[///Mik3]

Just realized i don't think i ever shared my Korea pics here. I know i've shared them on another forum(s), so if you've seen these elsewhere, then sorry.

Anyways, i visited South Korea about a month and a half ago now. I absolutely loved it. Anyways, here's some random pics to share:

1. Somewhere between San Francisco, and Incheon South Korea


2. Incheon airport, waiting for the express train to Seoul


3.the view out of the train between Incheon and Seoul


4. Saw these guys coming down the side of the building, checking the bricks i guess


5. One of the same 3 guys


6. Namsan Tower


7. The nearest subway station to our hotel in Seoul


8. Food stand at one of the night markets in Seoul


9. The river running through downtown Seoul


10. Lots of tiny little twisty turny streets in Seoul


11. Loved all the hanging lamps in the night markets


12. Locks at Namsan Tower. Aparently couples come here and place locks as promises of their love, or something to that effect


13. Myeongdong, a shopping area in downtown Seoul


14. Me (on the right) and my best friend w/ Haechi, Seoul's little mascot or whatever


15. Tak Kalbi and Ramyun. Freakin delicious


16. Before sunrise in Namdaemun Market


17. Me having tea in our cute little hotel room


18.Waiting for the KTX train (bullet train) from Seoul to Singyeongju


19. Couple buddies we met on the way to Jukdo Market. Hopefully they didn't become anyone's dinner


20. A shop selling all different types of kimchi and banchan (the side dishes you get at korean restaurants)


21. Shoes off to eat! Absolutely love that. Makes you feel like you're at home.


22. The stairwell of my cousin's apartment building


23. Church in Idong, Pohang at sunrise


24. Just some cool shadows and textures


25. Me, my cousin, and my best friend rockin our rented bikes at Bukbu Beach


26. My best friend and cousin by the river. It was raining.


27. at the base of Namsan Tower


28. Temple in Dongdaemun


29. Sitting in front of a convenience store, making friends


30. On the bus from Pohang to Daegu


31. Cherry blossoms in Daegu


31. Temple in a park in Daegu


32. Zipping through one of the MANY tunnels


33. hittin up the Noraebang (karaoke) of course!


34. the noraebang machine *untz untz untz*


35. making our way to a strip full of bars and restaurants


36. Friends walking to a restaurant


37. Having some fun bowling


38. Octopus in a bag


39. Prawns in a tank outside a restaurant


40. On the roof of Home Plus which is a ridicilously humongous dept. store


41. My cousin teaching English


42. a couple of her students


43. Some flowering tree


44. Bukbu Beach


45. High-rise apartments


46. Grilling clams and mussels at the beach


46. Shooting off fireworks on the beach


47. Chillin outside the 711 at 1am


48. Monks at a temple in Bogyeongsa


49. Lanterns along the ceiling of a temple


50. Inside one of the temples in Bogyeongsa


51. Spring water


52. and cups to take a drink from the spring. Tasted like bottled water. Was expecting it to taste minerally, but nope.


53. my best friend climbing rock in the river through Bogyeongsa


54. a couple of the many waterfalls in Bogyeongsa


55. The group we went hiking with


56. another shot of the group. Camera nearly took a dive into a pond after the shutter clicked on this one. Luckily some random dude happened to be standing next to it and had cat like reflexes!


57. Waterfall and bridge in Bogyeongsa


58. Looking down from a cliff


59. Looking over a waterfall


60. good stretch after a long hike


61. one of our new friends and our other new friends' daughter


62. Downtown Pohang


63. Pond @ Bulguksa Temple


64. Temple @ Bulguksa


65. Walking up steps at the temple


66. No shoes in the temples


67. Temple door handle


68. There were tons of little stacks of rocks that people would make. This kid was ZONED in on his stack while there were like 30+ kids yelling and running around the area


69. Me, a new friend, and my best friend at Bulguksa Temple


70. Setting up for Bhudda's birthday which i guess is coming up soon?


71. inside the temple at Seokguram Grotto


72. hills around Gyeongju


73. Sitting down for dinner at a soondubu jige (soft tofu stew) place


74. Anapji pond


75. the aftermath of one of our many bbq dinners


76. Another night of noraebang-ing


77. roof of singyeongju KTX station


78. Cool little free passport cover i got. and yup, i sure do!


79. Somewhere between Incheon and San Francisco

[Saigon]

wow beautiful pics, would love to visit asia/south korea sometime

[AllydNYC]

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

[ShopVac]

Pictures like 8 and 11 really depict my mental images of Korea, and I thing 8 is actually a fantastic shot. 56, 70 and 74 would be my favorites.

Thanks for posting these.

[remmib]

Fantastic shots.

[M_Six]

Great shots. I'd love to go back and see the incredible changes that have happened since my time there in the 70's.

[Chewy734]

awesome shots! Thanks for sharing with us... I really liked #4... looks almost abstract!

damn Mark... how old are you?

[///Mik3]

Thanks guys

Originally Posted by ShopVac

Pictures like 8 and 11 really depict my mental images of Korea, and I thing 8 is actually a fantastic shot. 56, 70 and 74 would be my favorites.

Thanks for posting these.

yeah, 8 is one of my personal faves

Originally Posted by Saigon

wow beautiful pics, would love to visit asia/south korea sometime

you definitely should. South Korea is an amazing country. I still miss it

[woosh]

thumbs up sir! inspiring pics. makes me want to visit south korea now

[///Mik3]

I don't really do much video stuff, i just kinda dick around w/ it, but here's a few random videos i put together as well

[The1]

Beautiful pictures, looks like you had a good time!

I love the pond out front of the temple.... that's serenity... (to me at least)

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

damn Mark... how old are you?

"Too old to rock-'n-roll, too young to die."
-I. Anderson

[The1]

Originally Posted by M_Six

"Too old to rock-'n-roll, too young to die."
-I. Anderson

if you're too old to rock and roll you must be really old

my dad is 61 and has the biggest rock and roll music collection of anyone i know, and still goes to concerts regularly.

(mostly reggae concerts these days though.)

[M_Six]

I'm not quite there yet, but not far off. I don't do concerts any more, though. The tinnitus is bad enough as it is.

I do love Bob Marley's music, though. Reggae is awesome in the Roadie for my commute home on a warm day.

[The1]

Originally Posted by M_Six

I'm not quite there yet, but not far off. I don't do concerts any more, though. The tinnitus is bad enough as it is.

haha, i don't know how my dad does it, but he still has better hearing then me, and i've gone to like 3 concerts in my life as opposed to his hundred or so.

[M_Six]

My tinnitus is mostly from military duty and a really bad sinus infection I had once. I've been to maybe a dozen concerts in my time. Don't like crowds.

[The1]

Originally Posted by M_Six

My tinnitus is mostly from military duty and a really bad sinus infection I had once. I've been to maybe a dozen concerts in my time. Don't like crowds.

that's a big one for me too. Sadly not to many people understand that feeling.

[M_Six]

We're going to Book Expo in NYC next week (for Wifey). I sweep through the exhibit floor with her the first day to help grab books, but I HATE every second of it. People will step all over you just to get some damn book. I barely hold my temper sometimes.

Sorry for the thread hijack.

[The1]

///Mik3 keep doing video stuff... if that's just you goofing around, it's pretty good.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by The1

///Mik3 keep doing video stuff... if that's just you goofing around, it's pretty good.

Agreed. That beach scene with the fireworks was excellent. Was that Inchon or Pusan or what?

[The1]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Agreed. That beach scene with the fireworks was excellent. Was that Inchon or Pusan or what?

only recommendation is a monopod or something just to stabelize a little more, but i think a little rocking adds to the video.

[M_Six]

Wow, that food video was also awesome. Well done.

I spent two years there and never learned to appreciate the food. I love Thai and Indian and have both weekly here, but just couldn't get into Korean aside from a few dishes. Go figure.