Seungil-gyo Bridge, Cheolwon

by Robert Koehler on June 11, 2007

A photo I took a couple of weeks ago. 1,200-px version here.

{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }

1 bumfromkorea June 11, 2007 at 9:32 am: Is that the scenery from Peppermint Candy where the main character kills himself?
2 bumfromkorea June 11, 2007 at 9:33 am: lol never mind.
3 Cat June 11, 2007 at 1:04 pm: Seungil-gyo is the bridge on the right, yes? Why is there another bridge immediately to the left? Is the other one on the other side of the border? (Apologizing in advance for the stupid question.)
4 Robert Koehler June 11, 2007 at 3:37 pm: Yes, the Seungil-gyo is the concrete bridge on the right. The bridge to the left was built because the one on the right grew too old and obsolete for modern Korea’s traffic demands. In fact, the Seungil-gyo — now a protected cultural property — has been closed to traffic. You can walk across it, though.
5 Cat June 11, 2007 at 8:40 pm: Ah, ok, thanks! It is a neat image.
6 sewing June 12, 2007 at 2:42 am: Wow, even Cheorwon. Is there anywhere in South Korea you haven’t been to, Robert?
7 Robert Koehler June 12, 2007 at 8:36 am: Actually, I’ve been to Cheolwon twice, the first time some six years ago.

And since you ask, I’ve never been to Jeju Island, strangely enough, and perhaps even odder, I’ve never been to be Mt. Seoraksan, even though I have been to Sokcho.
8 sewing June 12, 2007 at 8:50 am: Okay, that is strange, but if you’re into getting off the beaten tourist track, then maybe not so strange.
9 sanshinseon June 12, 2007 at 6:14 pm: It’s really strange to not have been to Seorak-san… It’s some of the Best. And plenty in it that’s not too “touristed”…