• Fall 2025: South Korea
    A comfortable rail car.
    It appears to be similarly dense housing like China.1Some views of South Korea from our rail car.This was our lunch -- shared amongst 4 people. It was a lot of food...😊Yangdong VillageLooking out of the doors of a Yangdong property.1Leaving Yangdong.Dinner. 1st 'course'; shared amongst 3.Dinner second course; even amongst 3 of us, we just couldn't finish it.

    Fast train ride, Gyeongju, & Yangdong

    October 24, 2025 in South Korea ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

    Boarded our bus at 8a to head to the train station for a high-speed train ride (up to 305km/hr, 190mph) to Gyeongju: the former capital of the Silla kingdom of ancient Korea. We arrived just after noon, had lunch and proceeded to roam around the area.

    We then drove to Yangdong Village: a UNESCO Heritage Site boasting a number of traditional hanok houses from the Joseon period (1392 - 1897).

    Didn't check in to our hotel until ~9p. Long day. 🫩    Read more