I have heard of the extremely long nights in the arctic but an extremely long year? Copied from Vladivostok Times – March 16, 2010:
VLADIVOSTOK, March 15, vladivostoktimes.com The opening ceremony of “Year of Visiting Korea 2010-2012” will be held on March 19 in Vladivostok. This is the first out of twenty main events devoted to 20th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and Republic of Korea, as the National organization of Korean tourism in Vladivostok reported to RIA PrimaMedia.
The opening ceremony of “Year of Visiting Korea 2010-2012” will be held on March 19 in Hyundai Hotel. Between 9.30 and 11 am all visitors will be able to see the “Exhibition of Korean culture and tourism” at the hall on the third floor.
The guest would get souvenirs. First 100 guests will have a chance to get ticket for the ceremony which will be held at 11 a.m. and see the performance of FESTU choir. During the ceremony they will announce the winners of the competition on the best new tourist product. There will be raffle with prizes and the luckiest person will be able to win a trip to Korea.
On a related note – for those who are interested – the International Tiger Convention will take place in Vladivostok in September.
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Korea time.
Korea was never very good at coming to grips with the workings of the solar calendar. Or perhaps they think everyone plans to turn up fashionably late.
I’ve just visited the Korea Hub of Sparkling tourism website and now understand the logic behind their odd slogan.
The previous Visit Korea Year – 2009 – was a prequel. 2010 is the actual calender year for tourists to drop by, spend their money and then get the hell out. 2011 is the sequel.
Devilishly clever those Korea tourism folks.
The success or failure of “Visit Korea” will depend on China, not Russia.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/03/144_62612.html
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