Comments on: Who needs boobie pics when you can look at cool colonial buildings instead?

By: The Marmot’s Hole » Colonial era architecture of Yongsan

The Marmot’s Hole » Colonial era architecture of Yongsan — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:34:00 +0000

[...] Gunsan III [...]

By: SomeguyinKorea

SomeguyinKorea — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:23:54 +0000

If you look closely enough, you can see a naked woman in the top left window of the first picture.

By: railwaycharm

railwaycharm — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:24:30 +0000

Mr Marmot.. Both are good. Bravo!

By: Haisan

Haisan — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 02:29:30 +0000

Bruno Ganz just starred in a Toei-produced film about German POWs in a Japanese prison camp in WWI, called ODE TO JOY.

By: Robert Koehler

Robert Koehler — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:28:12 +0000

Well, Hugh, I’d imagine it’s because Gunsan is a relatively short boat ride from Qingdao, which was a German colony (and base of the German East Asia Squadron) before Japan, in alliance with the UK, attacked and occupied the city during WW I.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:53:24 +0000

“Legend has it that it was designed by a German POW brought to Gunsan during World War I.”

This sounds like a fascinating story. How in the world would a WW1 German POW end up in Gunsan?

By: JiMong

JiMong — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:42:59 +0000

Why must we choose between boobie pics and architecture?

LOL. Good one iceberg.

By: virtual wonderer

virtual wonderer — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:51:12 +0000

Iceberg, that’s because Marmot is getting old. Soon this blog will be dedicated to golfing.

By: Iceberg

Iceberg — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:55:01 +0000

Why must we choose between boobie pics and architecture?

By: Wilkesg

Wilkesg — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:05:57 +0000

Re: the bank in Gunsan. Lived across the street from it back in the mid-80’s. There was a GI club (the Playboy - I think) on the 2nd floor (shown in the photo). Think it closed in early ‘85. A lot of Japanese buildings in that local area.