By Who knows where these pagodas are located?:
Here is this year’s Korea Finder Leadersboard:
- Leon Laporte – 10
- Mark – 9
- RoK N Roll – 5
- Brian – 2
- Brewcrew17 – 1
- Obiwan – 1
- Rommel – 1
- Sonagi – 1
- A Listener – 1
- Alex – 1
- Lord of E2 – 1
- Kushibo – 1
The person with the most points at the end of the year of the weekly Korea Finder contest will rewarded with a book or DVD of their choice from Amazon.com. Also note that if you got a picture that you think would make a great Korea Finder feel free to send it in to me.
10:13 pm on November 29th, 2009 1
경희궁 Palace or 사직공원, but I forget which.
1:37 am on November 30th, 2009 2
Tapgol Park, Jongno-2ga, near Insadong.
6:39 pm on December 1st, 2009 3
Hmmm. Either no one got it, or we need a hint.
3:15 am on December 2nd, 2009 4
Here is a hint, it is near a museum.
10:41 am on December 2nd, 2009 5
Is it along the edge of the War Memorial and War Museum in Samgakchi?
10:48 am on December 2nd, 2009 6
You're not talking about the Seoul History Museum, are you? I'm not sure if that's what this is, but that's what I was referring to when I said 경희궁, because I think the museum is on the palace grounds (but not sure).
I'm just trying to get out of the basement.
12:56 pm on December 3rd, 2009 7
Kushibo, yes you got it, these pagodas are located right across from the Seoul Museum. You are now out of the basement.
1:59 pm on December 3rd, 2009 8
Craptacular! Wow. It looks like these things are in somebody's front yard or something.
6:57 am on December 10th, 2009 9
Yay! I'm out of the basement! It's an honor just to be nominated.
Since I have tenants renting out my apartment while I'm in Hawaii studying, I had to stay with friends this past summer. One place was in this general vicinity, and I passed near this place on the way to the local McDonald's, which had free WiFi.
Leon LaPorte, if I recall they are on the periphery of the museum grounds (which I think used to be part of the palace grounds), which during the post-war era had "modern" houses like those in the background built right up next to it. A lot of the houses are now converted restaurants, coffee shops, boutiques, and small businesses.
This is fun, even when I don't actually get the answer. I guess all of us are in a position to play spoiler between Mark and Leon LaPorte (who's not the real Leon LaPorte, is he?).