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Sea Gulls giving the chase ...
Whenever the ferry moves towards Wolmido Island, these smart birds sense that...
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They are not afraid of U ...
They are bold enough (with all the daily conditioning and training) to snap...
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The Deck
This is part of the deck of the ferry that fetches us to Wolmido Island
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Welcome to China Town
Short drive from Incheon is the newly created China Town.
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The road leading to the Blue House
On both side of the road are tree with bright yellow leaves reminding...
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End of the road to the Blue House
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Autumn is certainly here
Another view of this beautiful road leading to the Blue House
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The Blue House
At the end of the beautiful corridor of yellow-leaf trees is the Blue...
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Gateway to Gyeonbokgung
In the distance, is the main entrance to the Gyeonbokgung
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Entrance to Gyeonbokgung
One has to buy admission tickets to enter this palace.
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Gimpo Airport
A Korean Airline plane getting ready to take off to Jeju Island from this...
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A sea of clouds
From inside my flight on Asiana Airline arriving soon at Jeju
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The Yongduam Rock
In Taiwan, we were brought to see a piece of rock that resembles a...
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A view from a lower level -Sunrise Peak
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Symbols of Fertility
Visitors especially the women folk would touch these stone sculptures in the...
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Looking down from Sunrise Peak
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Lady in Red
She is walking down this flight of stairs to the beach area
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Keep it up, Uncle and Auntie
They are heading to one end to view the splendid seascape at the end of this...
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A view from the promontery
The two white dots in the enclosed arm of water in the foreground are...
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a section of a typical folk village
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Cheonjiyeon Falls
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Oeldogae
This is one area on Jeju island where the korean movie, Daejangeum, was filmed
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Sun setting on Jeju
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Streaks of sunset
In the movie, Daejangeum would come to sit here pining for her loved one and...
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The Wawoojeongsa Temple
This large gilded Budhha head marks the entrance to the temple.
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More statues of Buddha
As you walk further in, you will see four more giant statues of Buddha...
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A view from the top of the hill
To reach the actual temple, you have to walk along an inclined slope for a...
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The temple finally
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A lone maple tree
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A small pagoda
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Hanbok
During a visit to the Gingseng farm, you not only get to learn how to make...
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The washroom
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Kimchi making
Everyone gets the chance to learn the proper way to make kimchi
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Visit to the Factory Outlet
A large christmas tree in this sunset welcomes you to the outlet to purchase...
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Foggy morning
This morning, the coldest during the trip, is foggy and cold at 4 degrees...
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38th parallel
We stopped by this point that marks the 38th parallel to take a sip of...
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The sea at the 38th parallel
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5-taste spring water
Everybody went down to the stream to try out the spring water which tastes...
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The water flows on
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Getting a taste of Gingseng chicken
When you come to Korea, it is a must-try
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Red
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Any idea what the characters meant?
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What a view !
Beautiful autumn colours welcome you as you move on to get a taste of...
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All kinds of herbs
As you leave the area, there are many shops selling all kinds of herbs
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Daebohan Seafood Market
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Fresh seafood awaits you
Just take your pick and these women will cook a wonderful meal for you....
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Another view of the Seafood Market
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Dried fish
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The area where the boats moored
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Entrance to Mt Sorak Park
Walk further in to visit a temple or take a cable car ride up Mt Sorak
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Autumn colours in Mt Sorak Park
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Panoramic view of the park
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Cable car ride
Against the sun you can see a lone cable car coming down from the peak
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Cable car station
People queuing up for the cable car ride to Mt Sorak
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The car is coming ...
After just a couple of minutes wait, the cable car has finally...
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The Peak
After the cable car ride, you still have to climb for about 15 to 20 minutes...
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Inscription
10 000 won for an inscription of one of these tiles
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Road to the temple within
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scenery on the way
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Etching a memorabilia near the entrance
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Entering the Everland Theme Park
It is 9.30 am and we have just entered Everland
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Ferris wheel
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roller coaster
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kids awaiting anxiously for the ride
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Performance on Central Stage
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Daehanmun
The main entrance to Deoksugung
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The path leading to the palace
Colourful leaves are falling and soon winter will be here ...
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Changing of Guards begins ...
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Learning journey
Young kids brought by their teachers to learn more of their cultural heritage...
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