Fluffy Clouds over Gahoe-dong

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We’ve had some nice, fluffy white clouds in the skies since yesterday. I’m guessing this is due to the heat wave, but I’m sure the more meteorologically savvy among you will give me the specifics. Somebody, remind me this month to pick up a graduated ND filter.

‘House Lives with Time’

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If you do find yourself in Bukchon Hanok Village one evening and have 5,000 won to spare, do check out the exhibit “House Lives with Time” at the Gahoe-dong Han-ssi House. Korean hanbok designer Kim Yeong-seok and Japanese contemporary artist Tatsuo Miyajima collaborate in this unusual piece of installation art uses digital counters in the [...]

31 Gahoe-dong on a Sunny August Day

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The great thing about working in Bukchon (“North Village”) is that you can spend your lunch hour wandering around one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Seoul. Bukchon, so called for its location north of Cheonggyecheon Stream, is a residential district on the low hills between Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung palaces. Sitting on prime real estate [...]