Category Archives: Korea

Korean Universal Studios (Sort of…)

Today we headed down to a “theme park” built around the filming set of a very famous Korean drama series called Daejanggeum (대장금).  I put the theme park in quotes because it was just like Universal Studios Hollywood minus all the fun rides, characters in costumes, overpriced food, and long lines (come to think of...

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Quick Seoul Shoot

Errol is looking F-I-E-R-C-E as usual… we played around with a single strobe and my friend Ted’s eBay triggers today.  Strobist rocks!

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National Museum of Korea – Part 2

Continued from a previous post… more from the National Museum of Korea.  Man, I might have to find a job shooting for the Smithsonian. A beautiful wood carving with Chinese characters: The following items were from a special Southeast Asia exhibit, absolutely beautiful:

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More Korean Snacks

In my Seoul Tower Death Hike post, I mentioned that cold beer was waiting for me at the top.  I forgot to mention these other goodies too… Who knew cotton candy was so popular in Korea?  There was a line of 50+ year old guys queued up for that stuff.  Weird… Check out the old...

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The… Best… Tea… Ever

Janna and I discovered this little gem.  Iseul Cha (aka Snow Dew Tea) grown only in the mountains of Korea.  A very light and fragrant tea, it surprises you how sweet it is.  Tastes like it’s packed with natural Nutrasweet (oxymoron, I know).

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