Gwen hikes in the Seorak mountains
The Seorak Mountains (in eastern Korea)
Maples just starting to change color
Gwenny's Bday
Gwen loves her new coat!
And earrings!
Autumn in Kongju
Tombs of Paekche Dynasty kings (about 1500 years old)
These flag pole holders are all that remains standing of a 6th century Buddhist temple near Kongju
A life-size replica of the temple
These giant stones are actually ancient (as in 10,000 years-ish) tombs called dolmen
The wall of a Paekche-era fortress
The administrative office inside the fortress
The beach at Anmyeongdo, an island off the west coast of Korea
Some of the other students in my fellowship program (one Lebanese-Australian, two Chinese, and one Russian)
Rural Korea
A local clamming on the west coast.
Magoksa temple near Kongju
Gwen won our picture contest with this one.
But I thought this was a close runner-up.
