gyeongbokgung, seoul, south korea

sunday after church we happened upon the gyeongbokgung palace,

a place with history full of happiness and malice.

the national folk museum is also found on the grounds,

and you can a glimpse of the guards making their rounds.

after church with the cutest boy in the branch!

artwork in the palace

matt in traditional korean straw shoes and hat

matt with his zodiac sign

with two girls in traditional korean dress

gwangjang market, seoul, south korea

gwangjang market is
full of traditional food
like bindaetteok

pig snout or hoof, anyone?

bindaetteok - korean latkes

kimchi varieties!

stingray

fish

varieties of pancakes

bibimbap

dmz (de-militarized zone), south korea

on the dmz tour we were taken to see,

the third infiltration tunnel, which was supposed to be

an easy way for north koreans to enter the south,

through a long narrow dirt mouth.

we also visited the last station on the pyongnang line,

a tourist passenger train that connects the countries fine.

jsa (joint security area), south korea

jsa visit
with military guides
for our protection

our tour guide giving a history and introduction

south korean solider in "the rock" pose

the center line of the table indicates the boundary between north and south korea

north korean solider checking out our group

site of the axe murder incident

bridge of no return

north korean money (yes, we bought it as a souvenir)

pearl river cruise, guangzhou, china

a rainy evening

a relaxing river cruise

pretty buildings, lights

mtr, guangzhou, china

very specific
rules you must follow on the
guangzhou mtr

hey kids, no chasing allowed either.

you.  yeah, you.  you better not bring balloons on this subway!

yuexiu park, guangzhou

guangzhou's yuexiu park
home to the five rams statue
a symbol of peace