01010004 — This is a picture taken the first time I went to Haeundae Beach - in January? -, which is the most popular beach in Busan. The area is one of the most popular with foreigners - because of the beach, of course. (South Korea, Busan, Haeundae)
01010005 — The Pacific Ocean... stretching in the distance. I really need to get a better camera. I need one that compensates well for my lack of natural steadiness. (South Korea, Busan, Haeundae)
01010006 — For a guy growing close to the Saint-Lawrence River, it's slightly unsettling to gaze at the endless sea. It's hard to describe. It stretches your mind in an almost painful way. (South Korea, Busan, Haeundae)
01010007 — People on the beach. I just wanted to show that the beach was frequented even in the middle of winter. The temperature was probably around 5 degrees Celcius. (South Korea, Busan, Haeundae)
01010008 — The Haeundae skyline is relatively typical of Busan. The area near the beach has many hotels. In the rest of the city, you'll see buildings of roughly the same size, but they are appartment buildings instead. (South Korea, Busan, Haeundae)
01010009 — I never felt comfortable on either side of a camera. A picture of me next to a big sand dolphin! I was there... (I'm not just grabbing these pictures from the net. :P) (South Korea, Busan, Haeundae)
01010010 — A big sand Buddha!!! As you probably know, South Korea is roughly half Buddhist and half Christian. I'm not sure who the flowers are for. (South Korea, Busan, Haeundae)
01010011 — Cute doggy. By the way, these sculptures were not made by kids. Korean kids are really good at drawing and arts in general, but these were made by an older man. (South Korea, Busan, Haeundae)
01010012 — I don't know the people on this picture. I was merely playing the tourist and taking pictures of the sand sculpture. I'm glad to have them there though because the people are what makes any country. Koreans are really nice. I'm glad I "dropped by"... :P (South Korea, Busan, Haeundae)
01010013 — I thought I'd take another one... (South Korea, Busan, Haeundae)
01010036 — Somewhere else... This is a view from the cable car in Oncheonjang, which is only one subway stop from my appartment in Busan. The view, of course, gets better and better as you go up. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
01010086 — A nice little temple near Busan National University. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010087 — A nice little temple near Busan National University. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010088 — A nice little temple near Busan National University. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010090 — Figurines on a rock near the temple. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010091 — Figurines on a rock near the temple. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010140 — Busan during the cherry blossoms in April... The whole city turns white for a couple of weeks. It's really beautiful. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010141 — Another picture of cherry trees. The place is close to the Busan National University. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010142 — Another picture of cherry trees. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010143 — Another picture of a cherry tree. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010144 — Another picture of cherry trees. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010145 — Another picture of cherry trees. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010146 — Another picture of cherry trees. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010147 — Another picture of cherry trees. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010148 — Another picture of cherry trees. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010149 — Another picture of cherry trees. As I said, the whole city pretty much turns white for a couple of weeks. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010150 — Another picture of cherry trees. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010151 — Another picture of cherry trees. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010152 — A closer look at cherry tree flowers... I'm glad the picture is good. I wanted you all to get a decent idea of how it looked. :D (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010153 — Cherry tree flowers (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010154 — Cherry tree flowers (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010155 — Cherry tree flowers (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010156 — A cute little care I saw. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010157 — Another view of the same car. (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010158 — More cherry trees... (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
01010159 — More cherry trees... (South Korea, Busan, Busan National University)
DSC00194 — A small temple near Busan National University. Barbara took the picture. (Frank, Busan, South Korea, Busan National University)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 1 — Kyeongju (or Gyeongju). There is no universally accepted way of writing Korean names with the Western alphabet, so the exact spelling can vary from person to person. If you don't know the Korean alphabet, it can be really confusing. (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 10 — I hope this shows well on the web. It's a sign that describes a cool astronomical observatory that I saw in Gyeongju. (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 11 — National Treasure No. 31 - Gyeongju Chemseongdae - It is the oldest observatory in East Asia. (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 12 — Another picture of the same... (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 13 — I just really wanted to make sure I'd get at least *one* good picture of it. (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 14 — One of Kyeongju's museums. I like its architecture. It feels... royal. (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 15 — Helen on the left and Barbara on the right. My apologies to Helen's dog for that lonely Sunday it had to suffer due to Barbara and I. Helen said that she'll bring you along the next time. ;-) (South Korea, Gyeongju, Friends)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 16 — This is a reproduction of a really famous Buddhist pagoda, if I remember correctly. (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 17 — Another picture of the same pagoda. (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 18 — I think that bell is also a reproduction. The original is at the temple in Kyeongju. I'll need to go visit the temple soon. (We were too late the day we went.) (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 19 — The bell again, closer. (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 2 — Gyeongju is a city with a lot of history. It has many tombs of old kings. The weather was pretty cloudy so everything looks kind of gray. Fortunately, Kyeongju is only an hour away from Busan and the bus there and back is really cheap. (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 20 — Helen again, and the big bell. (South Korea, Gyeongju, Friends)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 21 — Barbara and the bell. The structure holding the bell was interesting too. Its forms were pleasing to the eye. (South Korea, Gyeongju, Friends)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 3 — The big mounds that you see behind the souvenirs shop are ancient tombs built in such a way as to preserve the bodies of the kings they harbour, a bit like Egyptian pyramids. (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 4 — There were many tombs like this one. I'm not sure how many in total, but at least ten, for sure. (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 5 — Bamboo... I was expecting to see duelling ninjas at every corner of that little path, but no luck. I blame it on the rain. :P (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 6 — More bamboos... (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 7 — Out of the (small) bamboo jungle and on our way back home. The hills lost in the fog beyond the tombs reminded me of some old Japanese movies I have seen. (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 8 — More tombs... (South Korea, Gyeongju)
GyeongjuSpring06 - 9 — More tombs... (South Korea, Gyeongju)
SK_Busan_Apt - 1 — My Busan appartment. The whole place is about... maybe... 15'x15'x12' high? Plus a closet-sized bathroom. What you see there is Dr. Fire, my boiler, toaster-oven and telephone. I thought I might have a phone line, but the school didn't set one up, so the phone is pretty much useless, sadly. I guess it makes more sense for foreign teachers to simply grab a cell phone. I don't like cellphones though, so I got SkypeOut instead. It's not quite as good, but it's enough for me and it's sooooo much cheaper. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 10 — My Busan appartment. Near the bed on the second floor, there is a small alcove that I use as storage. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 11 — My Busan appartment. The stairs to the first floor. They are rather steep. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 12 — My Busan appartment. The stairs to the second floor, some storage space, the little round table that I never use, the fridge and the entrance on the right. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 13 — My Busan appartment. Another view of the lower floor. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 14 — My Busan appartment. Lower floor. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 2 — My Busan appartment. My ramen-cooking corner... :P On the right, you can see my closet... hmm... bathroom. Ovens aren't popular in South Korea. I guess most families have one, but small appartments usually don't, hence why I bought a small toaster oven. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 3 — My Busan appartment. My fridge. For some reason, I think the picture makes it look smaller than it actually is. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 4 — My Busan appartment. Yes, I brought suits and ties to South Korea. Both were overkill. I should have brought much more casual clothes. Basically, anything classier than jeans and t-shirts. Oh! Well... Next time, I'll ask about the dress code instead of assuming that I know what it is. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 5 — My Busan appartment. My closet-sized bathroom. It's about 4'x4'. To take a shower, I just close the door and the room is my shower. I don't really mind, but it doesn't compare in any way with the Rainbow's bathroom. The bathtub there was as big as my appartment's whole bathroom!!! (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 6 — My Busan appartment. Another picture of the bathroom. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 7 — My Busan appartment. That's where I keep my clothes. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 8 — My Busan appartment. This is the second floor of my appartment. It's a half-floor in the sense that it's only about 4' high and only half of the appartment's lower floor's surface. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_Apt - 9 — My Busan appartment. As you can see, the second floor only covers about half of the lower floor, so you can look at the the lower floor from upstairs. (South Korea, My Places, Appartments, Busan)
SK_Busan_DP - 1 — Going to Democracy Park, my favourite place in Busan. I took this picture in the extra long stairs going up to the monument. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 10 — The monument is dedicated to the (Korean) soldiers who fought the Japanese occupancy. I really like it. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 11 — The monument looks like it could have been in Lord of the Rings. It's truly majestic. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 12 — A closer look at the monument. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 13 — Another close look at the monument. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 14 — The top of the structure. Overall, it's about 70 feet tall, if I recall correctly. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 15 — Another picture of the monument. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 16 — The area around the monument. It's a pretty nice place to have a picnic. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 17 — The statue at the bottom of the monument's tower. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 18 — Another picture of the statue. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 19 — Another picture of the statue. (And no, I don't know that man.) (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 2 — Another picture taken on my way up to Democracy Park. I absolutely love this part of Busan. It's simply awesome. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 20 — Another picture of the monument's top part. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 21 — This is the view you get once you've climbed the stairs to the monument. From there, you see the whole city, the mountains, the ocean... (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 22 — Busan's harbour, the city, the mountains... I just love it all!!! (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 23 — Yes, I took more than one picture. I wanted to get at least a few good ones. :P (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 24 — A closer look at the harbour below... (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 25 — One of Busan's bridge. I was on the other side of it once. It's a really neat area for a stroll. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 26 — A closer look at the bridge. I took this one from a different spot. Democracy Park's pretty big and has several great spots to take pictures. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 27 — The Busan Tower. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 28 — The Tower again. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 29 — A closer look at the harbour (still from Democracy Park). (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 3 — This is one of Busan's most famous hotels. It has an architecture similar to that of Korean Buddhist temples. It's pretty neat. I'll have to go take a look inside though. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 30 — Another view of the harbour. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 31 — Another view of the harbour. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 32 — The Busan Tower's bottom part. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 33 — The Busan Tower's bottom part. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 34 — The Busan Tower's bottom part. Blurry though. :-( (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 35 — Another view of the harbour. You can see the Pacific Ocean stretch in the distance. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 36 — Another view of the harbour. You can see the Pacific Ocean stretch in the distance. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 37 — The entrance to Jagalchi - Busan's World Famous Fish Market!!! (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 38 — The entrance to Jagalchi - Busan's World Famous Fish Market!!! Obviously, it's a good place to buy fish, but there are also tons of great (fish and seafood) restaurants. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 39 — The picture of the bridge on the sign was most probably taken from Democracy Park. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 4 — Another picture of the hotel. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 40 — The entrance to Jagalchi - Busan's World Famous Fish Market!!! (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 41 — Democracy Park, near Nampodong. The tower you see is a monument to the soldiers who fought against the Japanese in the 20th century. (Busan, South Korea, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 42 — Barbara. The stairs going up to the monument. It's wheelchair-accessible too, hence the stairs' strange shape. (South Korea, Busan, Friends, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 43 — The view once you climb the stairs to the monument. From there, the view is breath-taking pretty much in all directions. It's my favourite place in Busan. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 44 — The stairs, viewed from the top. Barbara. (Friends, South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 45 — Another view from the monument. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 46 — The monument to the soldiers who fought the Japanese occupancy. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 47 — The base of the tower has a room which you see here. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 5 — Another picture of the hotel. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 6 — Another picture on my way up to Democracy Park. Mountains, the ocean, the city. The view is just... wow!!! (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 7 — Another picture on my way up to Democracy Park, taken from the very same spot. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 8 — Another amazing picture ruined by my poor picture-taking skills... :P (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_DP - 9 — When you're done with the stairs in the city, you get to the stairs in the park itself. (South Korea, Busan, Democracy Park)
SK_Busan_Gaegum - 1 — Allison on the left, and Steven on the right. Teachers at the Gaegum branch of BR English (in Busan). (South Korea, Busan, Friends, Gaegum)
SK_Busan_Gaegum - 10 — Gaegum, in Busan. This is the area near the Gaegum branch of BR English, where I received my training, and the Rainbow, where I stayed during my training. (South Korea, Busan, Gaegum)
SK_Busan_Gaegum - 11 — Gaegum, in Busan. This is the area near the Gaegum branch of BR English, where I received my training, and the Rainbow, where I stayed during my training. (South Korea, Busan, Gaegum)
SK_Busan_Gaegum - 2 — Allison and I. It was taken at an Irish pub near Allison and Steven's school in Gaegum. (Frank, Friends, South Korea, Busan, Gaegum)
SK_Busan_Gaegum - 3 — Gaegum, in Busan. This is the area near the Gaegum branch of BR English, where I received my training, and the Rainbow, where I stayed during my training. (South Korea, Busan, Gaegum)
SK_Busan_Gaegum - 4 — Gaegum, in Busan. This is the area near the Gaegum branch of BR English, where I received my training, and the Rainbow, where I stayed during my training. (South Korea, Busan, Gaegum)
SK_Busan_Gaegum - 5 — Gaegum, in Busan. This is the area near the Gaegum branch of BR English, where I received my training, and the Rainbow, where I stayed during my training. (South Korea, Busan, Gaegum)
SK_Busan_Gaegum - 6 — Gaegum, in Busan. This is the area near the Gaegum branch of BR English, where I received my training, and the Rainbow, where I stayed during my training. (South Korea, Busan, Gaegum)
SK_Busan_Gaegum - 7 — Gaegum, in Busan. This is the area near the Gaegum branch of BR English, where I received my training, and the Rainbow, where I stayed during my training. (South Korea, Busan, Gaegum)
SK_Busan_Gaegum - 8 — Gaegum, in Busan. This is the area near the Gaegum branch of BR English, where I received my training, and the Rainbow, where I stayed during my training. (South Korea, Busan, Gaegum)
SK_Busan_Gaegum - 9 — Gaegum, in Busan. This is the area near the Gaegum branch of BR English, where I received my training, and the Rainbow, where I stayed during my training. (South Korea, Busan, Gaegum)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 1 — Another view of the same building. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 10 — You can see part of the city below. There are mountains all around. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 100 — One of the gates of the Beomeosa temple. It's not the main one. That one faces the mountain and is used by hikers. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 101 — I didn't take any pictures inside as I felt it violated the sacredness of the place, but here's a plan of the place. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 11 — One of the best views of the city from the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 12 — One of the best views of the city from the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 13 — Zoom on some buildings I saw while hiking. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 14 — Hiking in the mountain. You can see appartment buildings in the distance. There are mountains all around. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 15 — A cool view from the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 16 — A cool view from the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 17 — A distant peak. I was trying to reach the highest point, but higher peaks just kept showing up. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 18 — Mountains, mountains and mountains. South Korea is anything but flat. You can see the city in the distance. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 19 — Mountains, mountains and mountains. South Korea is anything but flat. You can see the city in the distance. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 2 — A building of a small temple in the mountain. At first, I didn't think the temple was still in use, but yes, there are actual monks living there. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 20 — Mountains, mountains and mountains. South Korea is anything but flat. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 21 — Hiking in the mountains. Mountains, mountains and mountains. South Korea is anything but flat. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 22 — Hiking in the mountain. There are some cool rocks to climb, but I was alone, so I didn't try anything dangerous. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 23 — Hiking in the mountain. There are some cool rocks to climb, but I was alone, so I didn't try anything dangerous. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 24 — Hiking in the mountain. There are some cool rocks to climb, but I was alone, so I didn't try anything dangerous. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 25 — Hiking in the mountain. There's a big river below. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 26 — Hiking in the mountain. View from the wall. You can see part of the city below. There are mountains all around. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 27 — Hiking in the mountain. View from the wall. You can see part of the city below. There are mountains all around. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 28 — Hiking in the mountain. View from the wall. You can see part of the city below. There are mountains all around. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 29 — Hiking in the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 3 — From that spot, I could see the whole city and the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Pretty cool! :D (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 30 — Hiking in the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 31 — Hiking in the mountain. You can see part of the city below. There are mountains all around. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 32 — Hiking in the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 33 — Hiking in the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 34 — Hiking in the mountain. You can see part of the city below. There are mountains all around. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 35 — One of the doors at Oncheonjang, where you can see the walls of an old fortress. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 36 — One of the doors at Oncheonjang, where you can see the walls of an old fortress. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 37 — One of the doors at Oncheonjang, where you can see the walls of an old fortress. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 38 — One of the doors at Oncheonjang, where you can see the walls of an old fortress. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 39 — One of the doors at Oncheonjang, where you can see the walls of an old fortress. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 4 — One of the best views of the city from the mountain. On the left, you can see a bridge which is near Busan's harbour. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 40 — Hiking in the mountain. The city is never all that far. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 41 — Hiking in the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 42 — Hiking in the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 43 — Hiking in the mountain. You can see appartment buildings in the distance. There are mountains all around. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 44 — Hiking in the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 45 — Hiking in the mountain. You can see the city below. There are mountains all around. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 46 — Hiking in the mountain. You can see the city below. There are mountains all around. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 47 — A small temple in the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 48 — Tara and Allison. Allison and I were trained at the same time. She's from Australia. She went back home in June because of health problems. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 49 — This is Tara, an "Earth Star", sent to our school by headquarters when the school opened. She brought Allison and I to Oncheonjang on December 24th. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 5 — One of the best views of the city from the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 50 — Hiking in the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 51 — View from the cable car. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 52 — View from the cable car. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 53 — View from the cable car. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 54 — View from the cable car (at the very bottom). (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 55 — Pigeons waiting for tourists to feed them - which we didn't, of course. They were so unafraid of Barbara and I that it was rather creepy, (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 56 — Ropeway Station - The place where we take the cable car to go up the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 57 — Busan, my beautiful Busan... As you go up, you can see most of the city, with its thousands of appartment buildings and countless mountains, its bridges in the distance, and the beaches and the ocean... (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 58 — The main entrance to the temple. (We arrived on the other side since we hiked from Oncheonjang, but you can go to Beomeosa by car and park near the main gate.) (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 59 — Same place. Barbara. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang, Friends)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 6 — One of the best views of the city from the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 60 — The central area at the Beomeosa temple. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang, Frank)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 61 — You can stay at the temple in Beomeosa for some time and take tae kwon do lessons for relatively cheap. (Oncheonjang, Busan, South Korea)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 62 — Beomeosa. It's about 3 or 4 hours from the Oncheonjang cable car. It's *by far* the biggest temple in Busan. It has almost 30 different buildings. (Oncheonjang, Busan, South Korea)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 63 — A cool view of the wall, with the city in the distance. It's a shame her camera's settings were on such a low resolution. These pictures are so amazing!!! (Oncheonjang, Busan, South Korea)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 64 — Hiking in the mountains. Walking along the wall on our way to one of the doors. (Oncheonjang, Busan, South Korea)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 65 — Hiking in the mountains. (Oncheonjang, Busan, South Korea)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 66 — Hiking in the mountains. (Oncheonjang, Busan, South Korea)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 67 — Another cool view. Her pictures are pretty much perfect without tweaking. The colors are so much better than on my camera!!! (Oncheonjang, Busan, South Korea)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 68 — Picture taken with Barbara's camera. When I look at this, I realize how much I *really* need to get a better one for myself. Wow! (Oncheonjang, Busan, South Korea)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 69 — Another view of the door. (Oncheonjang, Busan, South Korea)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 7 — One of the best views of the city from the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 70 — A path near one of the Oncheonjang doors. Barbara prefers flatter, more civilized paths like this one. I prefer wilder, less frequented paths. (Oncheonjang, Busan, South Korea)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 71 — One of the doors at Oncheonjang. Barbara. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang, Friends)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 72 — Hiking in the mountains. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 73 — A look at the wall near one of the doors in the mountain near Oncheonjang's cable car. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 74 — Another look at the wall near one of the doors in the mountain near Oncheonjang's cable car. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 75 — Ah! That picture's better than I thought! That one was taken from one of the doors. It was a sunny spring Sunday. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 76 — The stairs of the door. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 77 — Another look at the stairs. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 78 — The top part of the entrance. The painting style is typical of Korea's Buddhist temples. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 79 — A better view of the whole door. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 8 — One of the best views of the city from the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 80 — Another look at the door. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 81 — Hiking with Barbara. There is a big river below. It didn't show up well on the picture I took the previous time I was there. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang, Friends)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 82 — A nice view of the mountain. We were on our way to Beomeosa temple. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 83 — Hiking is really popular in Busan and there is a lot of traffic on the biggest paths during the weekend. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 84 — A good view of the wall. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 85 — I love hiking. I should go more often, but July and August are Korea's rain season, so the weather has been less than ideal lately. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 86 — I'm glad these pictures look sharp. The mountain near where I live is simply awesome. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 87 — The mountain goes up and up and up. The walk from the cable car to the Beomeosa temple is almost 4 hours. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 88 — It really was a beautiful day. We should have brought more water though. Good thing there were a few places to refill along the way. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 89 — The space... Busan's a city of 3.5 million people. However, wherever you are, there are always amazing mountains within walking distance. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 9 — One of the best views of the city from the mountain. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 90 — Pretty cool, ah? :-) (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 91 — Barbara. This is not one of the doors. More like an observation post for what used to be a fortress. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang, Friends)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 92 — Barbara again. We had been walking for over two hours, maybe three. We were getting pretty high. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang, Friends)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 93 — Going down a bit. More cherry trees. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 94 — Cherry trees on the way to Beomeosa. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 95 — Cherry trees again. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 96 — Another door. The last one on our way to Beomeosa. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 97 — As you can see, it's not as fancy as the other ones. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 98 — It's pretty nice nonetheless. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Oncheonjang - 99 — Another picture of the door. (South Korea, Busan, Oncheonjang)
SK_Busan_Rainbow - 1 — Rainbow Hotel - My room during my BR English training (before I started teaching, right after arriving in Busan). (South Korea, My Places, Hotels, Busan)
SK_Busan_Rainbow - 10 — Rainbow Hotel - My room during my BR English training (before I started teaching, right after arriving in Busan). (South Korea, My Places, Hotels, Busan)
SK_Busan_Rainbow - 2 — Rainbow Hotel - My room during my BR English training (before I started teaching, right after arriving in Busan). You can see my iBook on the couch. The room didn't seem to have an internet connection. (South Korea, My Places, Hotels, Busan)
SK_Busan_Rainbow - 3 — Rainbow Hotel - My room during my BR English training (before I started teaching, right after arriving in Busan). (South Korea, My Places, Hotels, Busan)
SK_Busan_Rainbow - 4 — Rainbow Hotel - My room during my BR English training (before I started teaching, right after arriving in Busan). (South Korea, My Places, Hotels, Busan)
SK_Busan_Rainbow - 5 — Rainbow Hotel - My room during my BR English training (before I started teaching, right after arriving in Busan). (South Korea, My Places, Hotels, Busan)
SK_Busan_Rainbow - 6 — Rainbow Hotel - My room during my BR English training (before I started teaching, right after arriving in Busan). (South Korea, My Places, Hotels, Busan)
SK_Busan_Rainbow - 7 — Rainbow Hotel - My room during my BR English training (before I started teaching, right after arriving in Busan). The hotel's bathroom was sooooo much better than the one in my Busan appartment!!! (South Korea, My Places, Hotels, Busan)
SK_Busan_Rainbow - 8 — Rainbow Hotel - My room during my BR English training (before I started teaching, right after arriving in Busan). (South Korea, My Places, Hotels, Busan)
SK_Busan_Rainbow - 9 — Rainbow Hotel - My room during my BR English training (before I started teaching, right after arriving in Busan). You can see my big boots there. What was I thinking?!? December in Busan is around 5 Celcius!!! No need for winter boots. It snowed three or four times during the whole 2005-2006 winter. (South Korea, My Places, Hotels, Busan)
