Photos
Korea 2


Here are more photos from 2014 to now, many of Ansan here I now work and live, but with other places as well. Again, this section is for photographs and tourist travel. I write about Korea and North Korea on my blogette as well.

I don’t always have good days in Korea, although the country is becoming more accepting of foreigners and more liveable, and the food choice still isn’t great but it’s improving. What always disappoints me is how badly Korea is marketed by tourism bureaucrats, who have a fantasy of awed blonde females in hanboks drawing Hangul letters in temples at sunrise. I know I don’t photograph shopping and nightlife so much, but it is here, and the architecture and amenities are starting to shed their Stalinesque functionality and take on some flair and fun. And yes, there’s life outside Seoul.


Jazz Festival, Daegu
August 2011
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Buddha’s Birthday Parade, Daegu
May 2013
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Ansan Canal
October 2014
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Ansan Lake Park Blossoms
April 2015
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Metasequoia Forest, Jeolla
  › October 2013 Persimmon Wine Cellar, Daegu
  › July 2013 Pagyesa, near Daegu › May
  2014. Ice Room, Bugok Spa ›
  January 2014. Norebang on Mugungwa Train › May
  2014. Night-time Drinks, Banwoldang, Daegu ›
  January 2014. Bamboo Forest, Jangangsa ›
  November 2013. Buddha Parade Procession, Daegu
  › May 2013. Buddha Parade Procession, Daegu
  › May 2013. Buddha Parade Procession, Daegu
  › May 2013. Buddha Parade Floats, Daegu ›
  May 2013. Flowers Behind My Office, Ansan › April 2017. Campus East Gate Street, Ansan › April 2017. Cafe, Provence Village, Paju ›
  October 2014. Sinduri Beach, Taean ›
  August 2015. Beach Stairway, Sinduri Beach › August
  2015. View of Suwon From AK Plaza ›
  March 2014. Road Down to Taean › August 2015. Mallipo Beach Driftwood, Taean ›
  August 2015. Silmido Beach Sunset, Taean › August 2015. Sindu Dune, Taean ›
  August 2015. Sinduri Boat Glow, Taean › August 2015. Blood Moon, Gapyeong › October 2014. Blueberries, Jeju Island › September 2017. Christ Condemned, Catholic Park, Jeju › September 2017. Lighthouse View, Phoenix Island, Jeju › September 2017. Buckwheat Field, Daehul, Jeju Island › September 2017. Garden of Morning Calm Reflection, Gapyeong
  › October 2014. Garden of Morning Calm Greenery, Gapyeong
  › October 2014. Coffee Van, Debudo, Ansan › April 2015. Tall Bamboo Walk, Jangangsa
  › November 2013. Sun-Dappled Bamboo, Jangangsa
  › November 2013. Riverbank Colors, near Jangangsa
  › November 2013. Hanyang ERICA Pillars, Ansan › April 2017. Night Reflections, Jungang, Ansan › April 2017. Jungang Train Station, Ansan › April 2017. Dasa Morning Sun, Daegu › November 2013. Riverbank View, near Jangangsa
  › November 2013. Entrance to Metasequoia Forest, Jeolla 
  › October 2013. View from Beache Palace, Boryeong › February 2015. Mohang Harbor, Taean Peninsula › August 2015. Boryeong Coastline at Sunset › February 2016. West Gate in Autumn, Ansan ›
  October 2014. Sunset at Cafe, Hanyang University, Ansan ›
  April 2014. Morning Train to Ansan › March 2015. Language and Culture Building Entrance, Ansan › April 2017. Ansan Canal Roadway › May 2017. Building Pillars, Hanyang University, Ansan › March 2014. Dutch Garden Tulips, Ansan › April 2015. Airport Sunset, Gimpo › September 2017. Blue Waters, Hamdak Beach, Jeju › September 2017. Low Sun, Hamdak Beach, Jeju Island › September 2017. Campus Morning Colors › November 2014. Pub Pool Players, Ansan › August 2015. Lions Lake, Hanyang, Ansan
  › April 2014. Jungang Old Rails, Ansan › May 2017. Underpass Ad, Jungang Station, Ansan › May 2017. Ansan View from Campus Guesthouse › May 2015. Ansan Canal Reflection › October
  2014. Ansan River Walkway at Night › April 2014. Table at French-Fry Pub, Ansan › November 2015. Hanbok Dancers, Hanyang University, Ansan › October 2015. Oido Station Wild Roses › June 2015. Campus Late Autumn Grass Patch, Ansan › November 2015. Blossoms Shedding, Ansan › April 2016. Ansan Canal Building Glow › April 2016. Ansan Canal Glow › April 2016. Oido Train Decals, Ansan › May 2017. Gojan Old Rails, Ansan › June 2017. Canal Harubong, Ansan › April 2016. Campus East Side Spring Colors › April 2016. Northwest Campus Blossoms, Ansan › April 2016. Ansan Street Night Neon › June 2016. Hamdak Beach Rocks, Jeju Island › September 2017. Market Spices, North Coast, Jeju › September 2017. Mom and Puppies, Daehul, Jeju Island › September 2017. Duck and Crane, Ansan Canal › June 2016. Samulnori Students, Ansan › June 2016. Hanyang Christmas Tree, Ansan ›
  December 2014. Cherry Blossoms, Ansan Lake Park › April 2014. Oido Station Rush Crowd, Ansan › August 2016. 'The Horny Ajumma,' Ansan › September 2016. Old Tracks by Jungang Station, Ansan › September 2016. Entrance Exam Schedule for SNU, KINTEX Ilsan › September 2016. Alex Sigman Performing, Daegu › October 2016. Backstreet north of Banwoldang, Daegu › October 2016. Room Morning View, Gangwando › June 2017. Room Night View, Gangwando › June 2017. Soccer Field, Gangwando › June 2017. Platform at Night, Jungang, Ansan › October 2016. Horses, Catholic Park, Jeju Island › September 2017. Green Edge, Phoenix Island, Jeju › September 2017. Sunset from Train near Oido › October 2016. Ginkgo Leaves at Hanyang, Ansan › November 2016. Hanyang West Side Campus Reds, Ansan › November 2016. Demo Beer Platter with Piotr, Ansan › November 2016. Wine Bottles, Gwangmyeong Caves › August 2017. Path Downward, Gwangmyeong Caves › August 2017. Neon Fish, Gwangmyeong Caves › August 2017. Ceiling Rock Formation, Gwangmyeong Caves › August 2017. Phoenix Island Plants, Jeju Island › September 2017. Volcanic Rocks, Phoenix Island, Jeju › September 2017. Rock Stacks on Path, Phoenix Island, Jeju › September 2017. Elephant Grass Field, Daegu › October 2013. Elephant Grass Hill, Daegu › October 2013. South Daegu Field › October 2013. South Daegu Rushes › October 2013. Morning Fields From Apartment, Daegu › November 2013. Dasa Morning Sun, Daegu › November 2013. Bright Orange Tall, Metasequoias, Jeolla › November 2013. Bright Orange Wide, Metasequoias, Jeolla › November 2013. Last View Tall, Metasequoias, Jeolla › November 2013. Bugok Ice Blue › January 2014. Building Edges, Petit France › October 2014. Petit France Colors › October 2014. Petit France Up › October 2014. Pyeongchang Retreat Fog › November 2014. Lakeville Roses Low, Ansan › April 2014. Pagyesa Corner Wood, Daegu › May 2014. Pagyesa Green Lake, Daegu › May 2014. Pagyesa Roof Edge, Daegu › May 2014. Campus Hemp, Hanyang University, Ansan › May 2014. Mulwangri Hummingbird Hawk Moth › October 2015. Mulwangri Humbird Hawk Moth Close › October 2015. Yellow Tulips, Lakeville, Ansan › April 2015. View Through Trees, Ansan › April 2015. Sand Dune Wide, Sindu › August 2015. Sinduri Village Morning › August 2015. Campus East Edge Colors, Ansan › April 2016. Jungang Road Snowy, Ansan › November 2017. Ansan Buildings Neon › November 2017. Ansan Jugang Night Neon › November 2017. Campus Ginko Soft, Ansan › November 2017. Southwest Ginko Soft, Ansan › November 2017. Cave Bright Fish Red, Gwangmyeong › August 2017. Hamdak Neon Night, Jeju › September 2017. Phoenix Rocky Green, Jeju › September 2017. Choji Bees Close, Ansan › October 2018. Ansan Canal Ducks Resting › October 2018. Ansan Canal Stormy Sky › October 2018. Ansan Green Reflection › October 2018. Canal Duck Duo Close, Ansan › October 2018. Jungang Bike Morning, Ansan › October 2018. Near SU Rocky Leaves, Ansan › November 2018. East Gate Tree, Ansan › December 2018. Grad Day Outside, Ansan › February 2018. Canal Bright Cherries, Ansan › April 2018. Canal Footbridge, Ansan › April 2018. Gojan Cherry Walk, Ansan › April 2018. Campus Edge Spring, Ansan › April 2018. Campus Wisteria, Ansan › April 2018. Jungang Rainy Night, Ansan › May 2018. Canal Rose Dog, Ansan › May 2018. Ansan Bicycle Mascots › September 2018. Daechon Beach › March 2019. Orientation Seafood, Dacheon › March 2019. Campus Girl, Ansan › April 2019. Canal West Path, Ansan › April 2019. Canal Blossoms, Ansan › April 2019. Campus East Gate Sun, Ansan › May 2019. Student Union Colorful, Ansan › May 2019. Canal Roses, Ansan › May 2019. Jungang Roses, Ansan › May 2019. Jungang Coffee View, Ansan › May 2019. Gojan Cosmos, Ansan › June 2019. Jungang Neon, Ansan › June 2019. Late Roses, Ansan › June 2019. Kyungpook Alley, Daegu › June 2019. Coffee Planet Window, Ansan › October 2019. Campus Edge Reds, Ansan › November 2019. Canal Bridge Sunset, Ansan › November 2019. Daejeon Bridge Moon › November 2019. Bridge Arch, Daejeon › November 2019. Park Blooms, Ansan › April 2020. Turtles, Ansan Lake Park › April 2020. Dandelions, Ansan Lake Park › April 2020. Tulips & Bugs, Ansan Lake Park › April 2020. Canal Rose Path, Ansan › May 2020. Late Blooms, Canal Rose Path, Ansan › May 2020. Canal Susans, Ansan › June 2020. Canal Petals, Ansan › June 2020.