Closer view of Jikso Falls
Jikso Falls (직소폭포)
Previously, I showed you the panorama as you approach Jikso Falls. Today’s photo is of the view from where we ate our lunch.
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August 6 – Peace Memorial Ceremony Day in Hiroshima
The monument in memory of Korean victims of A bomb – Hiroshima, Japan
Since I’m in Korea for the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, I thought I’d share a photo of the memorial you can find in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park of the Korean victims. Nobody knows exactly how many Koreans were killed or injured by the bomb, but estimates put the total between 20,000 and 40,000 people. The monument features a pillar on a large turtle. The top is a crown of sorts with two dragons listing the names of over 2,500 Koreans who are known to have been killed when the A Bomb exploded. The inscription on the monument reads, “Souls of the dead ride to heaven on the backs of turtles.” I have seen several similar turtle monuments in Korea so this must be a somewhat common tombstone or memorial of some kind in Korea.
Called safe
Kim Jae-Hyun (김재현) steals second
As I mentioned elsewhere, I went to Busan, in part, to check out Sajik Baseball Stadium (사직야구장). I saw the SK Wyverns take on the Lotte Giants. To be perfectly honest, I was a bit disappointed.
Wiki calls Sajik Baseball Stadium the “mecca for Korean baseball”, but I find the games in Gwanju at Mudeung Baseball Stadium (RIP in 2013) to be much more fun. Everyone is closer to the field. The seats are closer together. The people are friendlier, and even though there aren’t nearly as many fans in attendance, they somehow sound louder. New ballparks with all of their frills just can’t capture that old ballpark feel.
The KIA Tigers fans are all anxiously awaiting the opening of their new stadium for next season, but they may be losing something, something magical, in the move from their old digs.
Korean red chili peppers
Red chilis at the Jagalchi Fish Market (자갈치시장) in Busan
My biggest problem with Korean food has to do with these guys. Don’t get me wrong; I like spicy food. However, many dishes in Korea have an inordinate amount of red chili peppers, red pepper flakes, chili pepper paste, or some sort of hot pepper sauce. Rather than enhance the flavor of something and give it a kick, I find the amounts used to overwhelm everything else. Frequently it comes out as hot as it went in if you know what I mean. I can’t taste the meat, the veggies, or anything but the hot pepper flavor. Even the instant ramen here in Korea is impossible to find in any flavor other than hot red pepper.
Gwangan Bridge (광안대교)
Panorama (photomerge) of Gwangan Beach and Gwangan Bridge at night (Busan, South Korea)
I spent last weekend in Busan on the southeast coast of South Korea. The sun never came out, and the sky was never blue during the day. However, the “blue hour” still happens even with an overcast sky.
I didn’t have a tripod and there was nothing really easy to set my camera on for a long exposure so I climbed a lifeguard tower and set my camera on the floor of the lifeguard station in order to take the photos that were photomerged together into today’s final pic.
You’ll be able to see a lot more detail in this image if you click on it while viewing it on a large screen.
May 18th Memorial Park (5.18 기념공원)
View from Owolru or Owoldae Tower (오월루)
I took today’s photo (photos actually as this is a eight photo photomerge covering about 160 degrees) from the top floor (3rd floor) of a pagoda/tower in the May 18 Memorial Park in Gwangju.
When they built this tower, Owol-ru or May Observatory, more than a dozen years ago, I don’t think they thought about what would happen once the trees all grew to their full height. Right now, most of the views are obscured by trees, and that condition will only grow worse. I had to stand my 6’4″ body on the top of the top rail to see anything above the trees and take this panorama. I saw a photo in the 5.18 Memorial Culture Center (in this same park) that showed the tower with no trees around it. As things stand, if they don’t do a massive trim job on the trees soon, they will need to add another story or two to the pagoda or the views from there will be of only trees regardless of how tall you are or where you stand.
The 5.18 Memorial Culture Center shows a 12 minute or so video of the Gwangju massacre that is narrated in English. Don’t miss it if you are in Gwangju. There are also many large photos of late May 1980 in the room that I haven’t seen elsewhere.