Sunday, January 1, 2017

Traditional Korean New Year's Breakfast


Made on the spot by an incredibly kind and giving host.





Near the DMZ



Bronze Sculpture Park




Traditional Korean Burial Grounds


Maybe this is where the howling was coming from last night...





On the Roof of our Cargo Container


Quite the view...about ten minutes from the DMZ and border with North Korea.







Our Yellow Tiny Cargo Container


Only the finest for us.




New Year 2017 Morning Views



Midnight Howling


Still have no earthly idea what these beastly howling sounds were that carried on for all too long.  That along with the barking dogs, a door that we could not lock, far too thin walls, and the fact that we were about 10 minutes from the North Korean border made it a somewhat restless New Year's Eve/Night.  Happy 2017!!!


Saturday, December 31, 2016

Joseon-era Hats



The March of Man





Prehistoric Fossil Discovery




Fossil Replicas


No baby elephants were harmed in the taking of these photographs.




Human Migration Routes


How did we get here?


Prehistoric Bathroom Signs


Unique, but somehow appropriate for a prehistoric museum and certainly gets the point across.  Message sent, message received.


Prehistoric Hunter


Quaint little set-up outside the front entrance of the Jeongok Prehistory Museum.



Outside the Museum


Certainly keeping with the old, traditional, even ancient butted up against the ultra-modern aesthetic that could describe a large part of South Korea as a whole.




Prince Albert II was Here


Certainly our visitation memorial tree will be soon to follow the Prince of Monaco.



Giant Hand-axe Statue

We still had not realized the importance and historical significance of the site or museum.


No Parking in Prehistory


Amusing sign that reads, "No Parking.  This is the entrance for Paleolithic people, please park your car in the parking lot."  Witty.


Futuristic Jeongok Prehistory Museum (전곡선사박물관)


To be honest, we arrived having no idea this existed.  Quite a peculiar site set out here amongst the agricultural land and farm houses.