Monday, February 9, 2015

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Hiroshima and the Atomic Bomb

Hiroshima was the first city in the world to have an atomic bomb dropped on it. The bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945 at precisely 8:15 am.










Thursday, February 5, 2015

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

North Korea and South Korea

Korea used to be one country. Now it is two. There is North Korea and there is South Korea. The split happened in 1953 after a war.


South Korean soldiers







Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Korean Palace

The most famous of Korea’s palaces is named Gyeongbokgung. 

outside the main entrance


guards

a traditional drum 

an inner buildings




a garden
 changing of the guard ceremony



me with one of the guards

Namsan

Namsan is the name of a mountain. On top of it is a famous tower.

the tower at night

the tower from far away

the exact center of Seoul


the tower from near the Korean War Memorial

Korean Food

Korean food comes in many varieties. I tried many new things!

street food

seafood
more seafood
pork stew
sides


more street food