Korean parliament building. View from the Han river cruise boat

Self portrait

Korean parliament building. View from the Han river cruise boat

Nandeamun open air street market. Seoul burma bazaar

Pedel boats in Han river

Kids having fun at the fountain near the Seoul City hall

Roman style building inside the Daedok palace gounds in Seoul

Old water clock

Rail design in deadok palace

Roadside cart selling all sorts of dried fish, squid, octopus

Samulnori leader

Burial mound and markers...

Samulnori demonstration in front of National Folk museum

Traditonal Korean costume -- National folk museum, Seoul, Korea

Two more pottery designs

Stages in making the korean pottery jug

Water powered unmanned rice pounding mill

Ancient korean's worshipped phallic symbols. National folk museum, Korea

Background: Pagoda of the national folk museum, Seoul. Forground: Lavender field

Pond at the rear garden

Brick carvings at the palace wall

Ondol chimney -- this is the vent for the hot gas to escape. Gas is used to heat up the floor. This is necessary as the winters are cold, but Koreans do not wear their footwear inside the house.

Close up of the design on the ondol chimney

The throne room at the gyongbokgung palace

Profile shot of the archers

Guards in 'traditional' uniform at the Gyonbokgung palace entrace

Guards at Gyongbokgung Palace, Seoul, Korea

Pictures from national palace museum, Seoul, Korea

Entrance to Coex Mall

View from the limosine bus from Incheon airport to Seoul