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During the two and a half day in Bangkok, I choosed to visit 2 places which have not been described by my fellows countrymen on blogs or forums. One of them is the Suan Prakkad Palace, on Ayutthaya Road, near … Continue reading
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Din sudul Europei ma intorc acum spre nord, spre tarile scandinave. Am doar fotografii pe hartie din acele calatorii, mult mai putine decat cele digitale si, uneori, mai stangace. Ele pot insa sa va dea o idee despre locurile vizitate.Alaturi … Continue reading
Kruja is at only 32 km from Tirana. Here was erected a fortress in the V-VI-th centuries, and in the XV-th century it was organised the resistance against the Ottoman army. This is the place were Skanderbeg, the national hero, … Continue reading
Of course that my main objectives have been those related with the TV series. So I started by visiting the tomb of the General Kin Yushin. It is situated in a forest, in a national park and it is proper … Continue reading
I wanted to visit this temple because this is the leading temple of the Korean Buddhist temples of the Jogye Order. All the details and explanations are from their brochure. Buddhism was introduced in Korea from Japan, via China. The … Continue reading
The National Folk Museum of Korea may be visited in the complex of the Gyeongbok Palace, in a building very much alike a Japanese castle. Because of lack of time, I decided to visit only the outside exhibition, organised in … Continue reading
On your way to or from Namsan Mountain, you mai stroll a little through Namsangol Hanok Garden. During Joseon dynasty, this was a kind of resort. Sometime they called it Cheonghak-dong after the blue cranes who inhabited the area. To … Continue reading
Deoksugung was the second palace I visited in Seoul. It is situated in the City Hall Plaza, encircled by modern buildings. The entrance fee is 1000 won. It is the most “modern” of all. Even if it was constructed in … Continue reading
Positioned between two great powers, Japan and China, the history of Korea is a long row of battles for independence. Even if his fortresses, palaces and temples have been burned to the ground so many times, the country started again … Continue reading
Even if I do not always respect this when I am away, I consider that a visit to the National Museum of a country is essential to understand its history, culture, civilization. In Seoul, the National Museum is in the … Continue reading