rehearsal which was outstanding later. […]
Watching the world wake up in new places is a favorite of mine…getting out before sunrise offers me unique views of how people start their day in whatever place I am visiting. My friend Scott is always game to join me when we travel together. It has been a harder sell for my night owl […]