Changdeok Palace

I started off at Jongmyo Shrine, but somehow manged to wind my way around to Changdeok Palace. At least I think that's where I was. The signs were a little more than misleading. What else is new around here?

I love how the sun is making these fantastically vibrant colours faded and tired. I love a good, um, temple? What is this thing called? Lovely. I'll stick with "lovely".




I've said this before and I'm sure I'll say it again: I'm obsessed with Korean children. They are trained from the get-go to avoid smiling in pictures (though it is their innate urge to do so...they have to fight that...at this age! Sacreligious!), and they are just so damn adorable in their get-ups, I just can't help but snap some unsuspecting pictures. I get a real hoot when other Korean people (who aren't the children's parents) are doing the same thing that I am, however. They're THAT cute. Here are some twins...or "same same" as we like to call them.

This one was posing hard earlier. Now she's eager to get off this ledge and on with her day.

Getting ready to mount some stairs...

Step by step...

At last, the ultimate prize: seeing the vista from the top. I love it.

And here I am, at the top, narrating

As I exited Jongmyo, I found this little glen, perfectly suited for a quick picture. My oh my, doesn't it look like home? A forest is a forest wherever you go, I guess.