Dark branches, sunlight peaking through, shades of green, the sight of pleasing blue. Taken during a leisurely stroll in Jayu Park, shortly after exploring Chinatown. I realise I’ve dedicated more characters to the sun and sky than to the branches and leaves, despite the former being second fiddles of beauty in this picture.
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The multicoloured roses had AL in her element. I recall a welcoming breeze that abruptly ended the moment we turned away from the sea, and a flamboyant tour guide leading an elderly group to pose in front of the MacArthur statue. There’s a certain significance attached to MacArthur in Incheon, being that it’s the place where the famous amphibious landings happened — effectively saving the South from being
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The surrounding forest was calm and effectively shut out any wider noise.
At one point during our walk there appeared two deers, typically anxious in character, near one of the tombs, halfway up the hill. They were off in a shot before I could get close. The moments leading up to it felt like a combination of beautiful freeze-frames.
Something I found particularly fascinating was the intricate process behind making a tomb that is considered fit for royalty; a video explaining the procedure was played near the entrance — which reminds me: I’d like to visit Napoleon’s tomb.
More about Donggureung: you’re not allowed close to the tombs. I found that disappointing. It was still interesting to look from afar though, and I liked the fact that there were two paths: one for visitors, and one reserved for the spirits of the kings and queens who rest there, which people were obedient to.
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The new library at the COEX is grand on appearances, but lacking in substance. Upon first glance it looks enchanting, but when you ascend the escalator and see the same four or five books repeated on the giant shelves it shatters all illusions.
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This is a Turkish restaurant.
I vowed to not return to Chuncheon because I feared it would spoil the magic of last December; I was wrong.
the Platano Curtain, he acted like it was his very own plantation, acted like he
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