FLUTED ARCHITECTURE WITH TREES ON TOP

EVERYTHING'S 

UP TO DATE 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 

IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT: MORE OF THE B-BOYS AT THE PALACE

B-BOYS 

AT THE PALACE 

WITH ORCHESTRA 

THE HANDS HAVE IT 

Gyeongbok Palace 
Seoul, South Korea 

NIGHT AND THE COLORS OF THE RIVER

NIGHT LIGHTS 

AND NIGHT COLORS 

ON THE RIVER HAN 

CONRAD SEOUL HOTEL AND THE 

INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTER (IFC) 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 

SIXTY YEARS SINCE THE KOREAN WAR TRUCE WAS SIGNED

THE ARMISTICE ENDING 

THE KOREAN WAR 

WAS SIGNED 

July 27, 1953 

CHECKPOINT AT 

THE DMZ 

South Korean side of 

the Demilitarized Zone 

Some reflections on the day, here and here and here. 

More DMZ here and here and here and here and here and here and  here. 

SIXTY-THREE YEARS SINCE THE KOREAN WAR STARTED; STILL NO PEACE TREATY

NORTH KOREA 

INVADES 

SOUTH KOREA 

June 25, 1950 

NIGHT FALLS ON SHOPS 

NEAR THE SOUTH KOREAN SIDE 

OF THE DMZ 

(Demilitarized Zone) 

An account of the invasion can be found here; an overview of the war ("police action") here. 

CITYSCAPE IN A SIDE MIRROR

REFLECTIONS 

IN A SIDE MIRROR 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 

DRAGONS UP ABOVE

DRAGONS 

IN THE CEILING 

GEUNJEONGJEON HALL 

GYEONGBOK PALACE 

(KYŎNGBOKGUNG) 

경복궁 

景福宮 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 

WEDDING BANQUETS; SPORTS MASSAGES: BILLBOARDS GANGNAM STYLE.

GANGNAM 

HOTEL BILLBOARDS 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA  

THIS WAY. NOT THAT WAY. STOP.

GANGNAM HOTEL-STYLE 

TRAFFIC DEVICES 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 

A HEART-TO-HEART TALK IN THE GYEONGBOK PALACE, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

HEART-TO-HEART 

ALMOST EYE-TO-EYE 

GYEONGBOK PALACE 

(KYŎNGBOKGUNG) 

경복궁 

景福宮 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 

BOXES FOR BOXING DAY

BOXES IN THE 

THRONE ROOM 

GEUNJEONGJEON THRONE HALL  
KYONGBOK (GYEONGBOK) PALACE 
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 

A bit of a wider view, here 

THE SEOUL BLUES: A RAINY TWILIGHT

NORTH FROM 

GANGNAM 

LOOKING ACROSS THE HAN RIVER 

AS NIGHT FALLS ON A 

RAINY DAY IN SEOUL, KOREA 

BRIDGE ON THE RIVER HAN...THE NIGHT VIEW II

NIGHT BRIDGE 

WITH TRAIN 

A TRAIN RUNS THROUGH IT 
A RHAPSODY IN 
ORANGE AND BLUE 

Another view here 

SEVEN WOMEN: THE CIVILIAN SIDE OF THE DMZ

DORASAN 

STATION 

MEMORIAL 

ON THE SOUTH KOREAN 

SIDE OF THE DMZ 

More on the Dorasan (Mt. Dora) station here 

More on the DMZ here and here and here and here and here 

A QUIET CORNER OF THE "SECRET GARDEN"

IN THE 

"SECRET GARDEN" 
II 

THE REAR GARDEN (HUWON) 

CHANGDUK (CHANGDEOK) PALACE 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 

In the capital, a mega-city, and what you hear 

is the rustling of the wind, and birds; and insects? 

Another view of the Garden here  

TRAIN TO NOWHERE? OR TO THE FUTURE? MT. DORA IN THE DMZ

TRAIN STATION 

READY TO ROLL 

FROM PYONGYANG 
TO SEOUL? 

Dorasan (Mt. Dora) Station 
DMZ, South Korea 

from: The sign above the men's heads 

"To visit this station, you can take a train from Imjingang station. 

"Because Dorasan station is located in the Civilian Control Area, you must apply for the admission at the ticket office in the Imjingang station square. 

"You can also there apply for tour package linking to the DMZ.  You must bring your ID." 

Stars and Stripes ran an interesting piece about the Mt. Dora Station by Matthew M. Burke (January 11, 2012); a few quotes: 

Under the watchful eye of a handful of workers and stern South Korean soldiers, travelers wandered about the train station admiring the artwork and advertisements that adorned the walls of the $40 million facility. 

...

But there were no trains scheduled to pass through this day, or any other day for that matter. 

Dorasan Station sits just over the South Korean side of the border in one of the most dangerous and militarized regions on the planet — the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea. 

More KOREA here 

SAILING BLUE ON THE RIVER HAN

NIGHTLIGHTS 

& 

NIGHT LIFE 

ON THE 

HAN RIVER 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 

Another river view here 

NIGHTFALL AT SEOUL STATION II

SEOUL STATION 

AT DUSK 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 

Nightfall at Seoul Station I is here 

NIGHTFALL AT SEOUL STATION I

CONCOS 

THE GALLERIA 

SEOUL STATION 
Seoul, South Korea 

Nightfall at Seoul Station II is here  

A BIT OF SERENITY FOR SUNDAY: IN THE "SECRET GARDEN" OF CHANGDUK PALACE

IN THE 

"SECRET GARDEN" 

CHANGDUK PALACE 

(CHANGDEOK PALACE) 

Seoul, South Korea 

The Garden is formally called the Huwon (Rear Garden) 

The Palace is a World Heritage Site 

Another view here