A scholar's house in Insadong

A snowing tea house in Insa dong

경동시장 Gyeongdong Herbs Market

Empty, cold Gyeongdong Market

Wintry night at Dongdae Mun

Sunglye mun (Namedae mun) under construction, a crazy person set fire to it. Why?

Myeongdong Cathedral, winter

Wintry tree and modern parking at the Myeongdong Cathedral

South America in Myeong Dong (didn't I see them in Santa Monica?)

Jeju waters, winter, raining

Fresh water and salt water meet here, Jeju

Yongdu Am (용두암). Does this look like a dragon's head?

Yeaji and Glass Harubang (유리하루방일쎄)

Glass Cheongseongdae, at the Glass Museum, Jeju, rainy and foggy.

A typical (?) Jeju graveyard, often built in the middle of a field. 제주도 특유의 무덤. 논 가운데 만들어 노음.

Brother Peak? 형제봉?

Jeju scenery

Real medicinal mushroom. 진짜 상항버섯이라고 함.

Jeju scenery, lush wintry scene

약천사. 1960년에 창건. 동양 최고의 대웅전 1996년 건설? Yakcheon Temple. Boasts the largest main temple in Asia, which was built in 1996. Not sure whether that's true or not.

Yakcheon Sa, Daeung Jeon. 여기서 이름쓰라해서 썼더니 만원 내란다. 그래서 영어로 당신이 이름쓰라해서 썼는데 왜 돈내라냐? 하니까 아무말도 안 하더이다. 돈 안 냈는데도 기도는 해줄랑가?

Yakcheon sa scenery

My mom and grandma's town. Mom was born at Aewol. 몸국? I did order it. Traditional Aewol food.

Left over 몸국. I couldn't eat it, coz it was made from pork. I don't eat pork. 울 엄마 소음인 인데 이거 많이 잡수셨음 건강에 안 좋았을낀데.

Aewol uniform, night, rainy cold.

제주 조랑말 인가 아니가?

무신 옛날 박물관이라는데, 삼천리 자전거. 60년대?

70's, cow/ox market

A high-tech technician of the time

Early 1900[s, selling rice malt

뻥튀기 아저씨, rice pop man

Old time stationary store!

Pumpkin malt peddler. I remember that.

Seamstress!

A bath house with charcoal briquettes. Remember them?

Women divers of Jeju Island

Old time class room. Larger than I remember...

Korean War map

This used to be where we cooked, and put in briquettes for ondol floors.

Jeju folk museum

Jeju folk village scenery

A Jeju baby cradle, to keep the baby dry and away from danger.

950 years old bonsai tree? How do you keep that in the family?

Here's the tree. 950 years old, grown in a container.

Dec. 13th was my grandmother's anniversary of her passing away. I did a mini rite here. She took my hat.

Imjin gak. 마즈막 기차. The track stops here on the North Korean border.

We cannot go beyond? But it's just over yonder. 가지 못하는 땅. 바로 눈앞에 두고.

그 수많은 염원의 깃발앞에서, at the border, with Youngmi.

율곡 선생 생가. Sir Yulgok, one of the greatest Confucian scholar. His home.

Study hall? 풍수쫌 바라.