Hugin is a great — if a tad buggy — panorama stitching tool that comes with Ubuntu Studio.
This is vista I never grow tired of — the downtown Gwanghwamun area, seen from the Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Here’s the panorama in its original size and 1024 x 290.
Just some shots I took today at Gyeongbokgung Palace. Twas a good day for sky and reflections.
I really like the last one — almost Monet-esque.
Don’t forget the Flickr slideshow.
photo credit: Reuters
A wholesome alternative to self-immolation has been discovered . . .
For the full-sized photos, see the Flickr slideshow.
You’ll recall that last year, I paid a visit to Seoul Waterworks in Ttukseom, Korea’s first water treatment facility. At the time, the historic facility was undergoing restoration, so there wasn’t too much to see. The restoration was completed in the winter, so I revisited the place Saturday [...]
Train nut and blogger Ferrovia visits Hongjuseong Fortress in Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do (see also here).
OK, it might not seem like much, but there aren’t many examples of Korean city walls still in existence, and it’s not a bad place to visit on a weekend, especially with Sudeoksa Temple nearby.
On Flickr, Don O’Brien has posted a set of photos taken of Korea in 1945.
Be absolutely sure to give them a look. Yahoo! Korea linked to them today.
The giwa roof of the house outside our office window, Bukchon.
A couple of photos taken at Yanghwajin Foreigners’ Cemetery and Hangang River Park.
Lots of interesting Dead White Folk at Yanghwajin — this is the grave of Luigi Casati, the first Italian consul to Korea. He died in Seoul in 1909.
This would be the grave of Big. Gen. Charles Le Gendre, the French-born US Army officer [...]
Just a couple of shots I took today at Wonhyo Chapel and Yongsan Seminary near Yongsan Electronics Market.
This is truly one of Seoul’s hidden treasures — for a full write-up, see this post from last year.
On Flickr, Smothers52 posted a photo of the seminary building from 1959.
Andrew Douch, one of the two Kiwis who hiked the Baekdudaegan last year, is now hiking the Nakdong-Jeongmaek trail from Busan to Mt. Taebaeksan. And he’s blogging it.
One blog I’ve been meaning to mention for a week now is Mr. Lee Looking at the World (Korean), a man with a camera and a mission to [...]
Took a little walk Saturday to a couple of sites of interest in the downtown area near Samsung Hospital.
Gyeonggyojang
Long-time readers will have seen this place before.
The Gyeonggyojang, located on the grounds of Samsung Hospital, was built in 1938 as the residence of Choe Chang-hak, a gold mining magnate who racked up an impressive resume of [...]
Well, that pavilion above the entrance does look a bit odd for a hanok, no?
The Wealthy Hyeon Family House in Beolgyo, Jeollanam-do featured prominently in Jo Jung-rae’s The Taebaek Mountains. The house, with its clear Japanese influences (such as the pavilion above the entrance) is a perfect representation of colonial Korea’s collaborating landed elite. In [...]
A Korean blogger has set up a beautiful site introducing Korea’s early modern architecture through period post cards.
It’s an absolute MUST SEE. Seriously. Who needs online porn when you have stuff like this?
100 images added to Flickr courtesy of commenter Gillian. Thanks for the link!
Here are a couple of shots I took today at Dongnak Seowon (Confucian Academy) in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
Dongnak Seowon was founded in 1655 by the students of renowned Confucian scholar Jang Hyeon-gwang. Like most of Korea’s other seowon, however, the academy was closed and pulled down in 1871 on orders from Heungseon Daewongun. The academy’s shrine [...]
Happy Buddha’s Birthday to all. Here is a link to a few pictures taken on the way to the little temple on top of Kwanak-san in Seoul.
French photographer Eric Lafforgue has posted a wonderful photoset taken in North Korea on Flickr.
Check it out!
Battle of the Spires: Gyesan-dong Cathedral vs. Daegu First Presbyterian Church
Daegu.
Park Geun-hye Country.
Shitty weather, worse food, girls who speak with cute accents and local politics only slightly to the right of Mussolini’s.
While there is certainly plenty of sites of cultural and historical importance around Daegu, most consider Daegu to be — at most — a [...]
Taken yesterday at Dong Daegu Station.
The National Archive has created an online 3-D model of Keijo Imperial University (now Seoul National University) as it was during the Japanese imperial period.
The archive has also posted the floor plans of colonial-era schools, and plans to create eventually an online archive of colonial-era architecture.
Korea News via Google