Monthly Archives: October 2008

My Favorite Subway Station…

So close, I could throw a rock out my window and hit it.  Okay, maybe if I was Randy Johnson, but still close nonetheless. Have you ever seen people stand in line for BART?  Notice how courteous and orderly people are.  Well, courteous and respectful until the train doors open and they keep packing in...

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Street Snacks

Seen on the streets of Myeongdong…. when I think of a quick snack, I imagine Doritos or Funyuns.  How about some whole dried octopus or sliced squid chips? Your mouth watering yet?

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The View From My Apartment

180 degree view from the balcony of my apartment.  You can see Yongsan Train Station and iPark Mall on the right.  Right behind that you can see the gold 69 Building (supposedly the tallest building in Seoul).  I love Photoshop… it lets me shoot panos without having to spend $800 on a super wide-angle lens....

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Kor-many or Germ-rea?

Take 1 part German Food (read: mystery meat sausages) and 1 part Korean Food (read: fried rice with Spam like meat) and voila… you have “German” Food in Korea. Tasty, but W-E-I-R-D. Please note: those “carrots” in the fried rice are not vegetables.  That’s the Spam-like meat.  SCARY.

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A Nice Change of Pace

Even the most dedicated of photographers will get sick of shooting Kimchi eventually.  So it was definitely nice to be able to photograph a subject that A) wasn’t fermented in red chili paste and B) could understand the words that were coming out of my mouth.  Here’s my friend Rob’s daughter.  Oooh, mysterious… (And no,...

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