Saturday, September 05, 2009

Korea Trip 2009

On the observation roof at Imjingak, at the border with North Korea.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Korea Trip, 2009

Jeju Island, Seogwipo shore, down the stairs from the beach condo we stayed at. Note the creek flowing into the ocean.


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Korea Trip, 2009

Jeju Island, Seogwipo shore. Taken during a very hazy summer day.


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Friday, August 07, 2009

Korea Trip, 2009

Seoul, folk village. This woman and these musicians were re-enacting a traditional funeral chant. We were in the area for a good forty-five minutes, and she didn't let up once. I went in the little courtyard to watch a couple of times, but the view was blocked by the video crew. These were the only decent shots I got.


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Korea Trip, 2009

Seoul, Myeongdong shopping district. I felt like a giraffe among a herd of gazelles, in this crowd of Koreans (though note the lone American in the foreground, there). And, although I did see poverty in Korea, it was here that I saw the only beggars I encountered during the trip. The folks in the caution vests are street preachers.




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Korea Trip, 2009

Seoul, Lotte World amusement park. There was this very interesting folk museum upstairs. Here are the kids using oldtimey laundry paddles, and listening to a narration from a mannequin.


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Korea Trip, 2009

Seoul, Lotte World Amusement park. Yes, those are Korean performers dressed like Scottish Highlanders, playing bagpipes. There were lots of foreign dancers representing different areas of the world; I'm sorry I didn't get a few snaps of them.

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Korea Trip 2009

Lotte World indoor amusement park. This place was huge, and indoors! The photos were shot from the balloon ride, which circles the perimeter up near the ceiling.


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Korea Trip 2009

These are views of the northeast corner of Seoul, with the Han River in the foreground, taken from our room in the Sheraton Walker Hill hotel. It was very hazy--I don't know how much of that was due to the rainy season, and how much to pollution. I was told that it's much clearer in autumn.


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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Korea Trip 2009

To the north of Seoul is this curious place, Imjingak. It's on the border with North Korea. It looked like a Korean rest stop, with bus parking, convenience stores, snack bars, but also with monuments, reflecting pools, even a little amusement park. The pool is in the shape of unified Korea. The landscape shot shows the rail line going over the river into North Korea. The wrecked train engine is from the early days of the war.

There were fences with ribbons and banners, wishing peace and unity to the Korean people. And over the border I could hear automatic weapons shooting, as the Norks were having a live-fire exercise.



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Korea Trip 2009

The harbor city of Mokpo; scenes of the harbor and of a garden on the grounds of a museum. The rock formation is locally famous because it looks like a man wearing a traditional Korean hat, from some angles.





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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Korea trip 2009

Jeju Island, Seogwipo shore



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Yudalsan Sculpture Garden, Mokpo, South Korea

I was here last in 1997, and this time was surprised to see that all the sculpture was new. They must rotate the pieces, to keep the park fresh.



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Korea trip 2009

Suncheon, Songgwang-sa Temple



Suncheon, Songgwang-sa Temple detail

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Korea Trip 2009

Seoul, on the grounds of a historical palace.



Seoul, in front of a historical palace. Sorry, but I'm too lazy to look up the names of the different palaces we went to.

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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Charleston SC, 2008


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Charleston SC, 2008


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Charleston SC, 2008


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Saturday, October 18, 2008

Charleston, SC 2008


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Charleston, SC 2008


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Charleston, SC 2008


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Charleston SC, 2008


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Saturday, September 06, 2008

Memorial Day, 2008



Cadets.

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Memorial Day, 2008



Veterans.

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Memorial Day 2008



Meet the bikers who protect military funerals from publicity-mad loons.

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Friday, September 05, 2008

A tree reposing on my house last spring


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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007



The colors are saluted.



The dignitaries sign the beam.

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Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007



The girder from Ground Zero, painted in white and covered with inscriptions.

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Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007



A Boy Scout is interviewed.



The honor guard gets ready.

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Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007



Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson.



The speakers and guests of honor.

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Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007



A visiting police delegation.



Atlanta fire department honor guard.

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Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007




An organizer of the 9-11 memorial commission (sorry, I didn't take notes and there was no program), and another man, whose late daughter was a stewardess on Flight 11.

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Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007



The Carver High School band warms up.



The boy scout troop makes with their secret handshake or something.

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Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007



The twin girders from Ground Zero. They are covered with notes and messages from all over the country.

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Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007



A flag suspended from a couple of fire engine cranes, at the entrance to the exhibit.

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Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007



The head of the New York Port Authority, before the ceremony.

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Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007



The Carver High School Band, with appreciative photo-journalist in attendance.

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Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007



Cub Scouts, awaiting their turn on the stage.

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Traveling 9-11 Memorial, Piedmont Park, Atlanta Dec. 8 2007



A bagpiper at Piedmont Park, before the exhibit was introduced.

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Saturday, May 27, 2006

Rally For America, Centennial Park, Atlanta, March 2003

Sea of Flags
Jarhead

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Rally For America, Centennial Park, Atlanta, March 2003

Patriotic bikers
Ranger Baby

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Rally For America, Centennial Park, Atlanta, March 2003

Veteran On Oxygen
Marine Couple

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Rally For America, Centennial Park, Atlanta, 2003

Hat pair
Proud son of Lt. Cmdr Hartmann
Thank You, A.J.

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Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Rally For America, Centennial Park, Atlanta, March 2003

Olympic Cap
Patriotic retirees
Flag on hat

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Sunday, May 21, 2006

Rally For America, Centennial Park, Atlanta, March 2003

Biker Cat In The Hat
Scouting Family
Proud Parents

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Rally For America, Centennial Park, Atlanta, March 2003

Glenn Beck
Marine girlfriend

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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Sad News

My beloved IS-3 has finally bitten the dust. I had it refurbished for the umpteenth time 18 months ago, and it died again last month, and....I can't keep paying half of what it cost new in repairs every two years. So, it's time to tell it goodbye.

I still have a big backlog of photos to post, as time goes on, but there'll be nothing newer than spring 2006. *sigh*

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Friday, March 24, 2006

1950s University Scenes




Something a little different: these are images from my parents' slide collection from 1957. The gothic building is Duke University's chapel, the gardens are either from Duke or North Carolina State University.

I just noticed the chapel image is reversed. Cope.

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Sunday, February 05, 2006

Nam-Nong Memorial Museum grounds, Mok'po, South Korea, 1997

Mok'po museum
Mok'po museum
Mok'po museum
Mok'po museum

I don't know who this museum was commemorating, sorry. If I recall correctly, it was a writer.

UPDATE 02/11/06: A kind passerby at Lonely Planet's Thorn Tree forum identified this for me. It was founded by Huh Gun a.k.a. Nam-Nong, who was a master in Korean paintings and descendant of royal artist family, in October 1985 for preservation of family artwork and the tradition of the school of Nam-Jong paintings. In addition, there are 200+ collection of ancient pottery by the family as well.

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Harbor, Mok'po, South Korea, 1997

Mok'po harbor
Mok'po harbor

Note the houseboats bobbing alongside the naval training vessel.

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Mok'po, South Korea, 1997

Mokpo street
Omoni

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Monday, January 09, 2006

Cumberland Island, Georgia, 1998

Cumberland Island
Cumberland Island

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Cumberland Island, Georgia, 1998

Cumberland Island
Cumberland Island

The ruins of Dungeness Mansion.

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Cumberland Island, Georgia, 1998

Cumberland Island
Cumberland Island

These make great wallpaper, IIDSSM.

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Cumberland Island, Georgia, 1998

Cumberland Island
Cumberland Island

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Sunday, January 08, 2006

Cheju Island, South Korea, 1997

Cheju Island
Cheju Island

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Sungsan Peak, Cheju Island, South Korea, 1997

Sungsan Peak
Sungsan Peak
Sungsan Peak

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Sungsan Peak, Cheju Island, South Korea, 1997

Sungsan Peak
Sungsan Peak

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Cheju Island, South Korea, 1997

Cheju Island

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Cheju Island, South Korea, 1997

Cheju Island
Cheju Island
Cheju Island

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