Chungju Lake: Photos that don’t entirely suck

Here are some of the photos I took at Cheongpung Cultural Properties Complex and Chungju Lake. Enjoy.

Sunflowers and pavilion Cheongpung Cultural Properties Complex Pavilion overlooking Chungju Lake Hanbyeong-nu Pavilion Gumnam-nu Pavilion

Mt. Geumsu Chungju Lake Chungju Lake Ferry Oksun Bridge Oksun-bong Peak

Rocky peaks along Chungju Lake Rocky peaks along Chungju Lake Approaching Janghoe Ferry Terminal

13 Comments

  1. Posted August 7, 2006 at 9:11 pm | Permalink

    Robert, I can’t see the pictures, although perhaps it is my overzealous firewall.

  2. Posted August 7, 2006 at 10:20 pm | Permalink

    I see ‘em fine. Tho they ‘open’ in the same window…

  3. bbarrick your flag
    Posted August 8, 2006 at 1:03 am | Permalink

    Looks like you got some great sunshine. The pictures came out nice. The biggest problem with taking pictures in Seoul is the lack of good clear sunny days. Looks like a nice place to visit…am I right?

  4. Posted August 8, 2006 at 9:03 am | Permalink

    Nice photos.

    Sometimes, translating from Korean to English just doesn’t flow well; e.g., “North Chungcheong Province Tangible Cultural Property No. 20″: accurate, but so awkward!

  5. michael your flag
    Posted August 8, 2006 at 9:14 am | Permalink

    The photos look good–those panorama shots are ace. I didn’t know where this place was so I googled it and came up with this:
    http://www.chungju.chungbuk.kr/english/ –it’s a pretty good site in English considering the usual babelfish stuff you encounter.

  6. Posted August 8, 2006 at 9:29 am | Permalink

    Yes, nice photos: I find that I can see them today.

  7. Posted August 8, 2006 at 10:03 am | Permalink

    Real good photos — that’s SUCH a beautiful area;
    turned out to be pretty good placement and use of
    a dam, enhanced the area instead of degrading it.
    Destroyed a lovely river-valley — but Korea has lots of those!

  8. Posted August 8, 2006 at 3:02 pm | Permalink

    The cultural properties site is something most people should try to get to see once. I’ve never been on the lake, but the scenery is a very nice change of pace from the cities. And I am guessing one of the 3 big TV studios still has a set up beside the cultural properties complex. It was back in 2002. So you can walk around a traditional-styled village. It’s worth the drive.

  9. dogbertt your flag
    Posted August 8, 2006 at 3:27 pm | Permalink

    Very nice shots, Robert. That’s one of my favorite places.

  10. Posted August 8, 2006 at 7:51 pm | Permalink

    That lake is supposedly great for bass fishing as well but someone told me that it’s illegal to fish there (but people still do). Great pics, Robert. Love the panoramic shots.

  11. Posted August 8, 2006 at 8:35 pm | Permalink

    Is the television traditional village set still there?

  12. Posted August 9, 2006 at 12:14 pm | Permalink

    Glad you like tha panoramic shots. Amazing what Photoshop can do nowadays.

    Usinkorea—Yep, the set is still there.

  13. Posted August 9, 2006 at 4:08 pm | Permalink

    Good. People should see it.

    I’ll try uploading some photos and video I have from my trip there in 2002. I went to see the hyanggyo that is part of the cultural properties in the main complex area.

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  1. By Travelog: Chunju Lake « on October 22, 2006 at 8:37 am

    [...] If you haven’t seen them yet Robert has some great photos posted of his trip to Chunju Lake in the central Korean province of Chungcheongbuk-do.  This lake is one of my favorite places in Korea because by Korea standards it is not swamped with tourists, has beautiful scenery, good hiking opportunities, and some great nearby cultural attractions.  In my GI Korea Photo Album page one of the albums I have posted is a few of my pictures from Chunju Lake, of particular interest is that I have pictures posted from both summer and autumn.  I still need to work on creating more albums on some of the nearby attractions such as Woraksan National Park and Mireauksaji, however feel free to check them out and comment if you like.   [...]

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