nmazca.com : yeoju and seoul, south korea, 2006 [please view the photos beyond gyeonggi-do, also]

last updated: 7 aug 2006 email
A fresco on the side of Silleuksa Temple, a 14th century Buddhist temple that's down the road from our house. [1080 pixel version] Similar frescoes on the same structure [972 pixel version] Shrine statues in nearby buildings at the Silleuksa site The main temple at Silleuksa, with a stone stupa in front Detail of the main temple's outer roof beams [969 pixel version] A stone cairn outside of the wall that surrounds Silleuksa Temple [1024 pixel version] Sunlight on the beams of a temple Silhouette at Silleuksa [1024 pixel version] The doorways between living quarters at the Myeongseong historical site A rooftop that covered a small structure at the Myeongseong site Empress Myeongseong Portraits of the Empress and Emperor Gojong <<< fotos on foot 22 over 7 >> nmazca >>		Moon over Hong-Mun Ri [1000 pixel version] A close-up of some dendrobiums at the Empress Myeongseong memorial hall [1111 pixel version] Fuschia phaelenopsis [900 pixel version] Ice in the road Ice on stone [935 pixel version] Layers and layers of straw on an old roof [935 pixel version] Farmland between Yeoju and Wonju [900 pixel version] Is this a birch or an aspen, or something else entirely? Ceramics are ubiquitous in Yeoju (and Korea in general), and they are of uncommon quality and design. Spices, roots and grains that are regularly sold at the streetside. The "no-car street" market, which takes place on every fifth day of the month.		This is Yeoju. Learning the ins and outs of Seoul Metro The Seoul Metro cop shop in Itaewon. Yes, the police here have their own anime-styled characters. I could (and very well might) do a page just on cute Korean signage. For example: A highway department facility outside of Seoul A shopping center between Yeoju and Icheon, I think. The mega-apartment blocks outside of Seoul (and in other cities; there are a few of these gigantic clusters in Yeoju). A crazily mirrored staircase below Chakraa Indian restaurant in Seoul's Itaewon district A rainbow done by one of the kindergarten students Panchan explosion [999 pixel version] Gaming, gaming, gaming. The boys at left were watching a show that puts players head-to-head (or mouse-to-mouse) while younger kids played little arcade games after class. Students' shoes by the front door Monkey in a classroom Monkey in the snow One of the roads out of downtown. The swastika indicates either a Buddhist restaurant or meeting place. The symbol had a long history before the Nazis' perverse use of it. Two views from the end of the block near our school		April to August updates: April 14: Seen in Korea... May 2: The Sun and Moon in Yeoju May 2: Dharma on parade May 4: Dharma on parade, part two May 4: The Moon and Mars on Tuesday May 4: Dharma on parade, Yeoju remix May 6: Waves of azaleas May 6: Temple tourism, part two [Buddha birthday edit] May 10: Midweek moon views and reflective rice fields May 11: Sunday's sunny skies May 11: Variations on arrangements May 14: Seven scenes from Seoul May 16: Korean eatin' May 21: Temple tourism, part three [The breeze in the trees] May 25: Yeoju roses [33% more blossoms] May 26: Orion's Belt of Roses, and another Yeoju rose remix June 1: Roses like poo-poo-poo-poo really smell they do. June 4: Yeoju Moon: Film at 11:11 June 6: Rainbow arrangements June 10: Eleven seconds of a shrouded Moon June 10: Daehanminguk digicam June 10: Daehanminguk digicam, the prequel June 26: Daehanminguk digicam, the sequel July 4: Daehanminguk digicam: Another Sunday in South Korea July 4: How cosmic time was kept in Korea July 6: South Korea via satellite July 7: Two views outside of the hagwon window July 14: The sky was alive at 5:55. July 17: Heavy rains in Daehanminguk... July 30: Market dharma and other matters August 4: We went for a walk around Woraksan. August 4: Three more for the road August 7: Scenes from the shore near Seoraksan Now you're all caught up... as long as you've checked out the photos from beyond Gyeonggi-do as well.