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My trip to Daejeon and Gongju

Posted by mstrum on July 10, 2010 4 comments

I got to go down to Daejeon and Gongju for three days and four days thanks to a presentation I got to give at KISTI! Daejeon was pretty cool, there are tons of research facilities and science related things. I got to experience a lot of firsts … seeing dog meat being sold on the street, going to a public spa, eating duck, and various other little things. It was a great trip and I was really glad to hang out with my friends who studied at University of Utah but are back at their home university, Chungnam. Anyways, here’s the story of my trip in pictures:

: KISTI

: KISTI computer control center

: ETRI

: Donghaksa

: Donghaksa

: Donghaksa

: Donghaksa

: Donghaksa

: Donghaksa

: Donghaksa

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: Daejeon National Cemetery

: JeeYeong’s house

: JeeYeong’s house

: JeeYeong’s house

: At the local mook village

: At the local mook village

: At the local mook village

: EXPO bridge

: EXPO bridge

: EXPO bridge

: EXPO bridge

: EXPO bridge

: EXPO bridge

: EXPO bridge

: EXPO bridge

: Near EXPO park

: At the YoSeung foot spa

: Eating near Gyearyongsan

: Eating near Gyearyongsan

: Eating near Gyearyongsan

: Eating near Gyearyongsan. Duck … mmmm

: Eating near Gyearyongsan

: Dongyea Pottery village

: Eating near Gyearyongsan

: Protectors against spirits

: Gongju Tomb. JeeYeong’s hiding back there lol

: Gongju Tomb

: Gongju Tomb

: Gongju Tomb

: Gongju Tomb

: Gongju Tomb

: Gongju Tomb

: Gongju Tomb

: Gongju Museum

: Gongju Museum

: Gongju Museum

: Gongju Fortress

: Gongju Fortress

: Gongju Fortress

: Gongju Fortress

: Gongju Fortress

: Gongju Fortress

: Gongju Fortress

: Gongju Fortress

: Gongju Fortress

: Gongju Fortress

: Gongju Fortress

: Gongju Fortress

: Bingsoo

: Bingsoo

: Pansori

: Pansori

: Hey, that’s me! (the Korean sounds like it says Matt pig for the species)

: KISTI at the National Science Museum

: National Science Museum

: National Science Museum

: Making clay pottery at the National Science Museum

: Making clay pottery at the National Science Museum

: My pot

: Making clay pottery at the National Science Museum

: Lunch

: First time at a public spa … it was great ^^

: Dinner

: Dinner

: Dinner

: Dinner

: Place to hang out near Chungnam University

: Karaoke

: Karaoke

: Dinner

: Dinner

: Dinner

: Dinner

: Birthday!

: Birthday!

: Chicken feet at the local street market

: Dog at the local street market … yes … dog

: Fried ginseng root at the local street market

: Local street market

: Eating bingsoo before coming back to Seoul

Weekend in Busan

Posted by mstrum on June 24, 2010 No comments

I took a completely random trip down to Busan last weekend. I’ve got to say, I’ve been waiting to go to the beach for a LONG time. Despite the water being kind of cold I absolutely loved it. Also, we found the best western burger and sandwich place (Breeze Burn’s) and a pretty fun bar (Fuzzy Navel).

Secret Garden, Changgyeong Palace and Naksan Park

Posted by mstrum on June 11, 2010 4 comments

Here’s some pics from my ventures into Changdeok Palace, Changgyeong Palace and Naksan Park:

Citizen’s Forest (시민의 숲)

Posted by mstrum on May 23, 2010 No comments

I went on my first outing with a photo club to Citizen’s Forest here in Seoul! It was pretty fun, we walked around and took some pics which mostly included some members from the club modeling for us to take pictures of ^^ We went all the way up to 4차 (4rth place to hang out) at a bar in Kangnam, so it was a very eventful day!

Seonyudo Park

Posted by mstrum on May 15, 2010 No comments

I visited 선유도공원 before heading off to a club meeting at Yonsei University (yes, I now also attend a Yonsei club ㅋㅋㅋ Details on that coming soon). It’s very much worth a trip and has tons of picturesque places!