Seoul, South Korea to Trondheim, Norway It was not my first time in Norway. During the previous trip, my husband and I drove to the tundra above the Arctic Circle. We went south to Bergen and the famous fjords, and of course we visited Oslo. We also passed through Hell, a small village with the […]
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Bukhansan National Park, South Korea Why Norway? From South Korea, I was flying to Norway. In case my next destination sounds illogical, I was going there to see my aunt who lives in Trondheim. If it had not been my aunt I’d have flown home in the opposite direction, over the Pacific to Colorado. She
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Seoul (continued) For my last day in South Korea, I wanted to get out of town. I saw in Seoul pretty much everything that I wanted to see. Going to another museum would add little to the cultural experience. Online search for nature attractions in the area came up with Bukhansan National Park, a popular
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Royal Palaces of Seoul Having visited Japan shortly before South Korea, I couldn’t help but to compare these countries. There are a lot of similarities and yet they are distinctively different. The Japanese are rather formal and reserved while South Koreans are open, laugh often and have no regard for personal space. They can almost
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The DMZ The main attraction of the South Korean capital is its five Royal Palaces with long and difficult to pronounce names: Gyeongbokgung, Deoksugung, Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung, and Gyeonghuigung. All palaces were built in the same style and belong to the same period of the 1300s – 1500s. Most of the palace buildings were destroyed by
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Seoul The start time of the DMZ tour was 8 a.m. The bus was almost full after all passengers were picked up from their hotels. The driving took about one hour. I was glad to see a bit of South Korean countryside from the bus window. So far, I had not left the city. The
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From Philippines to South Korea The weather in late September was perfect for taking a stroll around Seoul. Downtown was an amazing mix of traditional and contemporary architecture with green areas between skyscrapers, shady nooks with benches, streaming water, a sculpture here and there, and cozy paved trails. Just look at these two creatures on
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In Cebu, Philippines, my husband and I parted. He was going home and I had time for exploring another Asian country on my own. My initial plan was to see Taiwan. However, my husband was against that; he does not like when I go to a country that he himself did not visit. So Taiwan
We returned to Cebu City from Tagbilaran by ferry. My husband immediately took me to Magellan’s Cross. He meant to see it on the way to Tagbilaran but I was too tired for that. Now, he was not going to miss it. Ferdinand Magellan ordered to install the Cross when he arrived with his ships
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Cebu to Tagbilaran I had a good night sleep and woke up recovered. The legs were no longer hurting after a lot of walking in Japan. The bus from Tagbilaran to Carmen Hills was new, comfortable and air-conditioned. Music played on the bus further lifted my spirits and I began to see the brighter side
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